The Abbey Studio, established in 1982 and located on Boston's south shore, in Hingham, Massachusetts, is a professional calligraphy studio.

We create hand lettered documents to recognize outstanding achievement, volunteer service, benefactors, retirement, distinguished service, and honorary degrees, as well as personal gifts of poetry, scripture and memorials.

Using the same materials and techniques that have been employed for centuries, we transform your words of tribute into a work of art that will be treasured and admired for many years.

For those interested in learning the craft of calligraphy and gold leaf illumination, we offer courses in our studio classroom. This year, we are especially excited about our course curriculum. We are pleased to announce the addition of three new teachers - illustrator and pop-up book designer Deborah Dyer; Bookbinder Peter Foster; and Margaret Choteborsky, former student of Herman Zapf.

We enthusiastically announce a new,one-semester, full-time course in calligraphy, manuscript illumination and bookbinding. This course is a collaboration betweeen Maryanne Grebenstein and the North Bennet Street School in Boston. For details, click Manuscript Course.

We also conduct manuscript study trips to museums and libraries in the United States and Europe.

Several times each year, we send email notifications regarding class schedules and museum/library trips. This list is never sold or used for any other purpose. If you would like to receive this information, please provide your contact info by clicking the mailing list link.

Please click the links below to view calligraphy products or for information regarding our classes and study trips.

Calligraphy Products

Calligraphy Classes and Manuscript Study Trips

Heart-lines Greeting Cards