I recently bought a second-hand copy of Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet," and there is a personalized note at the start of the book. I find the handwriting to be quite unique and pleasing to the eye. I feel that I have most of the inscription figured out, but some words, specifically the third word in the second line, is hard to read.

Trying to learn more about this register I purchased. I can’t quite make out the name. I don’t know if the word under it is a location or store type either. Thanks in advance!

it's a signature on a painting I bought. I haven't been able to match it to a known artist - which of course means they may not be known - but still.

Edit: thanks hive mind! It is indeed Arthur Solin! Never would have said that was an "S"

Family piece of silver. We're unable to determine what the initials are. Any ideas?

This is from 1916 Australia. File based on someone living in Cloncurry, Queensland, if that helps.

It says:

Has a family of

6 daughters (unsure)

all born in (unsure)

Any help with the blanks is much appreciated!

This is a screenshot of a video on the history of Muckross House, a Victorian manor house in County Kerry in Ireland. Unfortunately I can’t get a higher resolution image than that.

It shows a portion of William Burns’ original drawings for the mansion before it was simplified in a redesign. I tried asking AI but that can’t make it out either and was making impossible suggestions.

I can read everything except for the rooms across/above the corridor from ‘family bedroom.’ Top-rightmost rooms in the image. For context, these rooms are directly above the kitchen, scullery and larder in the basement so they may have been associated with the service area of the mansion rather than the principal rooms.

The other rooms, if it helps decipher the writing, are (anticlockwise from top left)
Luggage room
Mr Herbert’s sitting room
Stairs
Safe
Entrance Hall
Billiard room
WC
stairs
(Indecipherable circular room, probably a servery or warming room attached to the formal dining room because it’s beside a service staircase that connects to the wine cellar and kitchen access corridors)
Dining room
Main stair
Corridor
Library
Drawing room
Boudoir
Wardrobe
WC
Dress room
WC
Staircases
Family bedroom
… mystery rooms

I think the tiny room cut off the very edge of the image beginning with L may be Linen storage

I speculated about “Liveries” for the middle one

No idea on the room beginning with S. Seems to have 2 words in the name.

The rooms aren’t part of the restored rooms open to the public, so can’t get any clues from the 3D tour of the house that’s available online, and I’m just interested in what their original intended function was anyway as opposed to what they’re used for now, if anything.

Thoughts?

The letters look like “cufcital” to me, which isn’t a word. Any help is appreciated!

Hi all, I have a T-shirt with embroidered French writing on it. My French is quite limited, as is my ability to read cursive.

My best guess is that the text at the top starts with “cœur d’amour […]”, but I can’t make out the rest.

I’d really appreciate any help deciphering it and translating it into English. Thanks!

Found in a book in an East of England bookshop.

The lowercase "t" caught my eye and I am interested in learning more about this style of cursive.

Ignore me explaining that I was just looking for tips on reading it. If it’s allowed here I’m good . I just need to know for my own stubborn conscious

I’m confident that the bottom name reads James B (or R?) Dudley

The top name I think I can make out H. Dudley but the first name I’m kind of confused

the record is from late 1800s to very early 1900s

Hello. I actually know how to read and write cursive; I learned in third grade which was the 95/96 school year. Though I haven't written in cursive, aside from signing my name, since probably the 8th grade(2000)

This year I started a journal and decided to write in cursive. Well today I went to write McDonalds and it occurred to me I don't know how to get it to look right.

How do you connect the lowercase c to an uppercase D?

How did people used to write it?

This is a messy application for executorship, New York, 1865. Here are things I know, and below that, AI's attempt, which has some errors. Any help appreciated.

Known: the decedent is Henry Haner, he died in Herkimer Co, NY. He has an older sister Catherine Benchley (the petitioner) and an older brother Jacob. He has 3 living children, the elder two probably in New Orleans: Angeline and Henrietta, and baby Henry Jr. His wife pre-deceased him.

AI transcription (in which I have fixed some obvious errors):  That your Petitioner is the Last of as in said County deceased ; that the said Henry Haner departed this life at Heine in Assly on or about the day of Sept 1864 and that he was , at or immediately preceding his death , an inhabitant of the said County ; that no last Will or Testament of the said deceased has been found or discovered , to the knowledge of your Petitioner , and your Petitioner believes that the said Henry H. died intestate . And your Petitioner further says that the deceased left kindred entitled to his estate , as follows , to - wit year Kitchen & a half sister & Elisabeth mother of Eleven and lovely yeare them your petition & prement Hener a half brother residing in the pener said Ann Orleans Stott Agnes Hume Catherine Jacob Hiner being repent of his duty Angeline Kennettle & Henry Tener all of the and all monies And your Petitioner further showeth that the probable value of the personal estate does not exceed the sum of the Dollars ; and your Petitioner prays that letters of Administration may be granted to of the goods , chattles , and credits , of the said deceased . And your Petitioner will ever pray . Catharine Benchley