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Title: For holy text, Potomac man wrote 304,805 letters without a single mistake
Post by: Blotbot on May 19, 2014, 09:33:22 AM: Wow, this guy not only wrote out the entire Torah, he did it without a mistake! This is divinely-inspired calligraphy!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/for-holy-text-potomac-man-wrote-304805-letters-without-a-single-mistake/2014/05/18/50de2d7c-dec2-11e3-810f-764fe508b82d_story.html#

Interesting that this looks like one of the few jobs around for professional calligraphers, a sofer. I wonder if there are other holy books that must be written by hand?
Title: Re: For holy text, Potomac man wrote 304,805 letters without a single mistake
Post by: tintenfuchs on May 19, 2014, 12:58:30 PM: Barbara Calzolari wrote books for the last pope, by hand, in a script developed for him. :D
http://www.calligraphy-museum.com/eng/News.aspx?ItemID=489 (http://www.calligraphy-museum.com/eng/News.aspx?ItemID=489)
Title: Re: For holy text, Potomac man wrote 304,805 letters without a single mistake
Post by: Blotbot on May 19, 2014, 01:00:52 PM: The first commenter on this article clarifies that one can make mistakes but they must be corrected. OK, I could do that.
Title: Re: For holy text, Potomac man wrote 304,805 letters without a single mistake
Post by: Linda Y. on May 19, 2014, 01:31:53 PM: Beautiful! I wonder what pen holder & nib he used! ;D
Title: Re: For holy text, Potomac man wrote 304,805 letters without a single mistake
Post by: Blotbot on May 19, 2014, 02:02:15 PM: He used a quill and sheepskin parchment. No mention of the ink type, but I imagine an iron gall formulation. I wonder how many quills he went through.
Title: Re: For holy text, Potomac man wrote 304,805 letters without a single mistake
Post by: Moya on May 20, 2014, 02:14:42 AM: I love the community involvement! And people dancing when he finished it ... what a joy to be part of that! I wish people would dance in the streets when I finish pieces...
Title: Re: For holy text, Potomac man wrote 304,805 letters without a single mistake
Post by: Roseann on May 20, 2014, 03:52:21 AM: Thank you for sharing that.
I adore Barbara. She is one of my favorite teachers.
Title: Re: For holy text, Potomac man wrote 304,805 letters without a single mistake
Post by: tintenfuchs on May 20, 2014, 04:30:49 AM: Quote from: Roseann_G on May 20, 2014, 03:52:21 AM
Thank you for sharing that.
I adore Barbara. She is one of my favorite teachers.
Me, too! :D
Title: Re: For holy text, Potomac man wrote 304,805 letters without a single mistake
Post by: Erica McPhee on May 21, 2014, 12:56:57 AM: Wow! This is truly remarkable Ellen!

Looks like the little girl in the photo is grabbing his quill for letter number 304,806! Thank Goodness he finished at 304,805! ;D
Title: Re: For holy text, Potomac man wrote 304,805 letters without a single mistake
Post by: joi on May 22, 2014, 03:03:26 PM: wow...i can barely get thru 1 envelope without a mistake...
Title: Re: For holy text, Potomac man wrote 304,805 letters without a single mistake
Post by: Faeleia on May 25, 2014, 10:40:17 PM: I make mistakes even writing a single word sometimes, because I get so engrossed with needing to perfect the characters >_> This is embarrassing.