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Vatican Library Puts 4,000 Ancient Manuscripts Available Online For Free

Dear Members and Followers,

Here is a wonderful article that is worth a look with some mouth watering pictures (that is if you are a calligrapher).

http://www.theeventchronicle.com/study/vatican-library-puts-4000-ancient-manuscripts-available-online-free/

Our Library Presents - Friends With Benefits

Dear Members and Followers,

One of the benefits of belonging to Calligraphy Southscribes is that we are friends with other Calligraphy groups Australia and New Zealand wide and get to share their magazines with them. Here is what has just hit the shelves.

Lots of workshop reviews in this issue plus out and about in Scotland, an article on International Paper sizes and what is on their agenda for 2015.

Workshop report, their Christmas Party, the Wisdom of Saint Benedict, Stick Ink for Beginners. And medieval desktops and calligraphy on the big screen.

Calligraphy workshop reports, a School Letters day, Massimo and calligraphy plus a Chinese Calligraphy report. Books by Hand and Lunch.

Wet your appetite? Come along to one of the meetings and read over lunch or browse through the back issues.

What's Lost as Handwriting Fades

Dear Members and Followers,

As the electronic age speeds ahead, one wonders about the future and will we need handwriting.

This NY Times article asks "Does Handwriting Matter?"

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/science/whats-lost-as-handwriting-fades.html?_r=1

Michael Mabry

Stop the Presses - Magazine Latest

Dear Members and Followers,

Looking at the latest offerings from the magazines we have received:

Alphabetical Order - Canberra Calligraphy Society - May 2014
There are pictures from the Canberra Show, reviews of workshops; Classic Roman with Marg Peachey, Neuland with Olive Bull, Surface Design and Carolingian with Elaine Whitton and finally Variations on Uncial.

The Colophon - Australian Society of Calligraphiers
A profile on president Bob Howe, From the studio of Deirdre Hassed (a must read for our weekend workshop), the Ditchling Museum (of Art and Craft), the Sydney Royal Easter Show - 2014 Arts & Crafts and Workshop reviews of Olive Bull and Heidi Willis.

The Dancing Pen - Calligraphy Society of Tasmania - Winter 2014
A review of the CLAS 2013 festival (2014 is in August), Workshop Reviews of Christine Farmer's Dry Layering, Luca Barcellona's Making Marks with Natural Objects, finishing with the Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts exhibition 'Stuffing the Porcupine - An Exhibition of Tasmanian books and Ephemera.

Hey, Wait, What's That Article

Dear Members and Followers,

You may be interested in the following magazine articles:

ASC - Colophon - March 2014
Rudolf Koch - A calligrapher who designed type - a look at the work and history of Rudolf Koch; It's not calligraphy but - the marriage of tangling, colour and calligraphy; An exhibition review of a Letter a Week; Exhibition Reviews of Huntley Hall and Eklektikos. Some great articles on ASC members who have been travelling abroad; Alphabets - Writing - Textures - Venice; Calligraphy in Blossom - Buenos Aries and Inspired by Travel - France - Spain - Britain.

Calligraphy Society of Tasmania - Autumn 2014
Travelling in the Land of the Pharaohs; And Papyrus Paper Making and Flywheel in New Norfolk.
flywheel.net.au

Both magazines are available in our Library. Come to the hall to read and explore.