#blackletter

[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]

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

[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 :)

[americaisdead]

beverly hills. august 2023

© tag christof

[lojsa]

Ghost • Calligraphy and Music

[misterveeare]

A loving compliment

[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

[aylameridiandrawsstuff]

A view of the Castle in Love With the Wind from the city of Windward

[hillfogstudio]

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

[bemyvillain]

"i have to return some videotapes" by cranberry soda co.

[thefourofdiamondsart]

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

Prints of this piece are available on my Inprnt!

[cranberrysodaco]

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

[typefacetournament]

ROUND 1 - BLUE GROUP

Propaganda under the cut.

Courier: "The kerning, the round letters are oh so round and the hard edge ones have great lines. It’s also a serif font which makes it immediately gorgeous in my eyes. Also, it has the best capital Q and E in my opinion. And one last piece of propaganda. Is that its my specialest little guy so. Please."

Blackletter: "It is the first printed font ever. It was the one used by Guttenberg."

[lexiklecksi]

The saddest noise, the sweetest noise, The maddest noise that grows,— The birds, they make it in the spring, At night’s delicious close.

Between the March and April line— That magical frontier Beyond which summer hesitates, Almost too heavenly near.

It makes us think of all the dead That sauntered with us here, By separation’s sorcery Made cruelly more dear.

It makes us think of what we had, And what we now deplore. We almost wish those siren throats Would go and sing no more.

An ear can break a human heart As quickly as a spear, We wish the ear had not a heart So dangerously near.

Thanks for submitting this beautiful poem by Emily Dickinson. It is a bit too long for me to write. Because it worked so well last time, let's turn this into a collaborative calligraphy piece! Every calligrapher writes two verses, then tags another calligrapher to continue it until the poem is finished. I'm tagging @noctuamagna to continue!

[digitab-m]

I did a bunch of cheap comms on twitter (limited run kinda thing for fun!) Here's how they turned out!