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Lets talk about "Q"

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AndyT:
Interesting subject.  I'm not well up on copperplate, but it's always struck me that the Ornamental penmen tended to seize on a Q as an opportunity to cut loose and show off a bit.  So the attached is a little off topic, but I hope it might amuse.

Left to right:

1st row: Darner; Bloser; Zaner; Madarasz; Williams and Packard

2nd row: Lupfer

3rd row: Jones

Blotbot:
Thanks for the collage Andy!  They are beautiful, but it is true that they don't look much like "Q".  The Elizabethans had a good Q, then things started to go amok.

Erica McPhee:
I agree Ellen! I'm not sure what Jones was thinking when he did the first one! In any event, I liked seeing these! I was working on the next tutorial today which has Q. Naturally I thought of your friend Ellen!  ;D

AndyT:
C W Jones' "Ninety-Five Lessons in Ornamental Penmanship" contains a few capital forms which are, shall we say, rather idiosyncratic.  Part of its charm.  :)

Blotbot:
I send Ms. Q. a birthday card this weekend with a rather elegant Q, at least for me.  I will continue my silent campaign.  I have until August to change her mind.....

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