I Crack Me Up

[dragonazure]

A co-worker had an IM conversation going with one of our vendors and commented to him that we needed to have a brainstorming session about a particular issue. The immediate response with no visible hesitation from the vendor was, I can't think of anything.

My response over my co-worker's shoulder? I think that was more of a light mist than a

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[harleenquinzell]

If it's one of mine, feel free. :>

I've got an example of one where the calligraphy doesn't match the illum (Italian vinework, humanist hand in original, I didn't have time to learn it, so I did it in Italian Gothic.)

if you want it, but it's not "shocking".

:D

[harleenquinzell]

Ok, it's not shocking unless you're a scribe who will go "Ack EW!" I still do. :>

[amykb]

I really like the idea of taking a few pieces and cut and pasting the wrong style calligraphy into the borders... that way, you can also let people see if they can match what is supposed to go together, and then see how much better it looks when it is done right :)

[dragonazure]

Those were the lines I was starting to think along when that idea came to me.... It would make a pretty good quiz with which to start the class.

[herveus]

You could speak with the other scribe and obtain their permission. Assuming that scribe agrees with your assessment and is willing to have their work held up as a bad example, it can serve as a teaching point, especially if you can then hold up a better example from the same scribe.

Of course, if they'd rather not be used in that way, you don't go there.

[dragonazure]

I definitely would not hold up someone else's work as "here's what not to do" unless I had their explicit permission to do so. However, what makes it worse is that this scroll is one I received. I do love it--it hangs on the Scriptorium wall--but I also recognize its technical flaw (as does the scribe who made it). Holding up a gift given to me and saying "bad example" seems to be demeaning or unappreciative--which is NOT my intent at all. That is the internal hurdle I am struggling with.

I think it best to go with the mix-n-match quiz where I take multiple examples across cultures and periods and swap the calligrpahy and illuminations around. And of course, I have no qualms about showing my own stuff that makes scribes go "Ewww!". 8^P