#blackletter

[thefourofdiamondsart]

take and wear my lady’s belt/the green knight gladly cries

Prints of this piece are available on my Inprnt!

[cranberrysodaco]

"my kindle history is between me and god" by cranberry soda co.

[fossilfibers]

Language peeps of tumblr! Big assist requested for figuring out what is painted on the side of this spinning wheel? The gothic script is making it extra difficult. This wheel is probably Norwegian in origin, but could also be Finnish or Swedish based on several key characteristics of its design that tie it to that region. The last two words might be fufër goty? Unknown. 🥲 Any help is much appreciated as I'm working on restoring this lovely.

Edit: someone in tags caught the fufër is a tytër for daughter in Finnish, so we might be a Finnish wheel after all!

Edit 2: was able to decipher enough that it is probably Fraktur Blackletter!

Edit 3: So far we have S-i--- J/I--- tytër(or tutër?) ---- 1884 figured out for blackletter font. There's a lot of repeating vowels and everyone trying seems to agree this is a pretty rough handwriting adding to the difficulty. Pretty sure the second word starts with a J but could be an I. Running theory at Juha as a name?!

[h-chia]

New hobby: I’ve just started learning to write black letters and it’s so much fun! I use a 4.5mm nib which is quite challenging for a beginner but it’s also rather satisfying to write with ( ´ ▽ ` )

Here’s the doll from Bloodborne. My little fan-girling doodle.

[oldbooksarchive]

Black Book of Hours 1/2/3

"Black books of hours are a type of luxury Flemish illuminated manuscript books of hours using pages of vellum that were soaked with black dye or ink before they were lettered or illustrated, for an unusual and dramatic effect. The text is usually written with gold or silver ink" (link)

[nimthirielrinon]

Ode 2 Spot

IT IS FINALLY FINISHED.

After days of work, I’m finally happy with the result! I have completely reworked my hand-lettered Ode To Spot, and I am so proud of it!

I've also made an old-looking version, of which a high-res download is available to anyone that's supported me on Ko-Fi :)

[pairs-studio]

[americaisdead]

beverly hills. august 2023

© tag christof

[lojsa]

Ghost • Calligraphy and Music

[misterveeare]

A loving compliment

[fontriver]

Black Callig font designed by Muhammad Ahwal Bobby

[thefourofdiamondsart]

The king ran to embrace him;

more than a hundred times

he hugs and kisses him.

As soon as he got a chance

he gave him back all of his land;

he gave him more than I’m telling you.

“Bisclavret” by Marie de France, 12th C.

Prints available here!

[cranberrysodaco]

"i'd rather be reading" by cranberry soda co.

[calligraphy-creature]

All that is gold does not glitter,

Not all those who wander are lost;

The old that is strong does not wither,

Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,

A light from the shadows shall spring;

Renewed shall be blade that was broken,

The crownless again shall be king.

From The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (repost with a better scan)

[h-chia]

Just made one more page in my notebook of the dark side. Feeling satisfied (*¯︶¯*)

[hillfogstudio]

Working on something fun. Can't wait to show what's next!