Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Scriptorium

A passion for the art of writing is immediately apparent in this shop not far from the convent if San Marco where Dominican monks toiled at their illuminated manuscripts. From handmade books and calligraphy to stationery stamped in gold, sealed with wax, Scriptorium has everything for the modern-day scribe.
The candle in the darkness for lovers of elegant cursive forms.

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