I
Let age keep its evidence
Soot marks stay legible beside washed stone, so repair reads as stewardship, not erasure.
Inscription notes for a public work
Authority in Patina
II
Set decisions in carved order
Each rule earns a block, a joint, and a measured margin before the next claim is made.
III
Use light as a material
Cream highlights carry priority while the brown-black ground holds quiet institutional weight.
IV
Make ornament accountable
Granular rules, shell traces, and strict capitals give the page ceremony without theatre.