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Copperplate, Engrosser's Script, Roundhand Calligraphy / Re: G and G

« on: Today at 04:48:01 AM »

LOVE this! My parents were George and Gail.  And my mom goes by GG to the grandkids. Love seeing these two different G’s together. 

Why not write them out as a double G monogram for your parents?
I really like the Spencerian majuscules - in fact I sometimes prefer them to the conventional Copperplate majuscules with Copperplate minuscules (sacrilege).

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Copperplate, Engrosser's Script, Roundhand Calligraphy / G and G

« on: May 16, 2024, 05:03:17 AM »

Two Gs  Spencerian and Copperplate

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Show & Tell / Chef's Menu

« on: May 12, 2024, 10:10:59 AM »

This was a private celebration, therefore no pricing to this lunchtime menu

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Show & Tell / Re: Hotel Menu

« on: May 12, 2024, 07:11:34 AM »

Lovely.

It would be nice to get such a meal these days for that price.

  Yes, and that was at a Sheraton Hotel, Imagine what it would cosr now.

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Show & Tell / Hotel Menu

« on: May 10, 2024, 10:06:34 AM »

Hotel Menu. I've just realised that this was 35 years ago. How time flies!

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Show & Tell / Advertising leaflet

« on: May 08, 2024, 05:08:48 AM »

Advertising leaflet

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Broad Edge Pen Calligraphy / A msatter of personal taste

« on: May 06, 2024, 06:02:25 AM »

AS a lifelong vegetarian this sounds particularly disgusting.  However, it's not for me to judge and a job is a job, regardless of the content. This was written some years ago for a Sheraton Hotel restaurant.

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Broad Edge Pen Calligraphy / Without flourishing

« on: May 04, 2024, 06:42:06 AM »

Tastefully done; flourishing to enhance a piece of writing can be most effective and attractive, but I also believe in the beauty of lettering in its own right, and the following is one of my favourite sayings.

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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Handhold

« on: May 03, 2024, 07:51:23 AM »

This is an oblique penholder in a tripod handhold. With the shaft resting on the large knuckle, the nib is at a perfect angle in relation to the paper surface. If the shaft is down in the hollow of the hand the nib is too flat to the paper and writing is less controllable IMHO.

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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: Blooming Landscaping

« on: May 03, 2024, 07:43:21 AM »

Beautiful lettering to perfectly complement the gorgeous flowers.

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Copperplate, Engrosser's Script, Roundhand Calligraphy / Exceptional penholder

« on: April 30, 2024, 05:39:06 AM »

Written with a penholder from Unique Oblique Custom Pens (Brian Smith)

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Broad Edge Pen Calligraphy / Recipe for a long life

« on: April 26, 2024, 01:20:41 PM »

Recipe

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Copperplate, Engrosser's Script, Roundhand Calligraphy / Copperplate

« on: April 25, 2024, 09:55:29 AM »

Copperplate

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Broad Edge Pen Calligraphy / Nordic Festival

« on: April 23, 2024, 03:12:07 PM »

Nordic Festival

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Broad Edge Pen Calligraphy / The development of letters

« on: April 22, 2024, 10:19:55 AM »

Quote by Byron J Macdonald