27-05-2017, 09:50 PM
I think that logically and calligraphically, you would write the gallows first, then the cc from right to left (because we write the c from top to bottom).
But thinking about it, we would then drag our hand over the letters and produce an ink mark, so it must be from left to right. Perhaps looking at the crossbar, to see if we can see a constant different pressure on the stroke which would indicate the scribe lifting his hand in an unusual position to avoid rubbing upon the gallows, could give us an answer.
But thinking about it, we would then drag our hand over the letters and produce an ink mark, so it must be from left to right. Perhaps looking at the crossbar, to see if we can see a constant different pressure on the stroke which would indicate the scribe lifting his hand in an unusual position to avoid rubbing upon the gallows, could give us an answer.