Tag: ink

CQFD

Before returning to more serious things (or not), a small series of abbreviations with my unavoidable filigrees.

What had to be demonstrated (French version of “quod erat demonstratum”)

Too much information

I thought there were too many filigrees (too much information!) so I made a more sober version.

and, because there’ll be more, et cetera.

do you like cats?

Romantic writers are good. Physics is good too!
First item in what I hope will be a long series, with Schrödinger to start with.

I’m quite happy with the variations on the Greek letters as well as the ², not to mention the () and the +.

I’m going to take out my college physics books to calligraphy some more equations, it’s quite fun, especially to add a legend.
This time I did it in English, the next one might be in French, German or Latin, I still hesitate.

Ars Longa

It’s a tired old saying, but it’s nonetheless true.
And it’s also my way of telling why I haven’t posted for far too long.

I first took part in the book fair in Montreuil-Bellay, with courses given before and after the fair, then I got back home and, since then, I’ve been working on the next courses I’m going to teach, the first on the list abroad being the one on the second bible of Charles the Bald in Welkenraedt next April.

So here’s a reinterpretation of the decorated capital letters that will be taught during the course (I still have to create the minuscule model so don’t expect any new posts in the near future).

The secret I’m looking for…

End of year, end of composition.
I’m done with the fragment of “L’Été” by Camus.
Partly in NEULAND, partly in Gothic, both scripts being inspired by Rudolf Koch.

Watercolou, iron gall ink and gouache on kraft paper.

And I take this opportunity to wish you a very good New Year’s Eve & an excellent year 2020.