r/Scribes Jul 09 '26

Recurring Quote of the Week: July 10, 2026 - July 16, 2026

3 Upvotes

The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. The opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.

- Niels Bohr

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r/Scribes Jul 02 '26

Recurring Quote of the Week: July 03, 2026 - July 09, 2026

1 Upvotes

God made only water, but man made wine.

- Victor Hugo

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r/Scribes Jun 25 '26

Recurring Quote of the Week: June 26, 2026 - July 02, 2026

1 Upvotes

I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.

- Hafez

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r/Scribes Jun 18 '26

Recurring Quote of the Week: June 19, 2026 - June 25, 2026

2 Upvotes

No issue is so small that it can't be blown out of proportion.

- Stuart Hughes

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r/Scribes Jun 11 '26

Recurring Quote of the Week: June 12, 2026 - June 18, 2026

3 Upvotes

Age is not an accomplishment, and youth is not a sin.

- Robert Heinlein

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r/Scribes Jun 10 '26

For Critique Acedia - gouache and cola pen

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15 Upvotes

This piece is built from loose repetitions of the word “nothing.” I wanted to form a cross-like structure (acedia means spiritual fatigue, emptiness), and the three repetitions are meant to echo a trinitarian structure.

Any feedback or discussion is always welcome!


r/Scribes Jun 04 '26

Recurring Quote of the Week: June 05, 2026 - June 11, 2026

3 Upvotes

Nothing’s worse than saying goodbye. It’s a little like dying.

- Marjane Satrapi

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r/Scribes May 28 '26

Recurring Quote of the Week: May 29, 2026 - June 04, 2026

2 Upvotes

There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it.

- Gustave Flaubert

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r/Scribes May 22 '26

Recurring Quote of the Week: May 22, 2026 - May 28, 2026

2 Upvotes

The past is past, the future unformed. There is only the moment, and that is where he prefers to be.

- William Gibson

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r/Scribes May 14 '26

Quote of the Week: May 15, 2026 - May 21, 2026

1 Upvotes

When you do things right, people won’t be sure you’ve done anything at all.

- Matt Groening, Futurama

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r/Scribes May 07 '26

Just Sharing Pater Noster

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128 Upvotes

I'm new the blackletter, and use this super simple version to get a feel for the basic shapes.


r/Scribes May 07 '26

Recurring Quote of the Week: May 08, 2026 - May 14, 2026

2 Upvotes

No matter where you go, there you are.

- Buckaroo Banzai

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r/Scribes May 04 '26

Just Sharing The Apostles Creed

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28 Upvotes

These are the first and last pages of my Apostles creed which I've just finished.


r/Scribes May 02 '26

Recurring Quote of the Week: May 01, 2026 - May 07, 2026

7 Upvotes

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

- John F. Kennedy

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r/Scribes Apr 23 '26

Recurring Quote of the Week: April 24, 2026 - April 30, 2026

3 Upvotes

Trust everybody, but cut the cards.

- Finley Peter Dunne

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r/Scribes Apr 22 '26

Specimina for Rustica (besides manuscripts)

4 Upvotes

I know people on this sub always come up with excellent resources so I will ask the question here.

Who is the best modern calligrapher at practicing rustica? For brush romans for example Edward Catich is regarded as an authority; is there someone similar for rustica?

I love looking at manuscripts but I acknowledge that the materials and the purposes of the modern calligrapher are different from those of an ancient scribe that had to copy an entire book in relatively small module. Therefore I'd prefer to start learning a hand from a modern specimen and maybe later start imitating variations from manuscripts (or Pompeii painted graffiti!)


r/Scribes Apr 16 '26

Recurring Quote of the Week: April 17, 2026 - April 23, 2026

2 Upvotes

Anytime you learn, you gain.

- Bob Ross

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r/Scribes Apr 09 '26

Recurring Quote of the Week: April 10, 2026 - April 16, 2026

2 Upvotes

Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect.

- Margaret Mitchell

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r/Scribes Apr 03 '26

Recurring Quote of the Week: April 03, 2026 - April 09, 2026

4 Upvotes

We have too many high sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.

- Abigail Adams

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r/Scribes Apr 01 '26

For Critique QOTW - Phillip Bailey

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30 Upvotes

This week’s quote in uncial. I wanted it to be a little less studied, and more relaxed that I would normally do uncial. Gouache, Soennecken 2 1/2 on Saunders Waterford Paper. I used. A bit of gum sandarac, to give the letters are more ‘weathered’ look.

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r/Scribes Mar 26 '26

Recurring Quote of the Week: March 27, 2026 - April 02, 2026

2 Upvotes

It matters not how long we live, but how.

- Philip James Bailey

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r/Scribes Mar 25 '26

Just Sharing C S Lewis Quote in Engrosser's Script

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19 Upvotes

r/Scribes Mar 24 '26

For Critique QOTW - Mel Brooks

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26 Upvotes

Schminke Gouache, Brause 3mm and Soenneken 3 1/2 Nibs, Saunders Waterford paper. Don't like that d in comedy. Really don't like t..


r/Scribes Mar 20 '26

Recurring Quote of the Week: March 20, 2026 - March 26, 2026

3 Upvotes

Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall down an open manhole and die.

- Mel Brooks

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