On thick paper, the feather lightly impregnated with black ink comes to life.
In a delicate and determined movement, each drop permeates the off-white canvas.
The "
J
" soars before sinking.
Fingers gripping the handle of the ancestral tool, Serge Cortesi, president of the Maison de la calligraphie in Paris, applies.
"
It is a know-how that should not be lost
, defends the lover of handwriting.
With the digital revolution, there is less and less need to write by hand.
»The AZERTY keyboard having replaced feathers, calames and ink pots.
Serge Cortesi at the Maison de la Calligraphie MLM / Le Figaro
Before our books, newspapers or legal texts unrolled under printing machines, little hands crossed them with black lines.
From copyist monks to calligraphers in the service of a king or a nobleman, all were learned figures, mastering writing and reading.
Thousands of years later, Serge Cortesi, like about fifty of his counterparts in France, strives to pass on his passion.
Calligraphy, from the Greek "
kallos
", "
beauty
" and "
graphein
", "
tracer
", is also a bearer of history.
“
Each current of writing reflects its time.
»Follow the pen, follow the guide.
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