Looking For Help Finding An Italic/round Hand Style.

[Inky.Fingers]

[LizB]

I disagree, but it is all rather subjective. It is the rapidity of writing that created italic to begin with. The "formalized" version has the entry strokes, flags, etcetera. It is the letterforms themselves that give italic its characteristic look. IMO only, of course. Not trying to start an argument. Historic examples of quick italic being used for the purposes most of us use handwriting now show a form similarly lacking in the formal strokes I mention.

 

Briem helped reform Iceland's handwriting and this guide is also without the unnecessary strokes yet characteristically italic:

 

http://66.147.242.192/~operinan/8/2/205.html

 

Doug

 

 

 

Doug - huge thanks for pointing towards this very useful guide. It's wonderful, just what I was looking for.

 

Liz

[bone215]

I am quite impressed by all the beautiful handwriting. I must admit though, it is more like art work than handwriting.

I still struggle to just write neatly in Palmer style, and printing.

I am trying to learn calligraphy.

 

Thank you all for sharing your work.

[Inky.Fingers]

Close enough to El Maestro Cataneo?

[dms525]

Nice! I don't know if it is "close enough," but it is certainly closer.

 

Have you seen this sample? https://caligrafiauch.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/bernardino-cataneo-1.jpg

 

And search the web for italic calligraphy by John Stevens. He does beautiful italic which seems close to Cataneo's style to me.

 

David

Edited February 7, 2016 by dms525

[Inky.Fingers]

After practicing Arrighi,s Operina, I found Cataneo tobe much more attainable. There were a few connectors by Cataneo. But mostly free standing rendition of Arrighi.

 

Somehow that link you gave is not in Stephen Harvard,S book. And it's only a partial, where can you find the complete copy of the plate.

 

Also, any luck with Father Palatino's work?

[dms525]

Consider this: Only a small fraction of the written output of any of the Renaissance calligraphers is available for viewing. Only a fraction of that fraction is represented in any modern calligraphy book. Those Renaissance calligraphers varied the formality of their writing in keeping with the purpose of the document they were producing - an instructional manual, a letter to a king, a copy of an ancient text, a letter to a friend.

 

I have seen photos of letters Arrighi penned to an English Cardinal as secretary to the Pope. It is recognizably Arrighi's hand, but it is much more cursive and less formal that what is in his "Operina."

 

I found the photo of Cataneo's writing online without a reference to the source.

 

Re. Fr. Palladino: The person I asked to speak with Fr. Palladino has been away from his work quite a lot, spending time with his mother who is terminally ill. Obviously, I am not about to add to his stress right now. He'll get to it eventually.

 

David

[Inky.Fingers]

We just watched The Tales of Despereaux after finishing the book, my 5 y.o. and I.

 

She exclaimed, "uuu dad that's Italic". And it's a handsome Italic, I don't mind tackling or incorporating it into my writing. Anyone have any clue to which type font it is?

[Inky.Fingers]

David,

 

Thanks to your insights. I figure that is would be so. A sample is a sample. How one scribe learns is to first enumlate the samples and learn the techniques to form letters given the tools you have. Furthermore, No one scribe learns only one hand but a multitude of hands as you say to suit the purpose of that piece. Each item is unique in how one uses the multiple hands to draft the item.

 

The balance and letter placement are simply a pleasure to read and appreciates.

 

Currently, reading AF, Essays presented to Mr. Fairbanks on his 70th.

 

Simply a pleasure.

[Inky.Fingers]

[Inky.Fingers]

[Inky.Fingers]

[Inky.Fingers]

[Rednaxela]

Wow InkyFingers, this is one of the most beautiful samples I've seen from your hand. Very nice indeed!

 

 

 

 

Edit: fixed line spacing.

Edited February 21, 2016 by Rednaxela

[Inky.Fingers]

Thanks for your kind words. Still needed more practice before i can call it ...

[ehemem]

Thanks for your kind words. Still needed more practice before i can call it ...

 

 

Just out of curiosity, what's your x height?

[Rednaxela]

InkyFingers,

 

This might be of interest.

 

http://fontmeme.com/the-tale-of-despereaux-font/

[ksm]

http://i66.tinypic.com/2zf1izl.jpg

[Inky.Fingers]

KSM. Yes I know;) I didn't have some white Gouche.

 

Alex. Incidentally, we just finished reading the book and saw movie for the very first time, my 5 y.o.. She reads two pages and I one, until she feels sleepy every night. Yes, she did exclaimed "dad, those are beautiful italics, right?"

 

ehemem...2.3 for bloody, 1.2 for black.

[Rednaxela]

Inky, lovely.

 

It was your 8 feb post that actually made me curious and start googling around a little. I'll look up the book too. Might be interesting for my kids (6 and 8yo) as well.