魏碑自学教程

Chapter Ⅰ Wei Stone Inscriptions
1. Origin and Development
2. Evolution from Official to Regular Script
3. Different Styles
4. Natural Wit and Humour
Chapter Ⅱ Teehniques of Writing.
1. Sitting Position
2. Standing Position
3. Holding the Brush
4. Movement of the Brush
Chapter Ⅲ Strokes
1. Basic Strokes
2. Complex Strokes
3. Eight Sick Strokes
4. The Way to Write the Character
5. Changes of Strokes
6. Order of Strokes
Chapter Ⅳ Radicals
1. Character's Head
2. Character's Bottom
3. Left Component
4. Right Component
5. Character's Frame
6. Changes
Chapter Ⅴ Structure
1. Structural Forms
2. Structural Proportion
3. The Laws of the Structure
4. The Layout of the Structure
5. Outline of the Structure
6. Changes in the Structure
Chapter Ⅵ Tracing and Copying
1. Four-square Frame
2. Diagonal-marked Frame
3. Nine-square Frame
4. Two-square Frame
Chapter Ⅶ The Art of Composition.
1. Various Forms of Scrolls
2. Text
3. Inscriptions
4. Seals
Chapter Ⅷ Creation
1. Making a Plan Before Writing
2. The First Character Leads the Whole Text
3. A Coherent Whole
4. A Poetic Conception
Chapter IX Appreciation