Vladimir Bobri was an illustrator, author, composer, educator, guitar historian - and all round clever clogs. Celebrated for his prolific and innovative graphic design work in New York since the mid-1920's, Bobri was also a founder of the New York Society Of The Classic Guitar. I know nothing about guitars but I do know a brilliant illustrator when I see one. The composition and colours used in this exquisite alphabet are sublime, they're taken from the book 'N is for Nursery' published in 1956. To see more of Bobri's work as well as heaps...
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The letter R came from the Phoenician letter rosh. The word rosh meant head as the letter resembled a neck and head. It also looked like a backwards P. When the letter entered the Greek alphabet, the Greeks turned the letter around to the position we are familiar with today and added the short leg to the side. They called the new letter rho.
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I'm on vacation in France for a couple of weeks so the next few posts will all have extra garlic. Regardez some deliciously brilliant signs I've discovered since I arrived. Everything looks better in French don't you think? Until next time, au revoir.
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The beginning of eternity, the end of time and space,
The beginning of every end, and the end of every place.
George Gordon Byron
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