Hi John. Normally when I am watching a video, I type my comment and listen/watch at the same time. You had me riveted and I had to wait to the end to type. This is fascinating to me. Thirty-five years ago I wanted to do the same thing on velum, but life interfered and the passion went by the wayside. What you are doing is going to be beautiful. And rare. And, now I know to whom to leave all my calligraphy supplies and books! I studied illumination for a while, but found I wasn't ...
@popparoc46 Part 2 ... I wasn't creatively talented enough. I could copy other people's works, but couldn't create my own. It made me give up.
And, then, to the point of bookbinding, well, just fascinating! The leather bound book will be spectacular, one of a kind and even better than a moleskine!! How nice it would be to drop by and discuss this with you... AND, I would like to see the tool you flashed at 4:19 in the small wooden box with the slide lid - the box you said held pens. The .
So technically it's a folio, but you're starting with fairly small sheets, so it looks like it'll end up being the size of a normal octavo. I've shown you my folio, haven't I?
Dude. This is very cool. Nicely done.
furtheraway1989 1 month ago
Wow! Your keeping busy John and you pet is so cute :) good luck on your book.
angelgirl2001 7 months ago
Hi John. Normally when I am watching a video, I type my comment and listen/watch at the same time. You had me riveted and I had to wait to the end to type. This is fascinating to me. Thirty-five years ago I wanted to do the same thing on velum, but life interfered and the passion went by the wayside. What you are doing is going to be beautiful. And rare. And, now I know to whom to leave all my calligraphy supplies and books! I studied illumination for a while, but found I wasn't ...
popparoc46 8 months ago
@popparoc46 Part 2 ... I wasn't creatively talented enough. I could copy other people's works, but couldn't create my own. It made me give up.
And, then, to the point of bookbinding, well, just fascinating! The leather bound book will be spectacular, one of a kind and even better than a moleskine!! How nice it would be to drop by and discuss this with you... AND, I would like to see the tool you flashed at 4:19 in the small wooden box with the slide lid - the box you said held pens. The .
popparoc46 8 months ago
@popparoc46 Part 3 - ... The tool that looked as though it had a carved ivory or bone handle. I would like to see that close up, please.
- roc
popparoc46 8 months ago
Wow John that certainly is going to be a wonderful project. I hope you take us through all the steps. Hugs!
imperceptibleme 9 months ago
A hand written & hand bound user manual for software would be really trippy, but somehow the pens would need extra cleaning afterwards!
vclamp 9 months ago
So technically it's a folio, but you're starting with fairly small sheets, so it looks like it'll end up being the size of a normal octavo. I've shown you my folio, haven't I?
That sounded dirty.
Cadwaladr 9 months ago
@Cadwaladr I haven't seen your folio before. If you can slide your folio into a PORTfolio... that would sound suggestive and dirty too
brojoghost 9 months ago
That is cool that is will be an icelandic based book....I have a friend who is icelanic:)
dreamer72fem 9 months ago
I LOVE your rat!!! This project sounds really cool:)
dreamer72fem 9 months ago