smaller and smaller

[ursula]

I practiced calligraphy a little bit tonight, trying to sort out a hand similar to the one used in Florius de Arte Luctandi. That's dip pen, on graph paper ruled at five squares to the inch; I ought to be working even smaller, but that's the finest calligraphy nib I've got right now.

The Florius manuscript has a really interesting abbreviation for word-final ms that looks like a cursive letter z. I need to incorporate it when I do the final draft.

Comments

[sartorias]

That is quite lovely!

[ursula]

Thank you!

[thistleingrey]

That's lovely, especially in the final line.

[ursula]

Thank you! It's true, you can see me figuring out what I'm doing as I go along.

[evelyn_b]

Looks good!

[ursula]

Thanks!