Perth ampersand & other ligatures workshop

Day One:

pen designed ampersands and other ligatures were explored from the past 2000 years. 

The "and sign" (&) is a ligature of two letters e & t from the word "et" meaning "and". The word ampersand comes from the slurring, over time, of the phrase "and per se and" meaning "and on it's own and". It is a letter and word on it's own, ie. the ligatured "et".

Day Two:

the painting of Celtic Ampersands

 

 In-class gilding demonstration

In-class painting demonstration

The Perth Ampersand Class

Class Celtic ampersands below.

Created on day two.