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I wonder if Peter was influenced by this for the RRF logo, possibly?
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Not much to do today Jeff? :D
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cheyenne wrote:Not much to do today Jeff? :D
Um, that was a week ago!!! :mrgreen:

Today, we got lots of snow to remove. :evil:

Here is the original it was derived from:
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And I always thought it was from this.

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Coud be, I never got into that so not familiar with the logo. When did that logo first appear anywhere?
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Hah, Tolkien, sure all hobbits play 325s :mrgreen:
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jps wrote:Coud be, I never got into that so not familiar with the logo. When did that logo first appear anywhere?
I believe Tolkien started using it around 1912.
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gellkeller wrote:
jps wrote:Coud be, I never got into that so not familiar with the logo. When did that logo first appear anywhere?
I believe Tolkien started using it around 1912.
The Roycroft logo came into being a bit earlier! :shock:
The Roycroft insignia was borrowed from the monk Cassiodorus, a 13th-century bookbinder and illuminator.
https://www.roycroftcampuscorporation.c ... croft-logo
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jps wrote:The Roycroft logo came into being a bit earlier! :shock:
The Roycroft insignia was borrowed from the monk Cassiodorus, a 13th-century bookbinder and illuminator.
https://www.roycroftcampuscorporation.c ... croft-logo
http://www.roybookbinder.com/ 8)
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jdogric12 wrote:
jps wrote:The Roycroft logo came into being a bit earlier! :shock:
The Roycroft insignia was borrowed from the monk Cassiodorus, a 13th-century bookbinder and illuminator.
https://www.roycroftcampuscorporation.c ... croft-logo
http://www.roybookbinder.com/ 8)
He was/is a 13th century monk? :mrgreen:
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Anything is possible.
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