Tim Brookes
@TBAlphabets
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The Endangered Alphabets Project works to support indigenous and minority cultures worldwide by helping them preserve/revive their traditional writing systems.
Burlington, VT
Joined June 2011
Heads up! My moving sale will end on November 17th, when the movers arrive to pack up my stuff for shipping across the pond. I have added a couple more items, so check out the feast at https://t.co/X14XmxXIM0
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This, one of my last 4 American carvings, is going to looking incredible. “Believe in yourself “ in Mongolian, and the wood is an incredible (but not endangered) hardwood called Chakte Viga, or orangeheart. Bear in mind it will be five times as colorful and vivid when finished….
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About half the carvings in my Fond Farewell Moving Sale have been snapped up. If you're interested, you'd better hurry over to https://t.co/X14XmxXIM0 toot sweet.
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It's all true--and to better understand the mind-hand-paper-body connection, I wrote the book the old-school way: by hand.
The founder of the Endangered Alphabets Project, Tim Brookes @TBAlphabets, has released his latest book, By Hand, a reflection on the value of handwriting in a digital age. The book examines how writing by hand connects people to culture, memory, and identity. Read more:
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Reviewers! My new book By Hand, an exploration of the value of the handwritten word, will be back from the printers in time for the pub date of 11/15. If you would like me to send you a copy of the digital edition for review purposes, let me know and I'll send one out stat.
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Just added to my extended moving sale: A carpe diem proverb in Tai Tham. Walnut, roughly 48"x 14." One fascinating feature of this carving is that one of the panels has a bullet embedded in it, presumably fired into the tree before it was cut down. https://t.co/X14XmxYgBy
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Reminder: I'm moving back to England, so I need to lighten my load even more, and I'm winnowing down my collection of carvings and Alphabets merchandise still farther. This is, of course, good news for you. Check out the bargains at https://t.co/X14XmxYgBy and please share!
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I'm moving back to England, so I need to lighten my load even more, and I'm winnowing down my collection of carvings and Alphabets merchandise still farther. This is, of course, good news for you. Check out the bargains at https://t.co/X14XmxYgBy and please share!
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Great news! Thanks to Esteban Kong, the Script Keeper Network website is up and running at https://t.co/eW2oBxZB1z. It will fill out and enrich over the coming weeks, but check it out to see what we have begun!
scriptkeepers.org
Script Keepers Network Unites People To Protect And Revitalize The World’s Endangered Writing Systems.
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Reminder: this exhibition is already in motion in The Hague. I'm going to be speaking here on October 26th about this and that, with startling f=references to Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner and questions about "Where Does Writing Come From?"
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REMINDER: at noon Eastern today, our first Punctuation Summit! If you're a fan of the interrobang and the tilde, or you have that oóøōõǒö poster on your wall, or you are the president of the Revive the Semi-Colon Club, join us! Free registration at https://t.co/Y1bCkdvZh8
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This is the view you could have had this morning if you had bought our house, NOW REDUCED BY $25,000. https://t.co/dfEhbaQoxt
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If you are interested in our summit but can't make the event, (a) it will be recorded and (b) you can submit a question or comment ahead of time to tim@endangeredalphabets.com. But if you can make it, register free at https://t.co/Y1bCkdwx6G
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Writers! Scholars! Pedants! Join us next weekend to sort things out! Register free at https://t.co/Y1bCkdwx6G
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Join me online on Tuesday, 30 September, 2.35 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) at the Calligraphy Summit where I’ll be giving a talk called “Carve a Letter, Save the World: the story of the Endangered Alphabets Project.” Sign up at https://t.co/auporMXrZK. Please RT!
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FINAL DAY OF THE SALE! Endangered Alphabets furniture, merchandise and carvings at absurd prices! Check them out at https://t.co/XQiYFhS1Aa
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Only TWO DAYS LEFT of my moving/clearance sale, and while some items have been snapped up by alert shoppers already, I've hunted through basement and attic and added a couple more. See all at https://t.co/XQiYFhS1Aa
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Really looking forward to taking part in this groundbreaking talk/exhibition in the Netherlands. Check it out at https://t.co/Dc6hLKtQ0d
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