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Published: 2011-02-18 02:41:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 6899; Favourites: 114; Downloads: 180
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Well, here's another miniature book...this time a little bigger than usual, the whole 2 cm in height (0.78 inch) and filled with old English styled alphabet. I drew every letter in the stained glass resembling frame.Book is saddle stitched, hardcover and gilded with golden paint. All done by hand, including painting the "stones" on it red. It took around twenty hours to assemble it all, not counting drying and all the other necessary pauses. But I think it's worth of the effort and am pretty much satisfied with how it looks.
If you want a video of this, here's the link: [link]
And Etsy: [link]
Hope you like it
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Wow! Your work is outstanding. A ton of talent and patience.
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such a cute little thing! definitely a great piece of work, and very nimble fingers to accomplish this. keep it up~!
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This is too awesome for words. I love the creativity you put into all of that, I would probably take me a week or two. That's pretty cool that you were able to do this in less than 24 hours! Way to Go....Keep up the good work
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Hehe, alphabet is actually ancient Greek word (from "alpha" and "beta" first two letters of Greek alphabet). It was actualy "alphabetos" and came into Latin in form "alphabetum", from which it came to English (and many other languages). If I remember correctly (my old teacher of calligraphy and calligraphic history would now kill me, probably 
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Nah, it actually took me some time to find my old calligraphy books and remind myself of the details...I was originally remembering only the ancient Greek parts, lol. Like my sister later told me: what you have Google for?
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oh well i just heard the italian made the current abc
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Yeah, in a way, they did, at least their ancestors Romans did it basically (Roman Capitals).
Ancient Greek took the original alphabet mostly from Phoenicians, I think, but did something very important: added vowels. It was the beginning of the alphabet.
Romans took it, did some reshaping and formed what we accept as alphabet these days (a western type of it anyway), spreading it through all the places under their rule. On the west, it was additionally changed a bit by countries and their needs and turned into current "Latin" alphabet.
In the eastern parts of Europe, alphabet pulls almost straight line from Greece (Greek Uncial), but I would bore you to death probably with the story (if I haven't already), so better to stop
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I am really amazed that you can paint that small that neatly to make the cover! I still make a mess at five times that scale :S
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Lol, trust me, I make a mess, too. It's just that one get's accustomed on working in small scale and with needles
Glad you like it
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This is so great! My jaw dropped! No really, it did! Love this tiny book!
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Thank you so, so much...I really glad you like it
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This have been featured here: [link]
Don't forget to smile today!
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hey, you DESERVE to be complimented like that. your a really nice, and understanding, and talented!
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Dear. Lord.
How do you DO letters that small?!?
Okay- that was a serious question. Do you have a special writing tool for that, or is it just a really fine pen, what?
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Well, I do have special calligraphic pens I use sometimes, but not here. In this case just fine, ordinary pen. And sometimes, I use a very fine brush, depends of what I want to accomplish, you know
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Oh, and I really like the design of the spine and the bookmark ribbon! (I privately think every book should have one.)
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I definitely agree about the ribbons. And I try to make one every time the general concept allows me
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As big as 2 cm, eh? Yes, that's practically gigantic!
But seriously, this is amazing. I love how lush and rich it looks with all the gold and rubies and rich decorations and colourful illuminations. It also has a certain lightness to it because of the happy swirls and colours. Beautiful as always!
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Lol, well in my world...
Seriously, glad you like it...colors look so much better and truer to original here, than on the YT vid, where they look washed out for some reason.
Glad you like the swirls...my inspiration was in old Elizabethan fabrics ^^ This is a very English book
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I shouldn't be surprised anymore of what you can do (you can do everything!) but I'm still in awe and going to be ever and ever. This is just simply gorgeous. Aargh, if only I had the cash it would be mine
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