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Re: Interesting reads.
« Reply #15 on: July 08, 2016, 10:54:17 PM »
One book referencing another.  I am just following the trail of delicious bread crumbs.

Here's another ... you like knots?





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« Reply #16 on: July 10, 2016, 09:38:41 AM »
So good! Spent half a day just on the first 10 pages.  Now realizing, I am not even fond of unical, but here I am looking , drooling, convexing over unical, art , shinny pictures, illustration,....  The book of Kelly.  After this I think I have to look for the Book of Durrow, and the Book of Hour
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« Reply #17 on: July 10, 2016, 02:09:15 PM »
If you like books, you're going to love this series of courses from Harvard: https://courses.edx.org/courses/course-v1:HarvardX+HUM1.1x+3T2015/30f5f189f07e43309a6b2f1ac42130c3/ - they're all about medieval manuscripts! I'm doing HUM 1.1 and it's gorgeous - they go through so many of the books they have in the library at Harvard, and the best part is that as they discuss each book they link to a super high resolution version of it so you will discover many, many fascinating medieval manuscripts which are great for self-study.
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« Reply #18 on: July 10, 2016, 05:40:08 PM »
Thanks, thatz very helpful.
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« Reply #19 on: July 18, 2016, 09:13:26 AM »
Not much of a half unical person...perhaps much later.

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« Reply #20 on: July 20, 2016, 10:46:07 AM »
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« Reply #21 on: July 26, 2016, 12:46:32 PM »
Tools of an artist!  Application of this tool - the broad edged pen!  Not much on penmanship!
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« Reply #23 on: July 27, 2016, 07:09:41 AM »
Yes, I have the Drogin book and found it a thoroughly enjoyable read.  The paleographic material is a little idiosyncratic by recent standards, but it's still one of the best single-volume resources on the subject and worth having for the manuscript facsimiles alone, many of which haven't been digitised yet.
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« Reply #24 on: July 27, 2016, 01:58:56 PM »
Yes. I agree, just diving in for the first 10 pages.

Another book of consideration was Edward Johnston: A book of sample scripts.  Any thoughts on this before I make the purchase?
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« Reply #25 on: July 28, 2016, 07:21:55 AM »
I borrowed A Book of Sample Scripts from my local library recently.  It's only a slim volume (31pp) and covers six styles: foundational; "black Italic"; "small Roman"; modern full and half uncials, and Roman caps; there's also a page of Greek and a sprinkling of versals.  There's no instructional material, just examples from the Book of David.  As you'd expect the layouts are particularly striking.

I wouldn't hesitate to snap up a copy at a sensible price: it's a very attractive book and I'm sure you'd enjoy it.
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« Reply #26 on: August 31, 2016, 01:11:31 AM »


Truly inspirational
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« Reply #27 on: August 31, 2016, 06:30:45 AM »
Thanks for sharing these amazing books @InkyFingers  :D
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« Reply #29 on: October 01, 2016, 09:42:17 PM »
This one hits me hard!
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