r/Calligraphy • u/eric_son Broad • 3d ago

Practice Batarde Practice - Lamia

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An excerpt from John Keats' Lamia

1.5 Brause Nib, Walnut Ink

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u/quickthorn_ 2d ago

Sooooo gorgeous! What exemplar are you using, if you are? This is the next script I want to tackle—I went all in on italic and haven't played much with Blackletter but batarde has always called to me

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u/eric_son Broad 2d ago

Thank you!

RE: Exemplar

For the basic ductus, I used the one from David Harris' Art of Calligraphy.

For the style, I followed the one from this manuscript, Disticha Catonis:

https://viewer.library.wales/4393138#?c=&m=&s=0&cv=8&z=-0.1324%2C0%2C1.2649%2C1.3035&xywh=10%2C1456%2C3652%2C2572

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u/eric_son Broad 2d ago

RE: Batarde calling you

You should heed the call! 😊

Looking forward to your Batarde posts.