Monday, March 19, 2012

Old Words, One Bird



6 comments:

  1. In Sotherby's London they used to have a framed letter from a woman who wished to sell a 'crucifixion' painting. She wrote 'I'm not sure who it's by, but his initials are INRI'. It's true; I saw it.

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  2. Hey! I've seen work by INRI too! Must be someone famous ;)

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  3. I have a books on cemeteries. I now need to go look up the meaning of that bird!

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  4. Very meditative and my passion for fonts is particularly drawn to the middle photo...beautiful letter forms. xo

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  5. Birdie -- please let me know what you discover!

    Thanks for stopping by.

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  6. Marilyn, I'm a bit of a font junkie myself. I could look at these old gravestones all day.

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