Bladzijde met een floraal motief 1666

This page with floral motifs was made by an anonymous artist. The text is dense, filled with the names of rulers and tales of love, loss, and glory. The very act of writing is symbolic. From the beginning, written language has been seen as more than mere communication: it’s a way to preserve cultural memory and relay history. Take the name “Cleopatra” at the top, it evokes an entire history—an association with power, seduction, and tragedy. Think about the Egyptian hieroglyphs, which evolved from mere pictograms to represent sounds and ideas. The Egyptians believed that writing was a divine gift from Thoth, the god of knowledge. Writing is always associated with the subconscious desire to make our mark on the world. Even the way the letters flow across the page, mirroring the way stories themselves evolve and adapt as they're passed down through generations, changing depending on the teller.