I have to ask, is Marsilius your real name or a pen name? It is a superb choice either way.
I have to ask, is Marsilius your real name or a pen name? It is a superb choice either way.
Marsilius (June 23rd, 2022)
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Marsilius (June 23rd, 2022)
It is the name of a scribe who signed and dated their manuscript in 1487. The manuscript is called I-Bc Q.16 Museo Internazionale e Biblioteca della Musica di Bologna, Bologna, Italy, or just called Q16 (because it is the 16th manuscript in Cabinet "Q").
I specialize in the music of this generation, and this is the manuscript that sealed my fate . . . so I have a sentimental link to this scribe about whom we know nothing more.
You can view and download the complete manuscript here:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Manuscript%2C...Q.16_(Various)
(Try doing a search for "chansonnier and IMSLP" to see how many old music manuscripts are now available online.)
You can out more about this (and other music manuscripts) here:
https://www.diamm.ac.uk/sources/1387/#/
(And consider subscribing or donating to DIAMM and IMSLP)
And here is the signature "Do9: 1487 Marsilius", presumably "Dominus 1487 Marsilius" (a bit too pixilated):
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Fortibus es in ero
Lloyd (June 23rd, 2022), Prettypenguin (June 23rd, 2022), Robalone (June 24th, 2022)
Back on topic: in the 1970s I was given both two pen sets: Platignum (for lettering) and Osmiroid (for drawing). The Osmiroid sketch nib was pretty darn good, and came in a green box with a white? pen. I remember the Platignum coming in a green box, but also remember the pen being green . . . but I don't see those around so assume my memory is conflated/faulty. (I also used a lot of green ink then, which I now know could have been a sign of something): https://blog.penvibe.com/green-ink-t...cs-and-spooks/
It made me wonder if anyone has compiled a document for identifying Platignum (and Osmiroid) pen set changes over the years. For example, interchangeable nib unit styles and colors, pen colors, cases, filler mechanisms, etc. (Probably my cursory search has missed something obvious.)
Fortibus es in ero
Nice ! I’ve wondered the same thing. Given the profusion of differing pen styles, models, and the length of time they’ve been around from say Mentmore right up to quite recently, it would be great to see a labour of love from someone , covering this venerable make.
Marsilius (June 27th, 2022)
This my selection of slightly more attractive Platignums. I don't collect them. But they have come in lots with other thing I wanted.
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I had a handful of Osmoiroids once but was shocked that 3/4 them had cracks. However people still want the surprisingly.
Nice 👍🏻 Couple of uncommon coloured Regals, and two I haven’t seen !!
What are the two outside ones ?
Hi,
The top and bottom woodgrain ones are a Visi- ink and Petite. I have been looking for a pressure bar for the Petite but have never found one. They are I think they are from 1930-40 so are better made unlike the metal cap ones.
A Platignum almost made me bounce off fountain pens entirely!
I had always remembered fondly the love/hate relationship we had with the notorious Parker Jotters when I was at school, and so a few years ago when I noticed this in a stationery shop I picked it up on a whim.
Once I sat down with it I found the grip is made of some kind of odd slightly tacky material that feels persistently dirty and to remove the cap brings with it the improperly secured liner.
It was a cheap pen (maybe £7 5-10 years ago) so I still wasn't deterred until I inked it up and found I just couldn't get it to write properly. Hard starts and constantly skipping.
I threw it in a drawer and decided that fountain pens must universally be nothing but hassle and would probably still be of that belief if I hadn't tried a Lamy last year.
I still think it's a neat little pen though. It's got a nice weight (28g with no cartridge/converter) and it's right at the limit of what I could comfortably use unposted in terms of length.
What about that cute hooded nib as well?
Last edited by moggy; July 26th, 2022 at 11:55 AM. Reason: typo
At least Platignum is consistent. They've been turning out hopeless pens since 1927.
My other pen is a Montblanc.
And my other blog is a tumblr!
And my latest ebook, for spooky wintery reading:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CM2NGSSD
I thought a banana coloured Safari for scale would be apposite but it was the first time I'd taken the cap off in a week or two and it's a bit of a mess.
I'm guessing it had something to do with that little "hottest day in recorded history" thing we had here a couple of weeks ago.
Diamine Steel Blue is such a fun colour though--perhaps even fingers, shirts and keycaps can be improved by it...
I'll get cleaning :)
It hit 96F here in Maine on Sunday. Feel your pain....
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I sat there with a spray bottle and misted myself like a houseplant while I prayed for night >.<
Although it was hot, it actually wasn't too humid this year, and as always with British summers it was over in a week.
I think the humidity where you are is much worse? Good luck!
TSherbs (July 26th, 2022)
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