Hello again
everyone. Thank you for all your lovely
comments on last week’s calligraphy. My tags this week cover over ten thousand
years of writing materials and forms of writing.
Petroglyphs
( rock engravings) date from Prehistoric
times. They are images created by
removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, and carving.
Pictograms
are pictures that represent an object or concept. They were the common form of written
communication around 4000 BC. The larger
tag has a chart showing the development from Pictograms to the Alphabet we use today.
Papyrus
is an early form of paper
made from the papyrus plant. Papyrus
was first manufactured in Egypt as far back as the third millennium BC.
Parchment
is a writing surface made from sheep or goatskin, which became popular in the
first centuries BC and AD. Nowadays the
term Parchment is also
used to refer to a kind of paper or vellum.
Pointed Pen lettering was standard practice from the 18th
century. It developed from Copperplate engraving, with its flowing lines,
elaborated letterforms and looped flourishes.
I wrote these samples with the new oblique pen that I told you about
last week. Yes, the pen does make copper
plate writing easier but it’s still not a style that comes naturally to me!
More recent
times has seen the development of a whole range of pens and pencils,
I included
pastel pencils and gel pens on my tag as well as half a coloured Pencil, Purple of
course!
Here is a picture of some Petroglyphs
and also my own rock engraving on a tiny piece of
slate!
At the bottom
is some of my Pointed Pen Writing as well as a Piece from a Printed Page (the dictionary definition of Paper).
That’s all
for now, looking forward to seeing all
your pretty tags,
have a wonderful creative week!
Love Jane xx
Very cool and interesting!
ReplyDeleteTotally good, love all about it! Valerie
ReplyDeleteGreat Post Jane. Love how the first tag combines so much history and still looks fab. P was a great letter in the history of the written word.
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ReplyDeleteTwo lovely tags Jane, with lots of interesting info too! I like the colour combinations and fab little piece of engraved slate!
ReplyDeleteWonderfully informative and very interesting post Jane. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Your tags are fabulous. I actually thought of Papyrus too. I think it's a wonderful word,and beautifully written in the calligraphic style :0) Mo
ReplyDeleteInteresting Post Jane. Both tag are great. Really Love the little bit of slate you have added, with your own rock engraving! :)
ReplyDeleteInteresting and informative!
ReplyDeleteLovely tag beautifully executed. X
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