Sharon Diane Nell
@sharondnell.bsky.social
French Prof (17th&18th)/Arts&Hum dean. Opinions my own. Trans. & ed, Scudéry's _Lucrece & Brutus: Glory in the Land of Tender_ (Toronto: Iter P, '21)
Apparently the National Archives doesn’t realize that this is not just a case of being able to read cursive. This is 18th century cursive, which, I can tell you as someone who transcribes 18th century French cursive, will require more than an untrained volunteer.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...
Can you read cursive? The National Archives needs volunteers with your 'superpower'
“Reading cursive is a superpower,” said Suzanne Isaacs, a community manager with the National Archives Catalog in Washington, D.C.
www.usatoday.com
January 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Apparently the National Archives doesn’t realize that this is not just a case of being able to read cursive. This is 18th century cursive, which, I can tell you as someone who transcribes 18th century French cursive, will require more than an untrained volunteer.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...
Reposted by Sharon Diane Nell
I don't see many long threads on here, but I'll try one - it's about Holbein's Ambassadors, his 1533 masterpiece in the National Gallery. It's often presented as a great mystery, but I think once we understand the circumstances in which it was made, its meaning becomes clearer.
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December 17, 2024 at 11:15 PM
I don't see many long threads on here, but I'll try one - it's about Holbein's Ambassadors, his 1533 masterpiece in the National Gallery. It's often presented as a great mystery, but I think once we understand the circumstances in which it was made, its meaning becomes clearer.
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