{"title":"CALLIGRAPHY","description":"\u003cp\u003eCalligraphic letter forms.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"funky-mad-script","title":"FunkyMad script","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn example of a script of my own design which I call FunkyMad. The \"Mad\" aspect is a nod to Louis Madarasz (1860-1910) my inspiration for the style. The \"Funky\" aspect \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"html-a xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis, well; it's funky!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~ 2009, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©Don Marsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42235146403934,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Funky_Mad_Script_1_v2_Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1765165037"},{"product_id":"alice-in-wonderland-quote","title":"Alice In Wonderland quote","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"I did this little doodle design way back in 1997 as a vignette for the Greater Cincinnati Calligraphers' Guild newsletter. The original was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"html-a xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea 2 inches square (one column width) pen \u0026amp; ink composition in an Art Nouveau style; the \"Who am I Then?\" quote is from Alice's Adventures In Wonderland.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e©1997 Don Marsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42235167015006,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Alice_Wonderland_Quote__1997_Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1769358060"},{"product_id":"document-calligraphy","title":"John Greene - Birthday Card Calligraphy","description":"\u003cp\u003e1991. Presentation document done in calligraphy on the occasion of the 80th birthday of John Bradley Greene.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42238519869534,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/John_Greene_Certificate__Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1769318657"},{"product_id":"stag-zoomorfic-offhand","title":"Zoomorphic Offhand - Stag","description":"\u003cp\u003eA stunning work created with pen and ink using calligraphic loop and flourishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince everyone's getting all Christmas-ee, here's art I created in a series for seasonal cards. It's a stag rendered in an American calligraphic form of the Spencerian tradition.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~2009, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e©Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42238523670622,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Zoomorphic_Offhand_Stag__Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1768937173"},{"product_id":"koi-zoomorfic-offhand","title":"Zoomorphic Offhand - Koi fish","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fun Koi fish created with pen and ink using calligraphic loop and flourishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e©Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42238535434334,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Zoomorphic_Offhand_Koi__Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1768939406"},{"product_id":"novel-historic-hands","title":"Novel Historic Hands","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collection of novel historic hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e• Apostolic Stamp Letter\u003cbr\u003e• Spotted Bifurcated Rotunda\u003cbr\u003e• Lettera Tratti Zata\u003cbr\u003e• Milanese Merchantile Hand\u003cbr\u003e• English-Italian Hand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e• Rippling Shaded Bastarda\u003cbr\u003e• French Roundhand Bastarda\u003cbr\u003e• English Roundhand\u003cbr\u003e• Flourished German Text\u003cbr\u003e• Needle Stitch Script with Spencerian Caps\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e• Backsloped Marking Letter\u003cbr\u003e• Base Shaded Script\u003cbr\u003e• Strong's Pointed Pen Italic\u003cbr\u003e• DM's Funky Mad Script\u003cbr\u003e• Barnwood Display Lettering\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42238545559646,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Novel_Historic_Hands__Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1769578332"},{"product_id":"calligraphy-book","title":"First Steps Calligraphy Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst Steps Calligraphy Book,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e Northern Light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/eNYFx6P\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"First Step - Calligraphy book\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eOrder on Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42238550999134,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Don_Marsh_Calligraphy_Book_cc6f9479-f7f9-495d-a6d1-6b77bcc329cf.png?v=1764616836"},{"product_id":"imperial-japanese-army-flying-schools-1912-1945-book","title":"Imperial Japanese Army Flying Schools 1912-1945 book","description":"\u003cp\u003eImperial Japanese Army Flying Schools 1912-1945 book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated by Don Marsh with text by Peter Starkings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e Schiffer LTD.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/6Er10RS\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Imperial Japanese Army Flying Schools 1912-1945 book.\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eOrder on Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42238561779806,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Flying_School_Book.png?v=1764618438"},{"product_id":"john-seddon-inspired-piece","title":"John Seddon - Inspired Piece","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCap P in the style of John Seddon. Seddon (1644–1700), with contemporaries Ayers, Cocker, et al, was one of the early English pen masters. The early English writing masters emulated the popular French and Italian styles of the day, but they laid the groundwork for what would become English Roundhand, the script style that would dominate the next 300 years.\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003eThis P is in a French style of script. The eyelet in the upper shaded stroke would be due to a skip in the flow of the writing fluid due to spreading the pen's tines so drastically. While this occasionally happens, some penman for awhile began using it as a little graphic detail to add interest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~2011, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©2011 Don Marsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42250337878110,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/John_Seddon_Inspired_Piece__Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1765051976"},{"product_id":"bird-zoomorphic-offhand","title":"Zoomorphic Offhand - Bird","description":"\u003cp\u003eA holiday design featuring a bird made with guache and pen using calligraphic loops and flourishes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This calligraphic bird design has never been seen by anyone before. It's just been tucked away in a portfolio with other pieces I've done for my own amusement. — Black \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"html-a xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egouache on Canson cream, executed with an oblique flexible tip pen.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~2009, Don Marsh~\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e©1990 Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42250363109470,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Zoomorphic_Offhand_Bird_01__1991_Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1768936702"},{"product_id":"bird-zoomorphic-offhand-1","title":"Zoomorphic Offhand - Bird","description":"\u003cp\u003eA holiday design featuring a bird created with pen and ink using calligraphic loops and flourishes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMy favorite of the birds in my animal series. Happy Holidays to all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~2009, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42250368516190,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Offhand_Bird__Don_Marsh_fa8d9243-06b6-4255-abd3-89bbf4fe69d6.jpg?v=1769473268"},{"product_id":"tallstacks-poster-original-lettering","title":"Tallstacks Poster - Original Lettering","description":"\u003cp\u003eTallstacks is a steamboat festival in Cincinnati honoring the importance of these boats to this river city. The boats are named \"Queen\" giving Cincinnati it's nickname of \"The Queen City\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDon worked with Art Director Steve Ziegelmeyer on this piece creating a custom letter form border that spelled out the ports that the participating boats originated from. The lettering partnered with the scratchboard illustration recalled the heyday of the river boats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn oldie, but goodie I worked on. I still think this is the best Tallstacks poster to date. Steve Ziegelmeyer was the AD.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~2010, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClient: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eTallstacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgency:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e Freedman, Gibson \u0026amp; White, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt Director:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ziegelmeyer Photography\" href=\"https:\/\/ziegelmeyerphotography.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSteve Ziegelmeyer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42252166824030,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Tallstacks_92Poster.jpg?v=1765082677"},{"product_id":"first-steps-calligraphy-book-lesson","title":"First Steps Calligraphy Book -  \"a\" and \"n\" Lesson","description":"\u003cp\u003eExerpt from First Steps Calligraphy Book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e Northern Light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eDon Marsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/eNYFx6P\" title=\"First Step - Calligraphy book\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOrder on Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42252174622814,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/A_N_Calligraphy_Lesson_Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1765085101"},{"product_id":"analysis-of-ovals-and-angles","title":"Analysis of Ovals and Angles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eANALYSIS OF OVALS \u0026amp; ANGLES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Fine penmanship and calligraphy is not a matter of \"nuts \u0026amp; bolts\" such as in this technical analysis. It's a matter of tasteful sensibilities, art, and finesse. However, this graphic reveals fundamental principles \u0026amp; structures that provide optical harmony within the art. Also, this analysis is a testament to what Master penmen were able to produce freely as a natural extension of their innate talent \u0026amp; insight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• All the ovals in this diagram are of exactly the same shape \u0026amp; proportion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• The exemplar in this graphic is that of Thomas Tomkins The slope is 37° from vertical, or 53° from horizontal, the most common slope angle used by Tomkins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Character height to width proportions are 4:5.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Axis of the body-oval is rotated clockwise relative to the stem approximately 10°.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• The ratio of the upper \u0026amp; lower ovals comprising the body is 7:10, i.e. the upper oval is 70% of the lower.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• The body-oval shade is approximately 260% larger than the lower oval and rotated 4° counter-clockwise from a pivot point just below the waist-line.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e~ 2018, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42253149864030,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Analysis_Ovals_Angles_Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1765155972"},{"product_id":"cincinnati-riverfront-poster","title":"Cincinnati Riverfront Poster","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTitling for the Greater Cincinnati Public Library's Riverfront poster.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~2010, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClient: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Cincinnati Public Library\" href=\"https:\/\/chpl.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCincinnati Public Library\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42257507844190,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/CincinnatiRiverfrontPosterBW.jpg?v=1765251851"},{"product_id":"flourishing-styles-beckham-era","title":"Flourishing Styles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFLOURISHING STYLES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBICKHAM ERA…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFRENCH: spiraling \u0026amp; bold – The French style strives to move in one continuous direction, clockwise or counterclockwise with minimal directional changes. The shades are usually in horizontal or reversed direction from the usual and better known downward pulled English and American styles. Flourishing almost always stemmed from extended elements of the letters themselves, and was employed almost exclusively in the margins. Though the basic elements of the French style are very simple, the degree of skill \u0026amp; control required for mastery of this style is very high. Writing style is Italian Hand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDUTCH: dense \u0026amp; elaborate – The Dutch style was complex and denser than other forms, with an almost random, streaming confetti feel. Besides the line-work, the Dutch style often included a variety of additional detail shapes, such as dots, rings, dashes, hairlines, \u0026amp; lobes. Writing style is German Text.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eENGLISH: elegant \u0026amp; thoughtful – The English style is Flowing \u0026amp; stately with a strong sense of design. The English style evolved naturally from a blending of earlier French \u0026amp; Dutch concepts. Though the basic shapes are fairly simple, the degree of difficulty in mastering this style of flourishing comes from the interrelationship \u0026amp; integration of the shapes to create an optically balanced composition. Writing style is English Roundhand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePOST-BICKHAM ERA…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFRENCH (late): whimsical \u0026amp; varied – The late French style tended to utilize every motif plus the kitchen sink. The spiral tendency was still present, but it was integrated with alternating lazy then tight looping, direction reversals, lattice patterns, \u0026amp; straight-cut shade terminations (a motif that years later would become popular in American handwriting styles). Writing style is French Bastarde.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAMERICAN: simplified \u0026amp; airy – The American style utilized basic English principles, but in a more simplified \u0026amp; formulaic fashion to facilitate less complicated patterns that could be easily learned, and incorporated into one's work more spontaneously. It also incorporated the French motif of exaggerated shade swells. Because the American style is bold and has a natural feel it conveys a direct \u0026amp; graphic demeanor. Writing style is Shaded Spencerian.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~2016, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42257569611870,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Flourishing_Styles__Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1769577496"},{"product_id":"bloodstone","title":"Minerals - Bloodstone with Italian Script","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Looking like blotches of blood on the green ground, Bloodstone's apt name needs no explanation. Bloodstone is the common folk name for the mineral also know as heliotrope, a green chalcedony (a mixture of quarts) with red jasper (iron oxide) inclusions. Used in jewelry since ancient times, bloodstone was also commonly employed as a good luck charm for self defense, and to guard against blood ailments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Italian Hand B, saved from doodling done weeks previously, provided me the starting point of this mineral subject. Variations on this B shape were popular with American penmen through the early to mid-1800s. This B is somewhat of a transitional form from the hand evolving from its European origins to what would become a new American style of script. All the small letters are common English-Italian Hand forms, with the exception of the \"st\" combo, which are traditional French shapes I chose to provide more graphic interest. Since the English-Italian Hand evolved from earlier French hands, such mixing of styles was common.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~2013, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©2013 Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42257625284702,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Bloodstone__Don_Marsh_3ddb01f9-1c19-49f2-b3ba-afdd66d4189b.jpg?v=1769216112"},{"product_id":"go-red-campaign-script","title":"Go Red For Women Campaign - Lettering","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLettering illustration created for Key Bank's participation in\u003cem\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Go Red For Women. American Heart Association.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goredforwomen.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGo Red for Women\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003eThis campaign is the American Heart Association's national movement to end heart disease and stroke in women. Don used the organization's dress logo as the shape for his lettering.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Design created for Key Bank's participation in the \"Go Red\" campaign.\"\u003cbr\u003e~ 2010, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClient: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eKey Bank\u003cbr\u003e©Don Marsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42258217107550,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Go_Red_Campaign_Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1765298140"},{"product_id":"the-final-few-illustration","title":"\"The Final Few\" - Illustration","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePen and ink. The quote is from Peter Gabriel's \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Here Comes The Flood, Peter Gabriel\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3C23LikPhWs\u0026amp;list=RD3C23LikPhWs\u0026amp;start_radio=1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\"Here Comes The Flood\".\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e©1979 Don Marsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"The Final Few\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: \u003c\/strong\u003eJan 12, 1980\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42367948390494,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Final_Few__Illustration__1980_Don_Marsh-4290.jpg?v=1767921179"},{"product_id":"new-year-script","title":"New Year - script","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJust for fun thought I'd do something topical. Playing around with the words \"A New Year\" by the third thumbnail I was liking what I was seeing. So much so that I \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"html-a xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erefined the thumbnail into a tight pencil (about an hour), and this is the result. I've enlarged the design a bit because the actual size is only 3.25 x 4.5 inches! I usually work about three times that size. I just might work this one up tighter and larger and do a finish. Happy New Year everyone!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~ 2010, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©2010 Don Marsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42368555253854,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/New_Year_Script__2010_Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1767974542"},{"product_id":"simple-mono-line-roundhand","title":"Simple Mono-Line Roundhand structure","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"One last post on Simple Mono-Line Roundhand: A self explanatory key to creating 21 of the 26 Modern Mono-Line Roundhand minuscules. All that may require elucidation regards the ascenders \u0026amp; descenders, which traditionally may be done either looping (gray dotted lines) or non-looping (orange straight stems). The non-looping stems are done slightly shorter than an x-height space. The looping stems are done slightly longer than an x-height space. However, this minor detail may be disregarded for the sake of simplicity when first learning.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~ 2010, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42368560955486,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/SimpleMono-LineRoundhand__Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1767976753"},{"product_id":"cadel-p","title":"Cadel \"P\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x x4zkp8e x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eCadel P, 1 of 5 letters done for a poster. Cadel style, interweaving diamond shapes, was popular for several hundred years (peaking ca. 1500s). Used to dress up important documents, primary uses were for initial caps, names or titles. There were also Cadel styles for adorning ascenders \u0026amp; descenders.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~2009, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©Don Marsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClient:\u003c\/strong\u003e Millcraft Paper. 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Poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42369724776542,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/German_Text_T__Don_Marsh-4436.jpg?v=1768018514"},{"product_id":"script-t","title":"Script \"T\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the Millcraft Papers alphabet poster, the letter \"T\" done in script.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e©Don Marsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClient:\u003c\/strong\u003e Millcraft Paper. Poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42369735655518,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Script_T__Don_Marsh-4440_4be378ab-764b-49d0-b933-762cad5d09d7.jpg?v=1768020586"},{"product_id":"american-financial-group-certificate-layouts","title":"American Financial Group - Certificate Layouts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA collection of pencil layouts of certificates for American Financial Group.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e©Don Marsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClient:\u003c\/strong\u003e American Financial Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 15\" x 20\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: \u003c\/strong\u003e1996 - 2002\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42370883125342,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/American_Financial_Group_Layout__Don_Marsh-4121.jpg?v=1768087278"},{"product_id":"american-premier-underwriters-certificate-layout","title":"American Premier Underwriters - Certificate Layout","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePencil layout of certificate for American Premier Underwriters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e©Don Marsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClient:\u003c\/strong\u003e American Premier Underwriters \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: \u003c\/strong\u003eCirca 1994\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42370983723102,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/American_Premier_Underwriters_Layout__Don_Marsh-4125.jpg?v=1768090732"},{"product_id":"penn-central-corporation-certificate-layout","title":"Penn Central Corporation - Certificate Layout","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePencil layout of certificate for American Premier Underwriters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e©Don Marsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClient:\u003c\/strong\u003e American Premier Underwriters \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: \u003c\/strong\u003eCirca 1994\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42371016949854,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Penn_Central_Corporation_Certificate_Layout__Don_Marsh-4127.jpg?v=1768091322"},{"product_id":"longaberger-baskets-script","title":"Longaberger Baskets - Script","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDesign done for Longaberger's. The intent was to use an American style script and imply weaving with the flourishing.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~2010, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©Don Marsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClient:\u003c\/strong\u003e Longaberger Baskets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42372891934814,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Longaberger_Basket_Script__Don_Marsh-4095.jpg?v=1768190715"},{"product_id":"ziegelmeyer-script","title":"Ziegelmeyer - Script","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHey Steve, do you remember this?… Back in the days before computers finished art was usually done on illustration board, covered with a flap of paper to protect it \u003cspan class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"html-a xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eduring handling, and delivered in a large envelope. Back then I always had fun putting the name of the art director on the envelope, as in this example I found the other day in a box in storage. This is a photocopy of a manila envelope I delivered to Steve Ziegelmeyer. Don't know the time period, probably about '91.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x x4zkp8e x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThat e was essentially Spencerian inspired, bt the whole thing was just a whimsical blend of English Roundhand, Spencerian and whatever happened next. LOL\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eI have no idea where that Z came from; it just sort of happened.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~2013, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©Don Marsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42372910678110,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Ziegelmeyer_Script__Don_Marsh_1955b02d-9010-4229-af5f-980ad542909a.png?v=1769408570"},{"product_id":"howard-paper-initial-p","title":"Howard Paper - Initial \"E\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Lettering for the cover of a Howard Papers promotion. The only art direction on this was 'do a very fancy \u0026amp; elaborate E.' (Fun!) The goal was to contrast the \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e'everyday\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"html-a xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith the \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e'extraordinary'. \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClients\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e: Howard Paper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgency:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e Siebert Design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42385409540190,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Howard_Paper_Extraordinary__Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1769360599"},{"product_id":"playtime-calligraphy","title":"Playtime - Calligraphy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFelt like time for another playful pencil design. The \"Play\" portion follows common Victorian principles, while the \"time\" portion was just sort of spontaneously made \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"html-a xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eup and is more Nouveau in character.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~2011, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©2011 Don Marsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42388588396638,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Playtime_Calligraphy_Pencil__Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1768430429"},{"product_id":"don-marsh-initials-script-logo","title":"Don Marsh Initials - Script logo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarsh used this logo for alot of his work including his original website from the 1990's.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAn enlargement of that little squiggle you often see at the bottom of my work. It's a DM logo design I created some years ago.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~2010, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©2010 Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42394533167198,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Don_Marsh_Design_Logo_color_Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1768538390"},{"product_id":"great-mother-calligraphy","title":"\"Great Mother\" Calligraphy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDid this piece, chapter 20th of the Tao Te Ching, around 1990. The chapter is about being opposite of others, so rendering it in a Back-Sloping Chancery, á la Tagliente, seemed like a good choice. Besides, I've always enjoyed the attention getting aesthetic of this unique style… plus it's fun to do. Layout is classic 14th c. geometric format; the calligraphy was done using a Brause nib on Canson Mi Teintes cream, warm medium gray gouache and 22 carat XX deep gold leaf. Someday I'm going to have to frame this one.\"\u003cbr\u003e~2013, Don Marsh~\"\u003cbr\u003e©Don Marsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBack-Sloping Chancery, á la Tagliente\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Circa 1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuote:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eChapter 20th of the Tao Te Ching\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42399067701342,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Great_Mother_Calligraphy__Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1768779118"},{"product_id":"walmart-scented-candles-calligraphy","title":"Walmart Scented Candles - Calligraphy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e©Don Marsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42401650212958,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Walmart_Scented_Candles__Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1768794822"},{"product_id":"long-s-usage","title":"Long \"S\" Usage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The s that looks like an f in old manuscripts and books is called a \"long s\" or \"medial s.\" It was a form of s used initially or medially. In other words, anywhere in a word but at the end. The ending s was called a round s, or terminal s. The rules for how it was to be used varied over the centuries and could be fairly complicated. Many ancient alphabets such as Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, etc, have different versions of the same letter for use under specific circumstances or in specific placements: beginning of a word (initial), in the middle of a word (medial), or at the end of a word (final). The long s evolved with the emergence of the minuscule letters (small letters) during the Carolingian writing reformation (9th C.), and has its roots in classical Greek practice. By the beginning of the 1800s the long s faded in use, disappearing completely by the mid-1800s. It's disuse was sparked by typographic reforms; Caslon stopped using the long s in the late-1780s, as did most other typographers by 1800. As typographers stopped casting the long s for their new fonts, and publications like the New York Times and Encyclopedia Britannica stopped using it, people stopped seeing it in print. Consequently use of the long s in handwriting began to fade as well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~Mar 16, 2017, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42402309144670,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Long_S_Usage.jpg?v=1768797190"},{"product_id":"zoomorphic-offhand-bird-copy","title":"Zoomorphic Offhand - Holiday Bird","description":"\u003cp\u003eA holiday design featuring a bird created with pen and ink using calligraphic loops and flourishes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHere's a calligraphic bird that did become a seasonal card but only appeared once back in '91. So I don't think many people have seen it or would remember it. This is a \u003cspan class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"html-a xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ecolor scan. I wanted a monochrome effect. It is a PMS warm gray printed on pale gray French Speckletone paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~2009, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©1991 Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42412035375198,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Zoomorphic_bird__1991_Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1769473032"},{"product_id":"hallmark-cards-type-exploration","title":"Hallmark Cards - Type Exploration","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Hallmark was thinking about \"updating\" their logotype, they wanted to see ideas for new directions. While others explored various options, I was asked to explore a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"html-a xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emore calligraphic approach. Here are a few pencil roughs showing potential starting points.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~2009, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©2009 Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42414059487326,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Hallmark_Logo_Exploration__Don_Marsh_3fc493d3-c2d0-4a46-b239-8b1fe5b15cbf.jpg?v=1768963974"},{"product_id":"don-marsh-signatures-script","title":"Don Marsh Signatures - Script","description":"\u003cp\u003eDon practicing different scripts with his name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e©Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42414260387934,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Don_Marsh_Signatures__Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1768974566"},{"product_id":"between-the-lines-script","title":"\"Between The Lines\" - Script","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eI was going for a spontaneous, brushy looking design. It's not based on anyone's style. But I've loved Georgia Deaver's work for year, so I'm sure there was an influence even if it was unconscious.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~2010, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©Don Marsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClient:\u003c\/strong\u003e Scott Hull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42414938718302,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Between_The_Lines__Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1769016515"},{"product_id":"dikaiosune-lettering","title":"Dikaiosune - Lettering","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eT-shirt lettering; another design done for Scott Hull.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~2010, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©Don Marsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClient:\u003c\/strong\u003e Scott Hull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42414962933854,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Dikaiosune_Lettering__Don_Marsh.jpg?v=1769018550"},{"product_id":"one-type-magazine-article","title":"How Magazine Article - Lettering","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eConcept of article was, if you were trapped on an island and could only have one type face, what would you pick? Blocks of text were the choices \u0026amp; comments of various ADs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne Type to Spec\": 2-page spread in How Magazine, Jan\/Feb '91. Bronze Award winner. 'OneTtS\" was lettered; purple text calligraphy; island \u0026amp; tree a bit of both. Island: type names, tree trunk: a thru z, leaves U\u0026amp;lc E's \u0026amp; A's. Gouache w\/ pastel sky \u0026amp; water.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~2010, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©2010 Don Marsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClient: \u003c\/strong\u003eHow Magazine. \"One Type To Spec\" article\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jan\/Feb 1991 issue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eNote: AI was used to increase size and clarity of a low resolution source file resulting in some smaller type to be rendered inaccurately. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42416211853406,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/One_Type_Magazine_Article__Don_Marsh_43cc0026-4cff-49ab-bec9-c9fdc74988ac.jpg?v=1769550838"},{"product_id":"gabbro-with-italian-script","title":"Minerals - Gabbro - Italian Script","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHaving recently added a few more rocks to my collection, it seem'd like a good time to add another piece to my Mineralogy Script folder… Gabbro is form'd under high pressure \u0026amp; heat, deep within the Earth. Because it cools slowly it forms large crystals. Gabbro is similar to granite, and one of the most prolific minerals that make up much of the rock just below the Earth's crust, \u0026amp; most of the oceanic crust. Gabbro is often commercially sold under the name \"black granite,\" \u0026amp; is used for kitchen counter-tops, floor tile, grave markers, \u0026amp; such. Gabbro is often mined for its titanium, magnesium, chromium, nickel, cobalt and other valuable metallic content. Its color generally ranges from black to green.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e This specimen is Indigo Gabbro, containing black, dark green, \u0026amp; purplish-gray. — I've render'd this script in a very unique \u0026amp; peculiar form of Italian Hand essentially unknown today. It's my own interpretation of an American variant that was used ornamentally in the early part of the 17th century. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe idea for the \"G\" is based on one of my penmanship heroes, John Ayres, but I've pushed it to the absurd, just for the fun of it. The \"r\" is an extremely rare \u0026amp; purely ornamental form from the 1800s. Also, the most distinguishing feature of this style is the tapered shading with truncated terminations, rather than the club-like shades with rounded terminations normally found in Italian Hand. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf the shading technique looks familiar, that's because Spencer borrow'd it \u0026amp; integrated it into his penmanship style a half century later. When I release my book it will explain and demonstrate how this trait came into being. \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~2019, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©2019 Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42416226697310,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Gabbro__2019_Don_Marsh_57eee950-cc5a-4d3f-8c99-92297af07517.jpg?v=1769217626"},{"product_id":"crocoite-script","title":"Minerals - Crocoite - Script","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCrocoite is a beautiful red colored mineral of lead chromate growing in clumps of needle-like crystals. — Coming up with a variety of cap C designs can be a challenge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~2011, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©2011 Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42416262021214,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Crocoite__2011_Don_Marsh_c807d7d4-a401-48da-b327-33eceb737365.jpg?v=1769216784"},{"product_id":"unakite-english-italian-hand","title":"Minerals - Unakite - English-Italian Hand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eUnakite has become fairly popular in jewelry craft within the past 20 years, and for obvious reasons; Its a durable, colorful \u0026amp; dramatic stone that polishes nicely. A form of granite, unakite is composed of green epidote, pink feldspar and quartz. — Nothing especially unique in this example of English-Italian hand, so I I tried to fancy-up the U slightly. Also, a simple flourish that was commonly employed in both English Roundhand and English-Italian Hand that I alway loved was the swelled horizontal terminal flourish. This was a trick borrowed from older French scripts styles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~2011, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©2011 Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42416271720542,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Unakite__2011_Don_Marsh_c5bc47bc-0178-4a24-9315-fd3bd2d0e4b4.jpg?v=1769219148"},{"product_id":"textite-script-copy","title":"Minerals - Tektite - Script","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis one has three of my favorite things in one, geology, astronomy \u0026amp; lettering; … Tektites are natural glass specimens, usually black but sometimes green or yellow, formed from the splash of molten material from a prehistoric meteor or comet strike. Unlike meteorites which are found everywhere on Earth, tektites are only found in specific regional fields. Ancient cultures considered these objects, when found, magical and associated them with the gods. Interesting considering the strikes occurred around 800,000 years ago. One 10th century Chinese text says the people working the fields called them \"inkstones of the Thunder Gods.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis T, though one of the more unusual forms within English script hands, was still fairly commonly used 200 years ago. I thought the swelled horizontal terminal flourish served nicely to imply a meteor. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~2011, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©2011 Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42416954114142,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Tektite__2011_Don_Marsh_97ba630a-65ec-4504-b455-190d7e403501.jpg?v=1769218936"},{"product_id":"moldavite-english-script","title":"Minerals - Moldavite - English Script","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMoldavite is another type of tektite (meteoric glass). Named for the Czech town of Moldauthein where it is found, it's also found in Germany \u0026amp; Austria. Moldavite is a unique green natural glass believed to be formed by the impact of a meteor 15 million years ago in western Bavaria. Moldavite was created from the splash of molten material thrown into the air by the huge meteoric impact, cooling to glass as it fell back to Earth. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cap M's in English-Italian Hand, as in other English Roundhands, can get quite exotic. The trailing spiral flourishes seemed to appropriately imply meteoric tails. The flourish on the e was a common final flourish used on all characters and styles of classic English scripts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~2011, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©2011 Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42416959127646,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Moldavite__2011_Don_Marsh_e11e2657-b941-4ee8-a850-8febb507f499.jpg?v=1769218016"},{"product_id":"wavellite-english-italian-hand","title":"Minerals - Wavellite - English-Italian Hand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe little green nodules on this rock is Wavellite. Not a well known mineral, it is an aluminum phosphate named after its discoverer William Wavell in 1805. Its green crystals are spherical and usually about pea-sized. I thought it would be fun to play off the Wavell name with some wave-like flourishing in this otherwise sedate English-Italian Hand composition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~2011, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©2011 Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42416960438366,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Wavellite__2011_Don_Marsh_e8a8ec2c-0e1e-4f80-b1ea-2617ff5eb438.jpg?v=1769219209"},{"product_id":"azurite-english-italian-hand","title":"Minerals - Azurite - English-Italian Hand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe first in my mineralogy series is one of my most favorite mineral specimens, azurite. Few things in nature rival the intense vibrant blue of azurite.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe style of script in this series is English-Italian Hand, a close second in popularity with the classical English penmen of the 12th \u0026amp; 18th centuries. Its appearance is delicate \u0026amp; airy. It was used more in a decorative capacity than for common usage like English Roundhand. I was often used along with English Roundhand almost like an Italic, to callout initials, key names, titles, etc.. The caps were done with shading running reverse of normal while the small letters were shaded in the usual direction, albeit very lightly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~2011, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©2011 Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42416967876702,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Azurite__2011_Don_Marsh_29a86cd2-ad22-4551-83a7-548743a4f28c.jpg?v=1769215762"},{"product_id":"chrysoprase-english-italian-hand","title":"Minerals - Chrysoprase - English-Italian Hand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAnother of my most favorite minerals is chrysoprase, a beautiful translucent bright apple-green chalcedony. Its greenish color comes from its nickel content. Through the 17th \u0026amp; 18th century this stone was very popularly used for carving cameo broaches \u0026amp; jewelry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the more unique characters in this English-Italian Hand is the old form \"long s\" which was done from the usual form that looks like an uncrossed f to this simple, flowing form.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~2011, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©2011 Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42417005592670,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Chrysoprase__2011_Don_Marsh_a57c9034-206d-492a-9196-1f0b5351a712.jpg?v=1769216659"},{"product_id":"purpurite-script","title":"Minerals - Purpurite - Script","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHere's one I think folks will like. Purpurite is an iron ore containing manganese phosphate. The beautiful slightly iridescent purple color comes from oxidation of the manganese.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe most unique aspects of this piece are the elaborate knot-work flourishing of the cap P and the parallel descender stem of the small p. This form of small p is historic but was not commonly used. This sort of parallel lines descender may stem from Dutch calligraphic influences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~2011, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©2011 Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42417008705630,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Purpurite__2011_Don_Marsh_b208eaaa-d1f0-406c-87f1-a13fe150ef24.jpg?v=1769218409"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/collections\/FunkyMad_2v_copy_dd9ce441-37bb-45d4-b7db-e50d7e218fd4.jpg?v=1768929646","url":"https:\/\/donmarsharchive.com\/collections\/lettering-copy.oembed?page=10","provider":"Don Marsh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}