The notation system is (apparently) called "Lombardic neumatic notation" and this video is a modern performance of one of Obadiah's manuscripts: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxtL...
Mi Al Har Horev - Obadiah the Proselyte
YouTube video by Mizmor LeDavid
www.youtube.com
October 5, 2026 at 12:41 PM
The notation system is (apparently) called "Lombardic neumatic notation" and this video is a modern performance of one of Obadiah's manuscripts: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxtL...
Detail from a Lombardic radiate-headed bow brooch. Dating to the early 7th century AD, the brooch was found in a cemetery at Nocera Umbra in the Province of Perugia, Italy. Now part of the collections at the Museum of Civilisations in Rome. 📸 My own. #FindsFriday #Archaeology
April 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Detail from a Lombardic radiate-headed bow brooch. Dating to the early 7th century AD, the brooch was found in a cemetery at Nocera Umbra in the Province of Perugia, Italy. Now part of the collections at the Museum of Civilisations in Rome. 📸 My own. #FindsFriday #Archaeology
proposal to rename "bold" to "lombardic" so all three main font stylings can be named after Italy.
September 28, 2026 at 1:22 PM
proposal to rename "bold" to "lombardic" so all three main font stylings can be named after Italy.
Lombardic drinking-horn, 500-700 CE
The Lombards, a Germanic people, invaded Italy from Hungary in 568 CE.
Their art shifted away from traditional Germanic styles & adopted local Byzantine & Christian fashions.
Found in a high status grave in Sutri, Italy.
Now British Museum, London
#archaeology
The Lombards, a Germanic people, invaded Italy from Hungary in 568 CE.
Their art shifted away from traditional Germanic styles & adopted local Byzantine & Christian fashions.
Found in a high status grave in Sutri, Italy.
Now British Museum, London
#archaeology
May 10, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Lombardic drinking-horn, 500-700 CE
The Lombards, a Germanic people, invaded Italy from Hungary in 568 CE.
Their art shifted away from traditional Germanic styles & adopted local Byzantine & Christian fashions.
Found in a high status grave in Sutri, Italy.
Now British Museum, London
#archaeology
The Lombards, a Germanic people, invaded Italy from Hungary in 568 CE.
Their art shifted away from traditional Germanic styles & adopted local Byzantine & Christian fashions.
Found in a high status grave in Sutri, Italy.
Now British Museum, London
#archaeology
Those lombardic capitals better be worth it
September 6, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Those lombardic capitals better be worth it
Early 14th century stained glass at Stanford-on-Avon, Northamptonshire.
St Peter stands under a crocketed canopy, his keys in his left hand and his right hand raised in blessing. S' PETRUS in Lombardic capitals.
St Peter stands under a crocketed canopy, his keys in his left hand and his right hand raised in blessing. S' PETRUS in Lombardic capitals.
August 11, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Early 14th century stained glass at Stanford-on-Avon, Northamptonshire.
St Peter stands under a crocketed canopy, his keys in his left hand and his right hand raised in blessing. S' PETRUS in Lombardic capitals.
St Peter stands under a crocketed canopy, his keys in his left hand and his right hand raised in blessing. S' PETRUS in Lombardic capitals.
Presenting my new project!
THE TRUEST REVIVAL
of a 14th-century Nottingham alphabet tile
in the form of gingerbread.
Inspired by photographs by
@poorfrankraw.co.uk and @chartresfi.bsky.social
Please find the full description in the image →
#alphabet #tile #lombardic #medieval #veraevstafieva
THE TRUEST REVIVAL
of a 14th-century Nottingham alphabet tile
in the form of gingerbread.
Inspired by photographs by
@poorfrankraw.co.uk and @chartresfi.bsky.social
Please find the full description in the image →
#alphabet #tile #lombardic #medieval #veraevstafieva
December 27, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Presenting my new project!
THE TRUEST REVIVAL
of a 14th-century Nottingham alphabet tile
in the form of gingerbread.
Inspired by photographs by
@poorfrankraw.co.uk and @chartresfi.bsky.social
Please find the full description in the image →
#alphabet #tile #lombardic #medieval #veraevstafieva
THE TRUEST REVIVAL
of a 14th-century Nottingham alphabet tile
in the form of gingerbread.
Inspired by photographs by
@poorfrankraw.co.uk and @chartresfi.bsky.social
Please find the full description in the image →
#alphabet #tile #lombardic #medieval #veraevstafieva
A massive cross slab with inscription in incised Lombardic caps - but is it late medieval or early modern? welshtombs.wordpress.com/2026/07/31/a...
![Floriated cross head on tapered stone slab with inscription [Hic] iacet Richard ... in incised Lombardic caps](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pc46k7nnkgbzqfznw7j32sfh/bafkreiatj5se2bbo5sou2wn2yzuis4sqkddelagtiwmm6fkwmao7g2ynbe)
July 31, 2026 at 7:19 PM
A massive cross slab with inscription in incised Lombardic caps - but is it late medieval or early modern? welshtombs.wordpress.com/2026/07/31/a...
DYK, Tolkien was fluent enough to read in:
Latin
French
German
Middle & Old English
Finnish
Gothic
Greek
Italian
Old Norse
Spanish
Modern & Medieval Welsh
Danish
Dutch
Lombardic
Norwegian
Russian
Serbian
& Swedish
And that’s not even counting the ones he created himself!
#TolkienDay #BookWormSat
Latin
French
German
Middle & Old English
Finnish
Gothic
Greek
Italian
Old Norse
Spanish
Modern & Medieval Welsh
Danish
Dutch
Lombardic
Norwegian
Russian
Serbian
& Swedish
And that’s not even counting the ones he created himself!
#TolkienDay #BookWormSat
January 3, 2026 at 9:30 AM
DYK, Tolkien was fluent enough to read in:
Latin
French
German
Middle & Old English
Finnish
Gothic
Greek
Italian
Old Norse
Spanish
Modern & Medieval Welsh
Danish
Dutch
Lombardic
Norwegian
Russian
Serbian
& Swedish
And that’s not even counting the ones he created himself!
#TolkienDay #BookWormSat
Latin
French
German
Middle & Old English
Finnish
Gothic
Greek
Italian
Old Norse
Spanish
Modern & Medieval Welsh
Danish
Dutch
Lombardic
Norwegian
Russian
Serbian
& Swedish
And that’s not even counting the ones he created himself!
#TolkienDay #BookWormSat
British Museum
Great Russell Street, London WC1B
The Tuscany Brooch
Lombardic Italy, around AD 600
#reference #propreference
Great Russell Street, London WC1B
The Tuscany Brooch
Lombardic Italy, around AD 600
#reference #propreference
March 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
British Museum
Great Russell Street, London WC1B
The Tuscany Brooch
Lombardic Italy, around AD 600
#reference #propreference
Great Russell Street, London WC1B
The Tuscany Brooch
Lombardic Italy, around AD 600
#reference #propreference
An amazing survival. This panel dates from c.1230 and depicts the stoning to death of St Stephen. The text below the figures is in Lombardic letters and reads ‘STEPHANUS ORANS EXPIRAT’ (Stephen dies while praying). The panel is in Graveley church, Hampshire.
November 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
An amazing survival. This panel dates from c.1230 and depicts the stoning to death of St Stephen. The text below the figures is in Lombardic letters and reads ‘STEPHANUS ORANS EXPIRAT’ (Stephen dies while praying). The panel is in Graveley church, Hampshire.
Just got a weird idea that I cannot possibly have the artistic skill to achieve.
But hear me out:
The ENTIRE crew drawn like those weird medieval cats. On a page like a title card with the O as a huge Lombardic capital.
But hear me out:
The ENTIRE crew drawn like those weird medieval cats. On a page like a title card with the O as a huge Lombardic capital.
March 6, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Just got a weird idea that I cannot possibly have the artistic skill to achieve.
But hear me out:
The ENTIRE crew drawn like those weird medieval cats. On a page like a title card with the O as a huge Lombardic capital.
But hear me out:
The ENTIRE crew drawn like those weird medieval cats. On a page like a title card with the O as a huge Lombardic capital.
Type Designer's Daily Bread.
No, I'm joking. A treat!
#typography #english #heritage #veraevstafieva #nottingham #lettering #lombardic #alphabet #gingerbread #uk
No, I'm joking. A treat!
#typography #english #heritage #veraevstafieva #nottingham #lettering #lombardic #alphabet #gingerbread #uk
January 11, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Type Designer's Daily Bread.
No, I'm joking. A treat!
#typography #english #heritage #veraevstafieva #nottingham #lettering #lombardic #alphabet #gingerbread #uk
No, I'm joking. A treat!
#typography #english #heritage #veraevstafieva #nottingham #lettering #lombardic #alphabet #gingerbread #uk
Lombardic letters – monospaced! (shall I write a thesis on this? 😅 ) Victorian times, Round church in Cambridge
Look at n and u, a couple of letters are mirrored – curious if this was intentional
#letters #monospaced #victorian #roundchurch #lombardic #cambridge #uk #history #curiosity
Look at n and u, a couple of letters are mirrored – curious if this was intentional
#letters #monospaced #victorian #roundchurch #lombardic #cambridge #uk #history #curiosity
October 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Lombardic letters – monospaced! (shall I write a thesis on this? 😅 ) Victorian times, Round church in Cambridge
Look at n and u, a couple of letters are mirrored – curious if this was intentional
#letters #monospaced #victorian #roundchurch #lombardic #cambridge #uk #history #curiosity
Look at n and u, a couple of letters are mirrored – curious if this was intentional
#letters #monospaced #victorian #roundchurch #lombardic #cambridge #uk #history #curiosity
The 2nd edition of the Nottingham Gingerbread Tiles 😊
I'm trying a different colour and taste.
Black treacle instead of honey — taste is more intense, bittersweet, like rye bread.
Glazing — yes or no?
#alphabet #tile #lombardic #medieval #veraevstafieva #uk #baking #gingerbread #typography
I'm trying a different colour and taste.
Black treacle instead of honey — taste is more intense, bittersweet, like rye bread.
Glazing — yes or no?
#alphabet #tile #lombardic #medieval #veraevstafieva #uk #baking #gingerbread #typography
December 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The 2nd edition of the Nottingham Gingerbread Tiles 😊
I'm trying a different colour and taste.
Black treacle instead of honey — taste is more intense, bittersweet, like rye bread.
Glazing — yes or no?
#alphabet #tile #lombardic #medieval #veraevstafieva #uk #baking #gingerbread #typography
I'm trying a different colour and taste.
Black treacle instead of honey — taste is more intense, bittersweet, like rye bread.
Glazing — yes or no?
#alphabet #tile #lombardic #medieval #veraevstafieva #uk #baking #gingerbread #typography
An oldie but a goodie:
January 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
An oldie but a goodie:
Made of lead alloy, the badge is in the form of a Lombardic ‘M’, for Mary, mother of God, and has a crown above with three pearls, a symbol of purity & often associated with Mary. The pin is missing from the back but it would have been probably attached to the cap, hood or cape of the pilgrim 2/
December 19, 2024 at 9:47 AM
Made of lead alloy, the badge is in the form of a Lombardic ‘M’, for Mary, mother of God, and has a crown above with three pearls, a symbol of purity & often associated with Mary. The pin is missing from the back but it would have been probably attached to the cap, hood or cape of the pilgrim 2/
jpkantiques:
Thirteenth Century Alphabetic Inlaid Floor Tile; Chertsey Type.
This inlaid floor tile, with a Lombardic capital A, is part of a group of medieval tile designs known as Alphabet or Letter tiles.
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Thirteenth Century Alphabetic Inlaid Floor Tile; Chertsey Type.
This inlaid floor tile, with a Lombardic capital A, is part of a group of medieval tile designs known as Alphabet or Letter tiles.
>>
May 2, 2026 at 10:09 PM
jpkantiques:
Thirteenth Century Alphabetic Inlaid Floor Tile; Chertsey Type.
This inlaid floor tile, with a Lombardic capital A, is part of a group of medieval tile designs known as Alphabet or Letter tiles.
>>
Thirteenth Century Alphabetic Inlaid Floor Tile; Chertsey Type.
This inlaid floor tile, with a Lombardic capital A, is part of a group of medieval tile designs known as Alphabet or Letter tiles.
>>
January 3, 2026 at 6:16 PM
In the Middle Ages, people bent coins when making a wish, seeking a cure, or making a vow. While bending the coin, one had to remember to offer it to a saint. #MythologyMonday #folklore #history #medieval
January 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
In the Middle Ages, people bent coins when making a wish, seeking a cure, or making a vow. While bending the coin, one had to remember to offer it to a saint. #MythologyMonday #folklore #history #medieval
I think I have it backwards. The Italian word “scherzo” derives from “skerzon,” which was a Lombardic word. Lombardic is the now extinct Germanic language spoken by the Lombards, who invaded Italy in the 6th century. Most Italian words derive from Latin; this one is an exception.
April 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I think I have it backwards. The Italian word “scherzo” derives from “skerzon,” which was a Lombardic word. Lombardic is the now extinct Germanic language spoken by the Lombards, who invaded Italy in the 6th century. Most Italian words derive from Latin; this one is an exception.
Day 7 of Drawing a Font Every Couple Days. It’s been a week since the last font, and I spent 3 days on this one. Forgive me.
Today: 1900’s Arts & Crafts/Jugendstil/Whateverist take on Fraktur, with organic curves, Lombardic capitals and lots of ornament, that does well in a Brothers Grimm setting.
Today: 1900’s Arts & Crafts/Jugendstil/Whateverist take on Fraktur, with organic curves, Lombardic capitals and lots of ornament, that does well in a Brothers Grimm setting.
April 7, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Day 7 of Drawing a Font Every Couple Days. It’s been a week since the last font, and I spent 3 days on this one. Forgive me.
Today: 1900’s Arts & Crafts/Jugendstil/Whateverist take on Fraktur, with organic curves, Lombardic capitals and lots of ornament, that does well in a Brothers Grimm setting.
Today: 1900’s Arts & Crafts/Jugendstil/Whateverist take on Fraktur, with organic curves, Lombardic capitals and lots of ornament, that does well in a Brothers Grimm setting.
Lombarda, my latest pixel font, is now available on itch!
A richly decorated, all-caps font inspired by the Lombardic Capitals script. Perfect for bringing a medieval flair to your projects ✨📜
Check it out here 🔗
valiegraphie.itch.io/lombarda-pixel-font
#itchio #gameassets #fontdesign #pixelart
A richly decorated, all-caps font inspired by the Lombardic Capitals script. Perfect for bringing a medieval flair to your projects ✨📜
Check it out here 🔗
valiegraphie.itch.io/lombarda-pixel-font
#itchio #gameassets #fontdesign #pixelart
February 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Lombarda, my latest pixel font, is now available on itch!
A richly decorated, all-caps font inspired by the Lombardic Capitals script. Perfect for bringing a medieval flair to your projects ✨📜
Check it out here 🔗
valiegraphie.itch.io/lombarda-pixel-font
#itchio #gameassets #fontdesign #pixelart
A richly decorated, all-caps font inspired by the Lombardic Capitals script. Perfect for bringing a medieval flair to your projects ✨📜
Check it out here 🔗
valiegraphie.itch.io/lombarda-pixel-font
#itchio #gameassets #fontdesign #pixelart
The Tudor Heart Pendant. A spectacular 16th-century gold pendant linked to Henry VIII and his first wife Katherine of Aragon.
Discovered in Warwickshire by a metal detectorist in 2019.
British Museum 📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
Discovered in Warwickshire by a metal detectorist in 2019.
British Museum 📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
January 30, 2026 at 4:37 PM
The Tudor Heart Pendant. A spectacular 16th-century gold pendant linked to Henry VIII and his first wife Katherine of Aragon.
Discovered in Warwickshire by a metal detectorist in 2019.
British Museum 📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
Discovered in Warwickshire by a metal detectorist in 2019.
British Museum 📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology