The gift of an I
A few days ago, my thoughtful wife, noticing my newly discovered interest in calligraphy and manuscripts, bought me a little present. It consisted of an illuminated capital (majuscule) letter I from a 15th century antiphonal.
The letter is drawn with vermilion and purple dye on vellum, with exquisite artwork surrounding it. However, the most incredible thing about this present is the feeling, the sense of history you get by holding something 500 or 600 years old in your hands.
posted by e-kvetcher at 9:30 PM
4 Comments:
That sounds SO awesome! Where did she find it? Could you tell us more about it?!
Actually, I was amazed to find that there are so many ancient artifacts out in the world that are relatively affordable and not hard to obtain. Check out the stuff on eBay, for example. My wife found this in an antique map shop in town.
Don't know if I can describe it any more than I did. If I get my act together tonite, maybe I'll snap a picture and upload. It's worth a 1000 words you know.
That would be great!
Thanks for putting up the picture! That's great!
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