2026-10-19T22:05:10Z https://njump.me barefootliam https://njump.me/npub1r6cnn02ntpjgx6edrt4c6mrmqhp75mctpqaave4v77cvwgakz6uqlmegrw https://cdn.masto.host/floss/accounts/avatars/109/254/010/991/438/448/original/28d3defa8ebe5542.png https://cdn.masto.host/floss/accounts/avatars/109/254/010/991/438/448/original/28d3defa8ebe5542.png https://njump.me/nevent1qqstrs59aqcgp3khe5609hqfty5elqdv8pj236n6q7ajpse6pkqfe3szyq0tzwda2dvxfqmt95dwhrtv0vzu86n0pvyrh4nx4nmmp3erkcttszpcgx0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszghjrnavgyw5tatkreprpfelhufrgs4a93kmm8xdnlc3am0888sc5jll9d'>nevent1q…ll9d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>mostly cleaning up images scanned from old (and really old) books for www.fromoldbooks.org - i post some of them here. E.g. <a href="https://floss.social/@barefootliam/117340563250971856">https://floss.social/@barefootliam/117340563250971856</a><br/><br/>And also photomanipulation and sometimes text stuffs. Mostly on [@deviantart](<a href="https://mastodon.social/@deviantart">https://mastodon.social/@deviantart</a> ) or flickr.<br/><br/>Or editing for ebay or whatever.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1mtlpjg7y9sx0glsc3nq6sspvm9pqh7nnlmrkvun4l732hv8lw5qs286ynf" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1mtl…6ynf</a></span><br/> </div> <a href="https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Lloyd-Familienbuch-V/pages/176b-portrait-of-kepler/">https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Lloyd-Familienbuch-V/pages/176b-portrait-of-kepler/</a><br/><br/>Isaac Newton’s invention of gravity relied on earlier work by Copernicus and also Kepler, shown here. Before the work of Newton, ripe apples often floated upwards, making them difficult to harvest.<br/><br/>He reminds me of The Master from Dr. Who!<br/><br/>#Kepler #JohannesKepler #gravity #astronomer #mathematician #vintagert #portrait #man #DrWho #theMaster #gimp #xsane<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/117/340/551/952/150/397/original/84315d1b965bae52.png"> <br/> </blockquote> 2026-09-27T06:20:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd4lsey0zzcr850cvgesdggqkdjsstlfela3mxwf6llg4tkrlh2qgzyq0tzwda2dvxfqmt95dwhrtv0vzu86n0pvyrh4nx4nmmp3erkcttsj2mhun <a href="https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Lloyd-Familienbuch-V/pages/176b-portrait-of-kepler/">https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Lloyd-Familienbuch-V/pages/176b-portrait-of-kepler/</a><br/><br/>Isaac Newton’s invention of gravity relied on earlier work by Copernicus and also Kepler, shown here. Before the work of Newton, ripe apples often floated upwards, making them difficult to harvest.<br/><br/>He reminds me of The Master from Dr. Who!<br/><br/>#Kepler #JohannesKepler #gravity #astronomer #mathematician #vintagert #portrait #man #DrWho #theMaster #gimp #xsane<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/117/340/551/952/150/397/original/84315d1b965bae52.png"> <br/> 2026-09-27T02:08:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg58vdygvym8kw98djhwjs5w00wdp6kajps6tskar6nk5e4zsd8jgzyq0tzwda2dvxfqmt95dwhrtv0vzu86n0pvyrh4nx4nmmp3erkcttsj5862e How about an online video call/chat where people could just meet up informally and exchange tips and questions about XQuery, XSLT, and XML stuffs?<br/><br/>Maybe also some time to talk about education &amp; outreach.<br/><br/>Anyone interested? I’m thinking maybe an hour to 90 minutes, with a small donation requested since i’m “between contracts” :)<br/><br/>#XML #XSLT #XQuery #Schematron #XSL-FO 2026-07-02T06:17:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0s3eqeuktpt75cgczgmsk5xladd3a5e2yv4asua3xxk0e8nj3ycczyq0tzwda2dvxfqmt95dwhrtv0vzu86n0pvyrh4nx4nmmp3erkcttsafdzxq The workflow i use might be interesting -<br/>scan with xsane on Linux at 16 bits per channel/2400dpi (professional scanner). Usually greyscale though.<br/><br/>Then to #GIMP and clean up then resize for Alamy stock &amp; for Web.<br/><br/>Wonder if there’d be interest in videos about the clean-up process?<br/><br/>#GIMP #GIMP3 #xsane #epson #epsonExpression10000XL #scannedArt #libreGraphics 2026-05-25T05:28:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswh96v2sgtcqz67c79hpnjge8ve9max88pp7ap0pu0qthufecp0nczyq0tzwda2dvxfqmt95dwhrtv0vzu86n0pvyrh4nx4nmmp3erkcttsxax6e4 <a href="https://www.fromoldbooks.org/ModerneKunst-03/pages/000-front-cover-moderne-kunst-band-3/">https://www.fromoldbooks.org/ModerneKunst-03/pages/000-front-cover-moderne-kunst-band-3/</a><br/><br/>I fell in love with these huge (A3-size) books in Prague. I’ve seen the cover design described as pretentious (like me) but the full-page engravings are really fabulous.<br/><br/>The book only just fits on the scanner i use, with a few mm (eighth of an inch) to spare.<br/><br/>#bookCover #vintageArt #fobo #GIMP #victorianArt<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/116/553/425/975/019/441/original/075fe2b2cf029b87.png"> <br/> 2026-05-11T01:53:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9amrrntj8gugdahvv94kuu7g74zxzndzmq9jn3z8j6pww4zlh7pgzyq0tzwda2dvxfqmt95dwhrtv0vzu86n0pvyrh4nx4nmmp3erkcttspvjxfy <a href="https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Darboy-ImitationOfChrist/pages/310-full-page-christian-border-detail-owl/">https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Darboy-ImitationOfChrist/pages/310-full-page-christian-border-detail-owl/</a><br/><br/>This line-drawing of an owl looks startlingly modern, with eyes wide as if in surprise, body twisted, wings spread for takeoff. It was in the bottom-left corner of a full-page border from Darboy’s 1855 edition of the Imitation of Christ.<br/><br/>#owl #drawing #vintageArt #vintageEngraving #fobo #bird #feathers #wings #winged #GIMP #GIMP3<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/116/497/087/459/156/013/original/4a3b3f95caa84d86.png"> <br/> 2026-05-01T03:03:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9w2f08cd7laetv6dugf250xs9fkpz0l2wrxt8k8zx8a56ugup37czyq0tzwda2dvxfqmt95dwhrtv0vzu86n0pvyrh4nx4nmmp3erkcttsaamklj <a href="https://www.fromoldbooks.org/CirclingTheYear-1870/pages/136v-christmas-initial-letter-c/">https://www.fromoldbooks.org/CirclingTheYear-1870/pages/136v-christmas-initial-letter-c/</a><br/><br/>This decorative initial was used as a drop cap (dropped capital) for the word Christmas starting an 1870 article entitled “Christmas with the Poets”.<br/><br/>Drop caps bring attention to the start of a new section or chapter, and help people find their way by flipping through the pages of a printed book.<br/><br/>Print jargon: this initial is foliated and vignetted<br/><br/>#initial #dropCap #decoratedInitial #fobo #GIMP #GIMP3 #vintageEngraving #Christmas #xmas #holly #letterC #the_letter_c<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/116/247/404/301/265/615/original/22a36be07408bdac.png"> <br/> 2026-03-18T00:48:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2exdf9ktukdjw4dn3p85jd53tt6ufjy9rp4xejgj9zca2w8kpahgzyq0tzwda2dvxfqmt95dwhrtv0vzu86n0pvyrh4nx4nmmp3erkcttssf9nqu <a href="https://www.fromoldbooks.org/IllustratedLondonNews-Vol56/pages/385-0001-entrance-to-the-tunnel/">https://www.fromoldbooks.org/IllustratedLondonNews-Vol56/pages/385-0001-entrance-to-the-tunnel/</a><br/><a href="https://fromoldbooks.org/r/R/pages/385-0002-first-tube-train-interior/">https://fromoldbooks.org/r/R/pages/385-0002-first-tube-train-interior/</a><br/><a href="https://fromoldbooks.org/r/R/pages/385-0003-first-tube-train-passengers/">https://fromoldbooks.org/r/R/pages/385-0003-first-tube-train-passengers/</a><br/><br/>The first London underground railway (now affectionately called the tube); the 1870 newspaper article about it is in the description in the first Web link above.<br/><br/>It was narrow-gauge, 2&#39;6&#34;, and would have been more cramped than the third picture suggests.<br/><br/>#vintageEngravings #oldNews #fobo #vintageEngraving #GIMP #GIMP3 #Gimp_3 #IllustratedLondonNews #1870 #railway #railways #tube #londonUnderground #history<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/115/585/224/181/113/240/original/cf3d05f1ab699d81.png"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/115/585/237/716/854/735/original/6d54af8c590bf8d8.png"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/115/585/241/269/321/771/original/697dc6768399978f.png"> <br/> 2025-11-21T02:12:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf5us6g02g73z2r8kxy8l3pwgkc6dqstrkgq4ql6nn5h47jcsyf6gzyq0tzwda2dvxfqmt95dwhrtv0vzu86n0pvyrh4nx4nmmp3erkcttsuf67s9 <a href="https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Rouam-MuseeArtistiqueV/pages/001-at-laundry/">https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Rouam-MuseeArtistiqueV/pages/001-at-laundry/</a><br/><br/>After a painting by Fernand Pelez, a Spanish-born artist living in Paris known for painting beggars and the homeless, circus performers, and the poor.<br/><br/>Genre paintings like this became popular in the 19th century, alongside more traditional formal classical portraits and hunting or battle scenes. Often they are very idealised, but i think not here.<br/><br/>#vintageArt #fobo #laundry #washing #vintageEngraving #GIMP #GIMP3 #GImp_3<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/115/563/271/751/480/990/original/b483cb20a17f4304.png"> <br/> 2025-11-17T05:01:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyhwgde08h5ulr7twdwd59q47ywsegf8p2g0yrtct2sk38w7w2mfgzyq0tzwda2dvxfqmt95dwhrtv0vzu86n0pvyrh4nx4nmmp3erkctts9tqx2d <a href="https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Subert-Cechy-Vol2/pages/204-old-farm/">https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Subert-Cechy-Vol2/pages/204-old-farm/</a><br/><br/>An old farm on the Vltava river, lived-in (chimney smoking), with caption Envy Party, or Game of Envy (Partie na Závisti).<br/><br/>I bought this book in the Antikvariát Dlážděná in Prague for i think very little money; it’s heavy and approx 16x11 inches / 40 x 28cm. Large engravings scan well: paper fibre less significant.<br/><br/>#fobo #vintageArt #vltava #engraving #farmArt #GIMP #GIMP3 #Gimp_3<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/115/195/134/362/877/333/original/d67d3b117cb3057d.png"> <br/> 2025-09-13T04:39:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszyq23ll852zldv7n6x0lsrdfqa9pd7yf204ela56uayj5348cuhgzyq0tzwda2dvxfqmt95dwhrtv0vzu86n0pvyrh4nx4nmmp3erkcttszzt7pl <a href="https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Smith-GothicArchitecture/pages/151-batalha-door-to-the-undead-temple/">https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Smith-GothicArchitecture/pages/151-batalha-door-to-the-undead-temple/</a><br/><br/>This 1896 engraving shows the entrance to Batalha Monastery The portrayal of light and shadow, foreground and depth, is very strong here.<br/><br/>There are clear Moorish influences, i’d say, being no expert in such things.<br/><br/>The paper used in Smithś Gothic Architecture book is smooth, calendared, and makes for easy scanning and cleaning up with #GIMP <br/><br/>#vintageArt #gothic #gothicArchitaecture #ornate #doorway #fobo #engraving #Gimp_3 #GIMP3 <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1jxdd5znhu8yxya62ekeaqtlnktay839aam378r46pgedkthggpyqletxs3" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>GIMP</span> (<span class="italic">npub1jxd…txs3</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/115/042/004/917/933/345/original/96d1c7c806f28852.png"> <br/> 2025-08-17T03:41:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstegklufkqx50y3myecwp25a76mkwjcs4kydlk3hw2glsehlrx2yszyq0tzwda2dvxfqmt95dwhrtv0vzu86n0pvyrh4nx4nmmp3erkcttsh2jgvy <a href="https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Subert-Cechy-Vol2/pages/186-helmsman/">https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Subert-Cechy-Vol2/pages/186-helmsman/</a><br/><br/>I didn’t make an extract from the 1884 book about the River Vltava in #Bohemia here (it’s in Czech) but i loves this image of a well-dressed man concentrate on piloting a ferry-boat on the Vltava River.<br/><br/>Scaned at 2400dpi and cleaned with #GIMP ( <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1jxdd5znhu8yxya62ekeaqtlnktay839aam378r46pgedkthggpyqletxs3" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>GIMP</span> (<span class="italic">npub1jxd…txs3</span>)</a></span> ).<br/><br/>#vltava #sailing #sailor #helmsman #vintageArt #Gimp_3 #GIMP3 #shipsWheel #wheel #pilot #man #moustache #steer<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/114/989/101/394/108/880/original/6e32d7b69d998582.png"> <br/> 2025-08-07T19:31:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw46v7wdd9cdwl8xx7z8m0m0uawpul893u73xwet4ua6zkl28dzkszyq0tzwda2dvxfqmt95dwhrtv0vzu86n0pvyrh4nx4nmmp3erkcttsp4w2vr Donated a small prize to a #DeviantArt contest in honour of Eid al-Fitr - for the best tile made with the GNU Image Manipulation Program<br/><br/>#GIMP #Gimp3 <br/><br/><a href="https://www.deviantart.com/alexanderpaupoff/journal/Tile-and-Tapestry-Contest-1176427231">https://www.deviantart.com/alexanderpaupoff/journal/Tile-and-Tapestry-Contest-1176427231</a> 2025-04-08T18:38:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv5m076yt0r3w2nuktss42ukxlax2txgwp2lwq7g8f6ph4qu6mg3gzyq0tzwda2dvxfqmt95dwhrtv0vzu86n0pvyrh4nx4nmmp3erkcttsm4v5c4 On other social platforms too?<br/><br/>Today i made <br/>@gimpofficial.bsky.social<br/> today for GIMP announcements and news. GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program.<br/><br/>I’m barefootliam.bsky.social although i post mainly here on Mastodon.<br/><br/>#GIMP #SoftwareLibre #software #blueSkySocial #freeSoftware 2025-01-13T20:59:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswsw8uxaey2a4m4xetdap0cl7su7mk82yyqmw47mze5rtr93kwgqqzyq0tzwda2dvxfqmt95dwhrtv0vzu86n0pvyrh4nx4nmmp3erkcttsr8zfuw Is that a quidditch snitch in her hand? <br/><br/>This engraving was made to sell the borders in it, &amp; appeared in a printer’s catalogue of 1917.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Strong-BookOfDesigns/pages/36a-banner-with-woman-and-sphere/">https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Strong-BookOfDesigns/pages/36a-banner-with-woman-and-sphere/</a><br/><br/>More at <a href="https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Strong-BookOfDesigns/">https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Strong-BookOfDesigns/</a><br/><br/>#artDeco #artNouveau #jugendStile #fromOldBooks #vintageEngraving #quidditch #harryPotter #GIMP #xsane<br/><br/>PS: mention of quidditch is NOT an endorsement of the views of its inventor...<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/113/388/535/523/654/184/original/e4d07c15a68b61e5.png"> <br/> 2024-10-29T03:23:36Z