barefootliam

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Lewis-LawsOfTheNewForest/pages/057-family-tree/

A circle for each person, double lines between circles to show marriage, and vertical lines branching as needed for children.

This diagram is wonky, and interesting in that it incorporates type. Hey, it’s from 1811.

In #GIMP3 i used value propagate (amount approx. sqrt(2) darker) to prevent the lines from vanishing when scaling down.

#familyHistory #familyTree #vintageArt #fobo #GIM #Gimp_3 #williamTheConqueror #royalty #diagram #tree

Oct 16, 2025 at 4:33amWeb
Show threadJon BosakOct 16, 2025
@barefootliam Must have been a bitch to set the type in those circles.
Show threadbarefootliamOct 16, 2025

@bosak yeah, i’m surprised it wasn’t engraved, or with simply names, and the rest in subsequent text. There are not many pictures in the book.

The obvious way to’ve done it is with cutting holes in the block - risking splitting the wood, maybe that’s why it’s wonky! The other way is with 2 impressions, but that’d be even harder to fit the text inside!

Show threadJon BosakOct 16, 2025
@barefootliam I'm having a hard time visualizing this. Are you saying the this was a woodcut with the type set into it?
Show threadbarefootliamOct 16, 2025
@bosak the hard thing would be locking the type down, but yes, woodblocks or, later, engraved plates, with holes in them for type were certainly used.