Hello
everyone, I hope you have all had a Very good week and are enjoying the sunshine, long may it last!
For the
letter V
in my Calligraphy Abecedary I have
chosen Versals,
Vowels
and Violets!
'Versals' relates to a style of ornate capital letters, used to start a Verse, paragraph, etc., in a manuscript. Versals are traditionally the subject for burnishing with gold leaf.
The Versals
on my tag, the Vowels
A E I O U, are written in the Lombardic style. The letters are broad enough to
allow for piercing with a diamond on the curves and stems, in addition to
flourishes on the hairline cross-strokes.
On this
second tag I have written a Lombardic V as the opening letter of a few lines giving
the definition of Versals. The tag is finished with a few Violet
flowers at the bottom using Violet and Viridian ink. Violet
ink was used for writing the letters on both tags together with Violet/purple
threads for a tie. The tags look great
on the purple cover of my tag book!
Looking
forward to seeing what you have all been creating this week.
Bye for now,
Jane xx
This is great - I am learning so much. I have always admired versals without knowing what they are. Beautiful calligraphy.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work, always interesting to read! Valerie
ReplyDeleteFabulous work Jane, you never cease to amaze me with your amount of knowledge, I've loved your theme! X
ReplyDeleteTwo lovely tags Jane again with beautiful writing, I love that cover of your tag book!
ReplyDeleteVery nice-- never saw violet colored ink before. Neat!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work!
ReplyDeleteCarolyn xx
oh! that's so beautifully elegant - your work always makes me want to try calligraphy .... :o)
ReplyDeleteLove love lovely work! As usual. Calligraphy will be receiving a revival thanks to your fantastic examples Jane :0) Mo
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Violet and gold tag Jane. I could have lent you some of my gilding flakes for your Versal! That all sounds a bit medicinal doesn't it ;-) I'm with you wishing for more sunny days.
ReplyDeleteYou never cease to amaze me with your calligraphic skills. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteThank you for teaching me the term "versals." I have always loved beautiful versals and so admire your calligraphy!
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