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Show & Tell / Re: Punjabi / Gurmukhi Calligraphy

« on: January 23, 2017, 07:49:35 PM »

Very well done work, Aman.

Thanks for sharing these different styles!  Just out of curiosity, can it be said that the Punjabi/Gurmukhi or Hindi style of lettering is closer to ancient Sanskrit?  Do you write much in Sanskrit?  Just wondering what the differences are, and how you see the relation of these scripts.  I am sure it must be a complex topic.  I don't have a much knowledge here, but just an interest in the descent of languages from the original Proto-Indo-European language.

Thanks,
John

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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: Calligraphy Resolutions

« on: January 04, 2017, 07:45:05 PM »

Yes, Uncial is on my resolution list too.  Have you see the book by Marc Drogin, Medieval Calligraphy?  It is very interesting on the history of the development of many styles of lettering in the middle ages, and the book distinguishes several versions of Uncial.  Plus, in addition to the history, it has good practical sections on how to write the different medieval scripts.  I especially like the majestic Insular Majuscule, found, for one place, in the Book of Kells.

Click Medieval Calligraphy by Mark Drogin to see on Amazon. (Flourish affiliate link.)

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Show & Tell / Re: Marcel Proust

« on: December 06, 2016, 06:47:52 PM »

Thanks for sharing this...such a beautiful marriage of form and content!

John

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Spencerian Script / Re: Wonderful Madarasz Exemplar

« on: November 07, 2016, 07:03:03 PM »

Thanks for sharing this great page, @Rednaxela.  The high resolution file is really helpful, I often find that high resolution files reveal detail that otherwise would be missed!

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Introductions / Re: Hi from Sweden

« on: November 06, 2016, 08:18:06 PM »

Hi Jeanette, welcome to this forum.  You will find it to be a helpful and friendly place, with lots or resources to help you.  If you have an oblique holder with a brass flange, you can of course adjust that to hold different nibs, such as the Brause Rose you would like to use. 
Here is one description of how to do that which might be of interest to you:

Again, welcome to the forum, there is lots here to explore and learn.
John

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Technical Support & Feedback / Re: Where are my "likes"?

« on: September 17, 2016, 06:45:18 PM »

I agree with @Terasleen.  It seems like the forum has grown so large, with so much great information, that being able to track things one has liked would be very valuable.  Those new to the forum, like myself, can invest a lot of (very happy) time exploring and finding posts that are valuable to them, and the ability to return easily to these using the "like" function would be helpful.

Thanks @Erica McPhee for making this such a great forum for learning and sharing, and I certainly defer to what the group thinks on this.

John

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Technical Support & Feedback / Re: Where are my "likes"?

« on: September 17, 2016, 10:10:17 AM »

I had the same question, @Terasleen.  I would welcome any corrections, but as nearly as I can tell, when you like a post, that action has no consequences or record outside of that one post.  And the only action that affect Karma is when someone hits the applaud button.  "Applause" retains no link to the specific post that is applauded, just adds to the Karma rating of the forum member who is applauded.

I agree that it would be really nice if within the forum we could access the posts that we have liked or applauded, but I think from other threads this is not easily possible--would welcome any corrections on this.

John

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Show & Tell / Re: Give your other hand a break

« on: September 01, 2016, 09:22:16 PM »

There are interesting comments on this topic in The New Spencerian Compendium of Penmanship by P. R. Spencer's sons.  In Lesson III, on page 12 of the edition I am using, there is a discussion of Ambidextrous Writing.  In addition to the benefits of reducing the liability from the loss of the use of the writing hand (including the malady identified as "penman's paralysis"), the claim is made that one actually improves in the use of the dominant hand by the effort to write with the other hand.

The support for this claim seems to be that "ambidextrous writing calls into action alternately both lobes of the brain, equalizing the power of the mind in in the direction and government of both hands.  Even the initiatory effort to write with the left hand increases the power of the will in its supremacy over the muscles, as may readily be perceived by the greater ease and freedom with which the right hand is made to execute when it resumes the use of the pen."

I have written with both hands, and enjoy the experience, but unfortunately I don't think I can claim much direct improvement in my writing from having made that effort!

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Guidelines / Re: Calligraphy Guideline Generator

« on: August 23, 2016, 07:40:50 PM »

The link is great, and it just opened fine for me.  Here again is the link I used: http://shipbrook.net/guidelines/
I wonder, it might be working for me because I am using Google Chrome for my browser.  The site itself recommends using Chrome or Firefox.  I tried the link on another computer using Internet Explorer, and the full link did not open.
Anyway, these are some thoughts that might help, it is really worth the effort to get this link to work.

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Introductions / Re: Hello from North Carolina

« on: August 09, 2016, 07:15:33 PM »

Many thanks everyone!  I really appreciate all the kind words and encouragement!

John

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Introductions / Hello from North Carolina

« on: August 07, 2016, 08:43:57 PM »

Hi, my name is John and I am from North Carolina.  I have had a long interest in art and handwriting, but a recent project of mine really has increased my interest over the past year.  I have a journal kept by a family member from about 1860 to 1900, and I am transcribing it to preserve it.  The handwriting in it is beautiful, but some of the letter forms were unfamiliar to me, so I started learning about handwriting from that period to help me make a more accurate transcription.  Well, you can imagine, one thing led to another, and to all the resources on the IAMPETH site, and now I have been working for a few months on Spencerian penmanship.

This forum is a great resource, and I already thanks you.  Though I have a long way to go on the Penmanship Highway, I do have one advantage: I live close enough to John Neal Bookseller that I can pick up supplies during my lunch break!

Best regards,
John