Nº 9 · Ring
Ad Astra
An oval signet engraved across its face in two lines of block capitals: to the stars, through hardship, in Latin.
US$2,906Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
Quire
Letters from every script, cut and sawn in gold.
Nº 3 · Ring
I Am My Beloved's
אני לדודי
A court band engraved round the outside with the first words of the line from the Song of Songs, read at weddings.
US$2,068Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
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- אNecklace, Nº 1AlefA small satin disc with the letter alef engraved on its face, on a waxed cotton cord.US$600Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- אביגילNecklace, Nº 2AvigailThe name Avigail in Hebrew block letters cut from white gold, read right to left.US$1,307Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- אני לדודיRing, Nº 3I Am My Beloved'sA court band engraved round the outside with the first words of the line from the Song of Songs, read at weddings.US$2,068Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- חיPendant, Nº 4ChaiThe Hebrew word for life, its two letters sawn as one piece in block letters joined along the roof.US$1,287Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- יעלNecklace, Nº 5YaelThe name Yael in Hebrew block letters cut from gold sheet, read right to left, hung at each end from a ring on a fine cable.US$1,022Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- רחלNecklace, Nº 6RachelThe name Rachel in Hebrew block letters cut from gold, read right to left on a fine cable.US$1,056Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- שPendant, Nº 7MezuzahA small hollow lidded case with the letter shin standing proud on its front panel.US$3,804Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- שרהRing, Nº 8SarahA flat band with the name Sarah engraved round its outside in Hebrew block letters.US$1,367Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- Capital DPendant, Nº 10A deco capital D with its bowl squared off, sawn from white gold and hung from both top corners.US$1,649Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- Capital SBrooch, Nº 11A single sans-serif capital, sawn from gold sheet, on a sprung pin.US$1,359Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- SemprePendant, Nº 12A round locket engraved across the face with one word in script, always, on a leather cord.US$934Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- Sempre InsiemeBand, Nº 13A court band with a line of script cut inside it: always together, in Italian, where only the wearer reads it.US$2,251Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- Tree of LifePendant, Nº 14A tree of life inside its own round frame, oxidised in the hollows and rubbed bright on the high ground.US$947Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- اسمPendant, Nº 15A Name in ArabicAn oval plate with a milgrain edge, its field left for a name in Arabic script, cut once you have written the spelling for us.US$3,389Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- خمسةPendant, Nº 16HamsaA hand hung fingers down, a turquoise cabochon set in its palm for the eye.US$2,332Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- هلالPendant, Nº 17Crescent and StarA crescent with a five-point star inside its curve, both sawn from sheet and joined where they meet.US$2,610Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
Nº 18 · Ring
Bok
福
A small round signet in 22 carat gold with the character for good fortune engraved by hand on its face.
US$1,210Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
Through the year
- ITishrei
Rosh Hashanah
- IIShawwal
Eid al-Fitr
- IIIFirst moon
Seollal
- IVKartik
Diwali
- VSpring
A wedding
- VISummer
A graduation
- VIIAny day
A name
Foreword
A quire is a gathering of leaves, folded and sewn: the unit a scribe works in. Ours is a gathering of letters.
We cut names and words in whatever script they were first written in: Hebrew and Arabic, Latin and Korean, numerals and signs. A letter is drawn by hand before it is cut, and a name is never spelled from a guess; we ask you to write it for us.
The almanac below follows the year's occasions as several calendars keep them. Look for yours.
Questions answered
Can I order from this page?
No. Quire is a sample store, made to show a letterer's shop on the Scribe template. The prices are real sample prices for each piece in its own metal, but nothing here can be ordered.
How do you make sure a name is spelled right?
We ask you to write it down, in its own script, and we send a drawing to approve before anything is cut. A letter cut in gold can't be uncut.
Which scripts can you cut?
Any script with a written form you can send us. Hebrew, Arabic, Latin, Greek, Devanagari, Hangul and Chinese characters are the ones we cut most often.
Can a word be engraved inside a ring rather than outside?
Yes. Inside it stays private and wears less; outside it is read by everyone else.
Send the name or the word as it is written. We answer within two working days, with a drawing.