I don’t know if we have this particular portable tool—I was intrigued by this article, though. Anything to make this process less time-intensive.

Pantograph, rather than projection, perhaps? Though they could have used a camera lucida, presumably.

I expect, too, that large maps were laid out using a pantograph to convert a small drawing to huge scale…?

In the 19th century it was more likely lithographed. Original drawing would be broken into pieces and transferred to litho stones.

You need to get yourself on the news. Nobody needs to hear your outrage right now. We know already. Get arrested. DO SOMETHING as our representative. Our country is dying.

You are confirming my profound desire to have a laser in our expanded printing studio when we get it....!

How did you make a long s??

Gefunnelintofölderautomatischestat!

Yes, a disaster waiting to happen...or already happening, probably.

Sounds like the level of accuracy I've gotten with Chatgpt 3.5.

I took yesterday off in anticipation of deep misery (got the shots yesterday morning) and today is my WFH day. My arm hurts a bit, that's it. But I did spend all of yesterday horizontal on the couch with fluffy coffee drinks, back issues of the NYRB and LBR, and the cats because that's my reward.

That's for sure! Will I see you at the fair next week?

It's unsurprising but still astonishing that women who wrote and/or illustrated dozens of books are almost entirely invisible in basic research sources.