My calligraphy kit (originally published by Walter Foster in 2006 and still available here) was repackaged and reissued for the 2007 winter holiday season by Barnes and Noble, under the title Classic Calligraphy and Illumination. Their version of the kit is red, not purple. The pens that come with the kit are cartridge pens (also known as fountain pens), but these are not the pens pictured in the instruction booklet. So following along with the instructions is proving very difficult for those of you who are valiantly trying to make sense of the art of the calligraphy! In addition the instruction booklet has some photographs missing.

The publisher regrets the errors in this recent production of the calligraphy & illumination kit offered by Barnes & Noble. If you have bought or received this red kit, please contact me and I will forward your correspondence to Walter Foster Publishing, who will then make sure you get the right components and corrected page from the instruction book.