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**Julie Rawls** @Orignauxmoose@pixelfed.social · Feb 25

Julie Rawls @Orignauxmoose@pixelfed.social

Recreated some of my most used app icons to better fit the background on my iPad.
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#app #icons #illustration #procreate #slack #firefox #youtube #pixelfed #spotify #gmail #ipad #illuminatedmanuscript

#illuminatedmanuscript

**Letterform Archive** @letterformarchive@typo.social · Feb 17 *

Feb 17 *

Letterform Archive @letterformarchive@typo.social

Yusuf and Zulaikha (يوسف وزليخة), unknown scribe, 1880–1910, Kashmir.⁠
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This Muslim story was adapted in Persian by Jami in the 15th century. See the entire illuminated manuscript in the Online Archive: https://oa.letterformarchive.org/item?workID=lfa_antiquarianbound_0035
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#Persian #Quran #YusufAndZulaikha #Calligraphy #IlluminatedManuscript #Nastaliq

Page from a manuscript with ornamentation and decorative borders.

Page from an Arabic script manuscript with diagonally oriented text and decorative borders.

Page from a manuscript with a painted illustration.

**Amarna Vimes** @Amarna@plasmatrap.com · Feb 11

Feb 11

Amarna Vimes @Amarna@plasmatrap.com

THE FINAL RESULT

I'm extremely proud of it, mistakes and all, because for the first time ever, I didn't copy or trace the art. I kept the original art in front of me for reference, but free handed everything!!!

#Calligraphy #FountainPens #Odyssey #IlluminatedManuscript

An illustrated parchment featuring two figures, a male warrior with a spear and a more central male character holding a staff, set against an ochre background. Below them is handwritten text in a stylized font that begins with "Tell me about a complicated man..." The text recounts themes of wandering, loss, and struggles at sea, referencing events from the story of the Trojan War. At the bottom, a simple stylized ship is depicted. The overall aesthetic reflects classical artwork and ancient storytelling.

**Miss Gayle** @MissGayle@urbanists.social · Nov 3, 2024

Nov 3, 2024

Miss Gayle @MissGayle@urbanists.social

Podcast:
Voynich Manuscript
A strange medieval document, housed in a stunning modern library, May 16, 2023

Listen: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/podcast-voynich-manuscript

The code used in the manuscript has apparently never been deciphered.

Wiki Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_manuscript

#Bookstodon
#RareBooks
#IlluminatedManuscript
#Podcast
#History
#Linguistics
#Cryptology

Podcast:
Voynich Manuscript
A strange medieval document, housed in a stunning modern library, May 16, 2023

Listen: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/podcast-voynich-manuscript

"In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we check out one of the oldest—and most misunderstood—books in the world. A medievalist tells us all about the mysterious Voynich Manuscript, in the collection of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale."

The code used in the manuscript has apparently never been deciphered.

Wiki Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_manuscript

"The Voynich manuscript is an illustrated codex, hand-written in an unknown script referred to as Voynichese. The vellum on which it is written has been carbon-dated to the early 15th century (1404–1438)...

Most of the pages have fantastical illustrations & diagrams, some crudely coloured, with sections of the manuscript showing people, fictitious plants, astrological symbols, etc..."

**Codrus** @codrusofathens@linuxrocks.online · Jul 31, 2024

Jul 31, 2024

Codrus @codrusofathens@linuxrocks.online

I just finished my first commissioned calligraphy piece for a friend. Making this was about twice as nerve-wracking as making ones for family members... Glad it's over!

India ink and acrylic, as always.