Siglum Calligraphy
@siglum.bsky.social
Boston calligrapher, http://siglum-calligraphy.com, http://youtube.com/@siglum, He/him/his. Allyship is discipleship, Trans rights are human rights 🌈
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✍ Introducing ✍
Sharpie, a letterform recognition game for beginner #EarlyModern #palaeography
gjhilton.github.io/Sharpie/
AKA What I Did Over Reading Week.
#skystorians I’d be so grateful if you had time to share or take a look and tell me what sucks and needs fixing.
Love g 🗃️
Sharpie, a letterform recognition game for beginner #EarlyModern #palaeography
gjhilton.github.io/Sharpie/
AKA What I Did Over Reading Week.
#skystorians I’d be so grateful if you had time to share or take a look and tell me what sucks and needs fixing.
Love g 🗃️
Sharpie
Sharpie, a letterform recognition game for apprentice Early Modern palaeographers
gjhilton.github.io
November 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
✍ Introducing ✍
Sharpie, a letterform recognition game for beginner #EarlyModern #palaeography
gjhilton.github.io/Sharpie/
AKA What I Did Over Reading Week.
#skystorians I’d be so grateful if you had time to share or take a look and tell me what sucks and needs fixing.
Love g 🗃️
Sharpie, a letterform recognition game for beginner #EarlyModern #palaeography
gjhilton.github.io/Sharpie/
AKA What I Did Over Reading Week.
#skystorians I’d be so grateful if you had time to share or take a look and tell me what sucks and needs fixing.
Love g 🗃️
They have an ENTIRE DEPARTMENT of White House calligraphers! They've had it for literal centuries! It's still there! It was confirmed their offices were moved when they demolished the East Wing, but it's there! FFS, I'm not even a pointed pen guy and *I* could have turned out better work than this!
this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
November 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
They have an ENTIRE DEPARTMENT of White House calligraphers! They've had it for literal centuries! It's still there! It was confirmed their offices were moved when they demolished the East Wing, but it's there! FFS, I'm not even a pointed pen guy and *I* could have turned out better work than this!
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'lowkey' and 'coded' are great for implying more or less whatever you want about something without committing too much. i'm going to start using them in my descriptions. 'this manuscript, possibly 13th-century but tbqh kinda 12th-coded, provenance germany but lowkey italian vibes, is srsly goated'
October 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
'lowkey' and 'coded' are great for implying more or less whatever you want about something without committing too much. i'm going to start using them in my descriptions. 'this manuscript, possibly 13th-century but tbqh kinda 12th-coded, provenance germany but lowkey italian vibes, is srsly goated'
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October 29, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Important Halloween discovery: if divination from animal innards is "haruspicy," then divination from pumpkin innards would be "pumpkin spicy."
October 27, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Important Halloween discovery: if divination from animal innards is "haruspicy," then divination from pumpkin innards would be "pumpkin spicy."
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"Tzefardea Tzedek" (Frog of Righteousness)
As soon as the Portland Frog became a meme, Jewish social media blew up with jokes about the 2nd Passover plague - tzefarde'a (frogs) - and the Rabbinical commentary around it. I knew I had to make a calligraphy piece encompassing all of it. (more in alt.)
As soon as the Portland Frog became a meme, Jewish social media blew up with jokes about the 2nd Passover plague - tzefarde'a (frogs) - and the Rabbinical commentary around it. I knew I had to make a calligraphy piece encompassing all of it. (more in alt.)
October 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
"Tzefardea Tzedek" (Frog of Righteousness)
As soon as the Portland Frog became a meme, Jewish social media blew up with jokes about the 2nd Passover plague - tzefarde'a (frogs) - and the Rabbinical commentary around it. I knew I had to make a calligraphy piece encompassing all of it. (more in alt.)
As soon as the Portland Frog became a meme, Jewish social media blew up with jokes about the 2nd Passover plague - tzefarde'a (frogs) - and the Rabbinical commentary around it. I knew I had to make a calligraphy piece encompassing all of it. (more in alt.)
This is ASTONISHING for an hour's work!
A very cheering Zoom session with @guildmedmak.bsky.social at which I managed to complete three more #LettersToCromwell from 1529.
I now need to log them on the Great Big Spreadsheet.
I now need to log them on the Great Big Spreadsheet.
October 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This is ASTONISHING for an hour's work!
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Again, Mark Zuckerberg's kids go to a screen-free school with 14 students total and multiple specialized tutors
let me note that one of the actual tests here is going to be 'what do people pushing these ideas want for their own children' and I will bet you a lot of money that the answer is 'the elite university model of Harvard et al' not 'learning through AI slop'
Wow. Just wow.
"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."
"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."
October 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Again, Mark Zuckerberg's kids go to a screen-free school with 14 students total and multiple specialized tutors
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30 September is the feast of St Jerome. Here is an initial 'Q' with St Jerome holding a book, and faced by a little lion with a poorly paw!
#StJerome
BL Arundel 91; Passionale (Lives of the Saints); England, S. E. (Canterbury); 12th century; f.31v
#StJerome
BL Arundel 91; Passionale (Lives of the Saints); England, S. E. (Canterbury); 12th century; f.31v
September 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
30 September is the feast of St Jerome. Here is an initial 'Q' with St Jerome holding a book, and faced by a little lion with a poorly paw!
#StJerome
BL Arundel 91; Passionale (Lives of the Saints); England, S. E. (Canterbury); 12th century; f.31v
#StJerome
BL Arundel 91; Passionale (Lives of the Saints); England, S. E. (Canterbury); 12th century; f.31v
"Manuscript climbing gym" would be *such* a better immersive experience then "talk with an AI model of Van Gogh" or whatever it is they're trying to make happen now
the BL should just let me hang out with Harley MS 3244. not for research purposes, just because it’s my favorite manuscript and I can no longer spelunk around in the digitized version. I even made it in animal crossing!
September 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
"Manuscript climbing gym" would be *such* a better immersive experience then "talk with an AI model of Van Gogh" or whatever it is they're trying to make happen now
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Look at academia giving me a little hope
“52% of all autocratization episodes become U-Turns, which increases to 73% when focusing on the last 30 years. The vast majority of U-Turns (90%) lead to restored or even improved levels of democracy”
V-Dem data
V-Dem data
When autocratization is reversed: episodes of U-Turns since 1900
The world is in a “wave of autocratization.” Yet, recent events in Brazil, the Maldives, and Zambia demonstrate that autocratization can be halted and reversed. This article introduces “U-Turn” as ...
www.tandfonline.com
September 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Look at academia giving me a little hope
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If you do not find Christ in the dinghy in the Channel, you will not find him in your chalice. (Soz Chrysostom, a day late for your feast day...) #cofepeeps 🕯️⚓
SkyNews reports from London and Tommy Robinson led rally:
“People carried crosses. When the crowd arrived at Whitehall, they were led from the stage in a chant of "Christ is King" and then a public recital of the Lord's Prayer shortly after that.”
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“People carried crosses. When the crowd arrived at Whitehall, they were led from the stage in a chant of "Christ is King" and then a public recital of the Lord's Prayer shortly after that.”
news.sky.com/story/politi...
Politics latest: Police say 110,000 at 'Unite the Kingdom' march in central London with counter-protesters nearby
Roughly 110,000 protesters are in London for a 'Unite the Kingdom' rally and 'March against Fascism' counter-protest. Meanwhile, local parties and trade unions can start choosing between Bridget Phill...
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September 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
If you do not find Christ in the dinghy in the Channel, you will not find him in your chalice. (Soz Chrysostom, a day late for your feast day...) #cofepeeps 🕯️⚓
It's *that* stage of the writing process...
September 13, 2025 at 3:33 AM
It's *that* stage of the writing process...
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Digitizing the Medieval Ducal Tower of Siedlęcin www.medievalists.net/2025/09/digi... #medievalart #castles
Digitizing the Medieval Ducal Tower of Siedlęcin - Medievalists.net
A 14th-century tower in Siedlęcin holds a secret: the only medieval wall paintings of Lancelot still in their original place. Now, researchers are using digital tools to reveal its hidden details.
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September 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Digitizing the Medieval Ducal Tower of Siedlęcin www.medievalists.net/2025/09/digi... #medievalart #castles
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An honour to talk to my creative friends about storytelling and 'behind the scenes' in Yde and Olive. You can read all about it here, see the next performance in Manchester on the 17th September, or catch one of the last venues on my tour: daisyblack.uk/events/
'I researched medieval birthing chambers, read combat manuals, tried on replica armour, and befriended a horse and a hawk.'
Meet performance storyteller @daisyeblack.bsky.social in our new Meet A Medievalist Maker blogpost! 👇
Meet performance storyteller @daisyeblack.bsky.social in our new Meet A Medievalist Maker blogpost! 👇
Meet a Medievalist Maker: Daisy Black — The Guild of Medievalist Makers
www.guildmedmak.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
An honour to talk to my creative friends about storytelling and 'behind the scenes' in Yde and Olive. You can read all about it here, see the next performance in Manchester on the 17th September, or catch one of the last venues on my tour: daisyblack.uk/events/
I have SO many feelings about MS Codex 1869. If I could choose, this is the fate I would want for my own calligraphy work. Worn down by generations of use, and then cut up and pasted into childrens' scrap books.
This 15th c. French book of hours, mistreated after the middle ages, was reconstructed by a scholar in the late 19th c. This mutilated Nativity miniature is on p. 98, but other pages in the manuscript have been similarly damaged. (UPenn Ms. Codex 1869) #medievalsky
🔗: https://bit.ly/45VJckE
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September 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I have SO many feelings about MS Codex 1869. If I could choose, this is the fate I would want for my own calligraphy work. Worn down by generations of use, and then cut up and pasted into childrens' scrap books.
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Dear Disney money people:
EVERYONE would watch the hell out of this. (Especially me.)
EVERYONE would watch the hell out of this. (Especially me.)
ANDOR creator Tony Gilroy likes the idea of a Kleya and Vel ‘Nazi hunters’ spin-off series in which the duo hunt after former Imperials following the fall of the Empire with the assistance of Dedra Meero in a Hannibal Lector-esque role.
(Source: youtu.be/mGBXFWvPRsE?...)
(Source: youtu.be/mGBXFWvPRsE?...)
September 9, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Dear Disney money people:
EVERYONE would watch the hell out of this. (Especially me.)
EVERYONE would watch the hell out of this. (Especially me.)
1015 manuscripts, almost all digitized. An amazing percentage, puts certain other national libraries to shame. Speaking of which: Please back up your data! Don't be like the British library!
We are proud to announce that 1,000 manuscripts are now published on manuscripta.se, advancing our mission to make #medieval and #earlymodern manuscripts in Sweden accessible worldwide. #iiif #MedievalManuscripts #MedievalSky
manuscripta.se – A Digital Catalogue of Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts in Sweden — manuscripta.se A Digital Catalogue of Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts in Sweden
manuscripta.se
September 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
1015 manuscripts, almost all digitized. An amazing percentage, puts certain other national libraries to shame. Speaking of which: Please back up your data! Don't be like the British library!
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I rted this yesterday and it's exciting research but let's not forget there's plenty of 7th and 8thc evidence. Consider Abbot Hadrian. People go places and history is complicated, etc
August 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I rted this yesterday and it's exciting research but let's not forget there's plenty of 7th and 8thc evidence. Consider Abbot Hadrian. People go places and history is complicated, etc
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'Brooks and boulders' - the third piece of my aerial embroidery series incorporating pine bark chip 'rocks'! The contrasts between the hard rocks and soft embroidery, dark and pale shades and terrain makes this landscape my favourite 😊 will be available Friday with all the others! 1/2
August 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
'Brooks and boulders' - the third piece of my aerial embroidery series incorporating pine bark chip 'rocks'! The contrasts between the hard rocks and soft embroidery, dark and pale shades and terrain makes this landscape my favourite 😊 will be available Friday with all the others! 1/2
Another new video! On medieval minstrel history. This is sort of a "research by-product" tidbit, from a larger project still in process. www.youtube.com/shorts/KX3JB...
How Medieval Minstrels won a battle using excessive violins 🎻
YouTube video by Siglum
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July 31, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Another new video! On medieval minstrel history. This is sort of a "research by-product" tidbit, from a larger project still in process. www.youtube.com/shorts/KX3JB...
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With links to videos! Made me tear up! :) www.broadwayworld.com/article/Vide...
Video: A CHORUS LINE Celebrates 50 Years With A Cast Flash Mob in NYC
A 5, 6, 7, 8! A Chorus Line is currently celebrating its 50th Anniversary! This afternoon, to celebrate the milestone past cast members of the show gathered at Lincoln Center to perform some iconic mo...
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July 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
With links to videos! Made me tear up! :) www.broadwayworld.com/article/Vide...
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we must not look at LLMs
we must not buy their fruits
who knows upon what text they fed
their hungry thirsty roots
we must not buy their fruits
who knows upon what text they fed
their hungry thirsty roots
July 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
New calligraphy video is up! "His Eye is on the Sparrow," in gouache paint and calligraphy based on Turin L.ii.14: youtu.be/FtCUFgHlSxY?...
His Eye is on the Sparrow, hymn in calligraphy and painting
YouTube video by Siglum
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July 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
New calligraphy video is up! "His Eye is on the Sparrow," in gouache paint and calligraphy based on Turin L.ii.14: youtu.be/FtCUFgHlSxY?...