From: owner-scribes@castle.org (scribes digest) To: scribes-digest@castle.org Subject: scribes digest V2 #1489 Reply-To: Sender: owner-scribes@castle.org Errors-To: owner-scribes@castle.org Precedence: bulk scribes digest Saturday, March 25 2000 Volume 02 : Number 1489 In this issue: Re: [scribes]: Psuedo Scripts ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 18:28:17 -0500 From: "Dorothy Lukacz" Subject: Re: [scribes]: Psuedo Scripts Greetings~~ This also applies to textiles. Many design elements were brought back from the crusades. ~~LLyrydwyl~~ Alderford/Gwyntarian MidRealm >On Thu, 23 Mar 2000 14:55:03 -0500 "Helen Schultz" >writes: >> Mahee mentioned that Giles had said there were no psuedo scripts in >> period. >> Well, I know that they did use psuedo Arabic and what they thought >> was >> Hebrew in some of their illumination borders. I believe the >> Visconti Hours >> is riddled with this stuff. >> >> So, perhaps you are correct that they didn't actually write with it, >> but it >> does show up in manuscripts, none the less. >> >> KHvS >> >If I might add to this, many pieces of islamic pottery utilized both real >and pseudo-scripts in their decorations.. >not quite the same, but related.. > >Hroar ------------------------------ End of scribes digest V2 #1489 ******************************