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Dear Arrighi, I get jobs addressing envelopes, and I'm not sure what to charge. I seem to work so hard and get so little. What's the going rate, and what are some of the variables? Signed, Crippled Fingers and Empty Wallet Dear Crippled Fingers and Empty Wallet, I did an...
Dear Arrighi, Someone asked me to do escort cards for an event and when I went to the stationery store to choose them, the woman there said that I didn't want escort cards, that I needed "seating cards". Could you tell me the difference between the...
Dear Arrighi, I was wondering about the order of the ABC's. When did it come about and where did it start? Signed, Abecedary Inquirer Dear Abecedarian, I thought this would be an easy one but with some inquiries and a lot of research I find it to be an interesting...
Dear Arrighi, I was referring to paper the other day and wasn't sure if paper that has a "laid" pattern is actually considered laid, even if it doesn't use that name. What do you think? Signed, Unsure about laid Dear Unsure, I used the book Paper Pleasures by Faith Shannon...
Dear Arrighi, I have seen many pages of illuminated bible manuscripts in museums and books and see the word "INCIPIT" all the time and I haven't figured out what it means. It seems to appear at the beginning of the books of the bible. What exactly...
Dear Arrighi, Could you tell me the difference between Copperplate and Spencerian? Are they related? Do you use the same pen and ink? Signed, Pretty Writer Dear Pretty Writer, I can explain it best by giving a little history of both. "Copperplate" is a name given this round hand style...
Dear Arrighi, I've taken some calligraphy classes and I'm still not as good as I think I should be, after I've been writing the alphabet since kindergarten, how come I can't do this? Signed, Slower than I thought Dear Slower, I wonder if you would be asking this question if...
Dear Arrighi, Why is Italic script the firsthand to be taught when it is so much harder to master than some of the other styles? Signed, Still Struggling Dear Still Struggling, In some programs where the students have made a long term commitment, there is a better approach to the...
Dear Arrighi, I've read about books being written on papyrus rolls & then on parchment pages in books called "codex". Can you tell me what this means and what were the first codex books? Signed, Book Worm Dear Book Worm, I have turned to the book, "The Art & History...
Dear Arrighi, I've been trying to do copperplate but am very discouraged. I'm able to do most hands in calligraphy but this one is a struggle! My nib picks up paper fibers or the nib sticks into the paper. My up strokes are shaky and hairlines...
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