You can find examples of Peter Milton’s work on numerous art gallery websites. But because his pieces are so finely wrought and minutely detailed, they tend not to reproduce well over the internet. The good news is, he has his own website with a large selection of his work in superior high-definition scans.
Hidden Cities II
Leonardo wrote in Italian using a special kind of shorthand that he invented himself. People who study his notebooks have long been puzzled by something else, however. He usually used „mirror writing“, starting at the right side of the page and moving to the left. Only when he was writing something intended for other people did he write in the normal direction.
Victoria & Albert Museum: Explore Leonardo da Vinci’s Notes
With that ladies and gentlemen, I wish you a fruitful day ahead.
Enjoy life and be an optimist.
Try It Out!
(Scroll down and Type a message to generate it in Leonardo’s style)
‚Armée Française : Nouvel Alphabet Militaire‘
Text by Pierre Léon Vanier
Illustrations by Henri de Sta
This 1880s book – obviously aimed at young people – offers satirical portrayals of various branches and uniforms of the French military and each chromolithograph is accompanied by a page of descriptive text.
‚Armée Française : Nouvel Alphabet Militaire‘ 1883 is available among les Abécédaires de Gallica
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