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Homage to Liu Xiaobo

Posted on July 16, 2017 by raoulpat

In memory of Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, who died in prison on 13 July 2017. This citation is from the Charter 8 manifesto, which he and other Chinese intellectuals and human rights activists authored in 2008. Advertisements

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From Song of Myself 52, by Walt Whitman. . . . . . . . . Whitman, 1819 - 1892, would have been 200 on May 31st. In poem 52 of Song of Myself, Whitman speaks of being part of nature. He has transcended the self. As he says in poem 51, he “contains multitudes”. This piece is on display at Dog Eared Books on Valencia Street, SF. #waltwhitman #waltwhitmanpoetry #lgbtpoets #lgbtamericanpoets #songofmyself #Iamuntranslatable #drmartinsbleedproofwhite #cansonmiteintespastelpaper #blacklettercalligraphy #frakturcalligraphy #calligraphiegothique #calligraphybyraoul #dogearedbookssf

Today, at the blackletter breakfast club, we admired Rudolf Koch’s R and Fraktur Mon Amour, a compendium of Blackletter typefaces. #blackletterbreakfastclub #halfmoonbaycoffee #halfmoonbaycoffeecompany #blacklettercalligraphy #frakturmonamour #blacklettertypeface

Men and women know from birth that all pleasure lies in evil. . . . . . . . . From Journaux Intimes (Intimate Diaries), Charles Baudelaire, 1887. This piece is on display at Dog-Eared Books on Valencia Street in San Francisco. #frenchliterature #19thcenturyfrenchauthors #dogearedbookssf #blacklettercalligraphy #drmartinsbleedproofwhite #cansonmiteintespastelpaper #calligraphybyraoul #journauxintimes #charlesbaudelaire #poètesmaudits #charlesbaudelairequotes #charlesbaudelairepoems #charlesbaudelairejetaime #literaturedécadente #poètesfrançais #auteursfrançais

Manuscript paper codices . . . . . . . . . Manuscripts produced at the Holy Metropolis of Monemvasia and Sparta. 14th to 17th C. Museum of Mistras. Mistras had a scriptorium where illuminated manuscripts were produced. #greekmanuscripts #mistras #14thcenturymanuscripts #greekcalligraphy #mistrasmanuscripts #greekscriptoria #byzantinemanuscripts #monumentsandmuseumsofgreece #byzantinemonumentsgreece

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