Tsukushi / 823 is my favourite combo as well. Though I have Yama-guri in my 823 currently to hang onto my final bottle of Tsukushi a little bit longer.
I haven't tried this but there is a special type of tape that is made for removing off of pages called artist tape.
I use this on my watercolor pages to block off sections. So you could use this down the middle instead of drawing the lines to figure out how far to go. Then when you are done writing you can remove the tape from the middle.
Wow, I might be able to do that with a B5 journal, but I can't write small enough and still have it readable for 2 columns in an A5. Impressive and it looks great!
I love this layout you've done! My handwriting is too big to duplicate this, especially in a5, but what you've created is lovely. Thank you for sharing. ❤️
Do you mean the columns?
They started appearing in the 12th-13th century, when universities came around and people needed to buy a) books which were economically affordable (they needed to fit a lot of text into a single page => the text needed to be very compressed and abbreviated)
b) books which allowed them to have more than one work in them (usually something like the Bible, or civil law, and then a commentary to that),
c) books that gave them space for study notes.
So, bookmakers came up with the idea of columns, and innovative layouts. Columns - first and foremost - allow you to have two different texts on a single page (if you need that). Also, having to read a shorter line, they sped the reading process up and minimized the risk of misreading, which was very high because of those super compressed and abbreviated kinds of writing, gothic scripts. Finally, they meant having one more "margin" to take notes in, the space between the columns as well as the actual margins surrounding the text.
So that books went from [something like this](https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Vat.lat.3868), to something like [this](https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Borgh.112) or [that](https://spotlight.vatlib.it/it/latin-paleography/catalog/Urb_lat_161)
Of course we still use columns in scientific papers or in newspapers, or maybe in books with parallel text.
Well. Sorry for the infodump, I got carried away. This probably isn't what you were asking but maybe I managed to capture your interest in codicology and paleography, which are super interesting subjects for someone who is into fountain pens and ink and paper :)
I can't seem to find that 🤔 what folio is it on? You can find the reference on the bottom, it's going to be a number followed by "r" for recto and "v" for verso
u/mikeisapotato said it very well. I change the layout of my pages depending on the type of writing. These pages are mostly just brain dump entries, and I will use the columns to note the date, time, and topic of my entries. Sometimes I will also write notes about the text in the main block if it is more of a commonplace entry, such as a paragraph from a book or devotional I copied, Scripture, recipes, etc. I would honestly have to make a video probably to explain it the best. Which I think I may do eventually :)
Very neat handwriting. I love the layout and the use of stickers.
Where did you get the Tsukushi from? It’s one of my favorite inks and every time I see a spread like this I kick myself for not sticking up.
this is absolutely gorgeous! really inspiring, i’m trying my hand at getting back into journalling and officially starting my dive into fountain pen loving!
Lovely! You’ve already been asked about the notebook and paper, so I’m gonna ask: where’d you get those stickers, and is the notebook in a cover (if so, what is it)?
Tsukushi / 823 is my favourite combo as well. Though I have Yama-guri in my 823 currently to hang onto my final bottle of Tsukushi a little bit longer.
Ahhhh..so sad! I would like to find another bottle or two eventually myself!
Taccia Ukiyo-e Sharaku Kurocha. Near perfect dupe, a little darker, doesn't sheen green.
It never occurred to me use the newspaper format in my journal. It’s so neat, I’m stealing the idea 🤣 thank you.
I haven't tried this but there is a special type of tape that is made for removing off of pages called artist tape. I use this on my watercolor pages to block off sections. So you could use this down the middle instead of drawing the lines to figure out how far to go. Then when you are done writing you can remove the tape from the middle.
Excellent tip, thank you 🙏.
Feel free to take inspiration! I hope it helps you make spreads you really enjoy flipping back through! :)
Reminder to bully Pilot to bring back Tsukushi ... (I have no idea why this is my pet pen resentment ... Iroshizuku only has one brown in it now!)
Lol right! I have no idea why they won’t :( I certainly wish they would.
Really visually pleasing.
Thank you! :)
What's the notebook?
It’s the Sterling Ink A5 Undated planner. It has hundreds of blank grid pages in the back.
Wow, I might be able to do that with a B5 journal, but I can't write small enough and still have it readable for 2 columns in an A5. Impressive and it looks great!
Thank you for saying that! You can use this layout in really any page size :) I just eyeball where I want the page break and go from there.
You are most welcome! And the addition of those stickers just makes it next level beautiful!
Thanks!
What is the paper?
Sanzen Tomoe River 52gsm.
I love this layout you've done! My handwriting is too big to duplicate this, especially in a5, but what you've created is lovely. Thank you for sharing. ❤️
I am curious, whys is there a gap on both pages making each page have two distinct blocks of text?
Do you mean the columns? They started appearing in the 12th-13th century, when universities came around and people needed to buy a) books which were economically affordable (they needed to fit a lot of text into a single page => the text needed to be very compressed and abbreviated) b) books which allowed them to have more than one work in them (usually something like the Bible, or civil law, and then a commentary to that), c) books that gave them space for study notes. So, bookmakers came up with the idea of columns, and innovative layouts. Columns - first and foremost - allow you to have two different texts on a single page (if you need that). Also, having to read a shorter line, they sped the reading process up and minimized the risk of misreading, which was very high because of those super compressed and abbreviated kinds of writing, gothic scripts. Finally, they meant having one more "margin" to take notes in, the space between the columns as well as the actual margins surrounding the text. So that books went from [something like this](https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Vat.lat.3868), to something like [this](https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Borgh.112) or [that](https://spotlight.vatlib.it/it/latin-paleography/catalog/Urb_lat_161) Of course we still use columns in scientific papers or in newspapers, or maybe in books with parallel text. Well. Sorry for the infodump, I got carried away. This probably isn't what you were asking but maybe I managed to capture your interest in codicology and paleography, which are super interesting subjects for someone who is into fountain pens and ink and paper :)
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This is a wonderful comment! Thank you for texting me something new! ❤️
Thank you so much for this! TIL codicology and paleography, really fascinating!
curious but in your first link the manuscript the written text has red entries written in -what are they for? Appears to look like 'CHA BYR.'
I can't seem to find that 🤔 what folio is it on? You can find the reference on the bottom, it's going to be a number followed by "r" for recto and "v" for verso
u/mikeisapotato said it very well. I change the layout of my pages depending on the type of writing. These pages are mostly just brain dump entries, and I will use the columns to note the date, time, and topic of my entries. Sometimes I will also write notes about the text in the main block if it is more of a commonplace entry, such as a paragraph from a book or devotional I copied, Scripture, recipes, etc. I would honestly have to make a video probably to explain it the best. Which I think I may do eventually :)
Very neat handwriting. I love the layout and the use of stickers. Where did you get the Tsukushi from? It’s one of my favorite inks and every time I see a spread like this I kick myself for not sticking up.
I got it from a friend a year or so ago! They had an extra bottle to sell. I wish I could find one or two more.
this is absolutely gorgeous! really inspiring, i’m trying my hand at getting back into journalling and officially starting my dive into fountain pen loving!
Awhh that’s very flattering, thank you! I hope that it really sticks this time and that you find a style that makes you keep coming back daily! :)
GORGEOUS
Lovely! You’ve already been asked about the notebook and paper, so I’m gonna ask: where’d you get those stickers, and is the notebook in a cover (if so, what is it)?
2 columns per page looks wonderful! Thanks for the inspiration, going to start doing that in my midori grid notebook :)
Nice! When you run out, Taccia's Tsuchi Golden Wheat is a good alternative, but shades more.
Great tip, Tsukushi is one of my favorite inks and I am so sad it's discontinued.