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Two intricate calligraphy pages from the sixteenth-century manuscript “Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta” have been decoded for the first time

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Tags: calligraphy, manuscripts, translation, 16th century, author.calvin kaleel, source.getty, long read
http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/calligraphy-decoded

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Authors
Calvin Kaleel
Published
Dec 18 2018
Word count
3433 words

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  1. Petril
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    I didn't think I'd be this fascinated when I clicked on this article! Thanks for posting. The way the author described that mysterious "Z" made me want to find it so badly, so I went through the...

    I didn't think I'd be this fascinated when I clicked on this article! Thanks for posting. The way the author described that mysterious "Z" made me want to find it so badly, so I went through the maze trying to find words I could compare to the transcript, then traced my way backwards until I found it!

    In case anyone else was interested, I circled them here. I believe the one the author referenced is the lower rightmost one.

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  2. Watercolorheart
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    This gives me a mighty urge to break out the calligraphy pen and also try painting a snail. The gold-foil letters at the bottom of the page are so lovely! And it's interesting to see the diamond...

    This gives me a mighty urge to break out the calligraphy pen and also try painting a snail. The gold-foil letters at the bottom of the page are so lovely! And it's interesting to see the diamond design for the text, kind of like proto-ASCII art.

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