THE beauty of the written word is being admired by visitors to Haxby library, where an exhibition of calligraphy has been mounted.

Members of York Scribes, a group of calligraphers, each contributed a small square of calligraphy to the project.

The squares were then made into a quilt which is on display at the library.

The work was completed under the guidance of Margaret Beech, an internationally-known calligrapher, who lives at Haxby.

Betty Grave, chairwoman of York Scribes, and herself a teacher of calligraphy, said: "We hope that when people see how wonderful the quilt looks they will be encouraged to consider beginning to learn how to practice this ancient skill themselves."

Updated: 08:15 Friday, September 06, 2002