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2015 Ride

A collection of 29 issues

Travel plans, computers and artwork

Despite a computer logic board failure and internet connectivity issues, I've managed to make progress on the Perks for the Indiegogo campaign. The above t-shirt proof shows how the logo will print on the shirt. And I'll be able to load a few more pictures in

Sewing Textblocks for Perks

I've been working to get the perks made for Motoscribendi. I've done production binding for clients for years, but not often for my own projects. Here I am beginning to sew a 6" x 9" textblock, pack sewn on leather thongs. The sewing frame

Woodcut logo

I spent the last few days working to finish this logo. I printed it using the Smacky Print™ method of using an open palm to make the splatter impression. Here was the process: I'll do a better proof tomorrow and get the image ready for the T-shirts that

Motoscribendi: 1 Man, 1 Motorcycle & 14 Libraries launched on Indiegogo

My Indiegogo Motoscribendi campaign is now up. I've made a video describing the kinds of things I'll be looking at. I volunteered at this week's conference of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). Hosted

Travel beats digital access

I'll be launching an Indiegogo project on Wednesday to fund my travels to libraries. Motoscribendi: 1 Man, 1 Motorcycle & 14 Libraries is the title, and I've done a PitchFuse prelaunch to gather a little head of steam. Why ride when I could view a bunch

Study, Review, Prepare

History of Writing Manuals A. S. Osley wrote a number of books and articles about writing masters and their books. His Scribes and Sources is instructive as he translates passages from a number of writing manuals and gives a bit of information about each scribe and the book(s) published.

A Long Distance Ride To Writing Manuals

Sometimes a motorcycle ride is just a ride. And at other times, it’s a dramatic escape from the shackles of entropy. This particular ride started with an escape and developed into a dream.Once I closed my business after 12 years in operation, my time became my own again.

Finding Libraries with Writing Manuals

What is a Writing Manual? Writing manuals teach a student how to form letters and write a particular style of writing or hand. Often, a writing manual discussed ink recipes, paper selection, how to cut a quill into a pen and how to hold it. They came into widespread use

Motoscribendi: Libraries, Historic Calligraphy Manuals, Book People and Motorcycles

Motoscribendi My name is Nicholas Yeager, I'm a scholar, librarian, motorcyclist and scribe. You know what the first three are, but what's a scribe? Every time you write something with a pen, you are inscribing the paper (or other substrate) with your handwriting. A scribe may