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Offline AAAndrew

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Another Scranton Link - Engrossed Certificate
« on: February 10, 2017, 10:16:28 PM »
I know the Scranton collection has been linked to many times.

I just wanted to link to a specific specimen I found there. It's an engrossed certificate by the great penman P. W. Costello from 1888, fairly early in his career. I love that I can zoom in and the image remains crisp and clean. It's really just an incredible example of the engrosser's art.

http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/costello/id/339/rv/singleitem/rec/2

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Re: Another Scranton Link - Engrossed Certificate
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2017, 12:08:00 AM »
Absolutely amazing. I wonder how big the original is, considering all the fine detail in the artwork.
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Re: Another Scranton Link - Engrossed Certificate
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2017, 05:23:01 PM »
Thank you for posting this link. I'm always amazed at the artistry and design of Costello's work.

It looks like the original piece is 21 x 27 inches. At first this seemed pretty large to me but when  I actually pulled out a tape measure to get a better idea of the what that size would look like I was even more amazed by the level of painstaking detail work. All of that layout work! All that ink! All that potential incidental spattering, smearing or even just accidently sneezing on it before the ink has dried! No digital erase! Wow!