tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post2764401435194675010..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: EngrossingJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-63829612375288751162023-12-16T22:07:48.726-05:002023-12-16T22:07:48.726-05:00This evening, my husband was reading some informat...This evening, my husband was reading some information about his great, great uncle and viewing some of his artwork online. We weren’t sure what the term ‘engrossing’ entailed so I googled it and found this vlog post. Lo and behold, P.W. Costello was the first example we spotted in your article. He was born in Scranton but the family moved back to Ireland so his father could find work (coal mining). When P.W. was 11 years old, they moved back to Pennsylvania where he had to leave school and work picking flint as a breaker boy. Fortunately, he was able to receive an art apprenticeship at a later time. We have a number of his pen and ink pieces in our immediate family and have seen many of his works thanks to photographs from our extended family. Thank you for including an example here. We enjoyed reading your blog. <br />Rebecca CorbettRebecca Corbetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05535121217974896013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-35432375694243228692011-06-25T10:41:30.624-04:002011-06-25T10:41:30.624-04:00Thanks, William, I added a link for that Zanerian ...Thanks, William, I added a link for that Zanerian book. I've seen it, and it's great.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-11059368711204950872011-06-24T20:46:47.956-04:002011-06-24T20:46:47.956-04:00very cool, I did some typography work for a grad c...very cool, I did some typography work for a grad class in G.Design, and had a project that I did some engrossing for. A great book to check out for people into this is "The Zanerian Manual of Alphabets and Engrossing." You can still find some used copies around and it has about 20 amazing pages of engraving by E.A. LupferAaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16565022224645774512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-27249705241580455222011-06-24T05:59:55.970-04:002011-06-24T05:59:55.970-04:00The 'art' is still alive. Do a Google for ...The 'art' is still alive. Do a Google for letterheads. http://www.theletterheads.com/index.htmlMrCachethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17380421021822593083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-22319610602483198812011-06-23T18:42:04.186-04:002011-06-23T18:42:04.186-04:00There are several places on the web where they &qu...There are several places on the web where they "teach" this art. I didn't keep any URLs but I had a fine time hunting them down one slow Saturday afternoon.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-15711464023041828152011-06-23T13:51:49.802-04:002011-06-23T13:51:49.802-04:00I have a few old trinkets from my family's pas...I have a few old trinkets from my family's past, and I've run across a few photos with enormous versions of this from over 100 years ago. This was such a wonderful art, I wish it still existed en masse. <br /><br />Thanks so much for sharing, James!Michael Damboldthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141514622593774503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-114741853800793562011-06-23T13:33:56.202-04:002011-06-23T13:33:56.202-04:00Beautiful art form, thanks for sharing.Beautiful art form, thanks for sharing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13948627284902752680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-37164283607436049422011-06-23T13:28:14.672-04:002011-06-23T13:28:14.672-04:00James, have you run across any mention of a correc...James, have you run across any mention of a correction technique for errors that occured during the execution of such penmanship? These people were very skilled, but human, nonetheless...Tom Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04770238579550226268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-41432770187251108312011-06-23T12:39:43.556-04:002011-06-23T12:39:43.556-04:00From about 1880 on, businesses utilized these vari...From about 1880 on, businesses utilized these various lettering styles on business letterhead, and often incorporated a similar design on their billheads. The 'flowering' came about at the turn of the century. I have hundreds of examples of fancy letterheads that will make your eyes pop out.MrCachethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17380421021822593083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-4525056969174947392011-06-23T12:36:12.491-04:002011-06-23T12:36:12.491-04:00Fantastic.Fantastic.EZ Goodnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14885539025549500697noreply@blogger.com