Scribal Arts
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A Manual of Illumination, by J.W. Bradley and T.G. Goodwin
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Atlantian Clerk Signet Forums
Discussion s and debates on Calligraph y and Illuminati on |
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Atlantian College of Scribes' Mailing List
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Books on Calligraphy
Annotated bibliograp hy of one scribe' ;s library. |
Calligraphic Resources
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (1 vote)A listing of some places to look when you need stuff. Most of it is web based, or at least web friendly. Some of them I've tried and feel strongly about, some have come to me on recommenda tions, all of them are, as far as I know, reputable dealers. |
Early Book Society for the study of manuscripts and printing history
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Elementary Instruction in the Art of Illuminating and Missal Painting on Vellum: A Guide to Modern Illuminators, with illustrations and outlines for copying for the student
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Gazette du Livre Médiéval
Published by a group of medievalis ts from different countries. While bringing together a diversity of scientific interests, they share the conviction that the history of the book ought to encompass all aspects of this outstandin g witness of medieval cultural life, and deserves to be treated as an autonomous discipline . They hope to remove the artificial barrier that tends to separate the manuscript and the incunable, and to extend the field of study and reflection to non-occide ntal civilisati ons, envisaging eventually a comparativ e synthesis. |
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Guide to the art of illuminating and missal painting
A short history of medieval illuminati ons in books with the various characteri stics and colors of each periods; instructio n on the actual making of illuminate d paintings. It describes the best paper, how to trace the picture and lay it down, how to make raised beds for gold and the proper burnishing methods, how to lay down the color washes and subsequent tints and just about everything you need to know and don't find in modern books. |
Guideline Sheets
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (2 votes)Create custom guidelines for calligraph y, based on the size of the ascender, body, and descender of your lettering. |
Illumination Step-by-Step
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (1 vote)This page shows how I create an illuminate d manuscript . |
Journal of the Early Book Society for the Study of Manuscripts and Printing History
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Making Art: Medieval Manuscripts
The best way to discover how medieval manuscript s were made is to look at unfinished examples. The reconstruc tion in this animation is based on a page from an early 14th century book, the Metz Pontifical , made for Reynaud de Bar. |
Manuscript Studies: Medieval and Early Modern
This site, and its associated "lists erv" discussion group, is intended to explore the possibilit y of cooperativ ely offering a course on paleograph y, codicology , or medieval and early modern book history over the web, as an interdisci plinary and multi-inst itutional course in certain aspects of research methodolog y. |
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Manuscript Studies: Medieval and Early Modern
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Medieval Book Production
The procedure of creating a book in the Middle Ages. |
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Medieval Manuscript Manual
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Medieval Writing
An introducti on to the history of medieval writing, including the origins of our written culture, paleograph y and the history of scripts, and the nature of literacy and the written word in the middle ages. |
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Met Special Topics Page: Art of the Book in the Middle Ages
Before the invention of mechanical printing, books were handmade objects, treasured as works of art and as symbols of enduring knowledge. Indeed, in the Middle Ages, the book becomes an attribute of God. |
Métiers de nos ancêtres: Les imagiers, peintres, sculpteurs, peintres-verriers
The trades of medieval painters, illustrato rs, sculptors, and makers of stained glass. |
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Métiers de nos ancêtres: Les libraires
On scribes, scriveners , and bookseller s, and the history of their trades back to the Middle Ages. |
Modar's Calligraphy & Illumination Page
An ongoing site with articles and links on Calligraph y & Illuminati on as they apply to the Middle Ages and the SCA. |
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Official East Kingdom Scribes Site
Resources concerning the reproducti on and recreation of what we call "scrol ls," award documents honoring Society members 9; deeds and services, in the style of illuminate d books and documents. |
Protecting Scribal Works
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Regia Anglorum: The Write Stuff
Manuscript production in Anglo-Saxo n England. |
SCA Scribal Arts Mailing List
This is the scribes 9; mailing list for members of the Society for Creative Anachronis m. The purpose of this list is to provide a forum for the discussion of scribal arts including illuminati on, calligraph y, paper making, etc. |
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Scrineum: saggi e materiali on-line di scienze del documento e del libro medievali
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The Making of a Manuscript
A descriptio n of the process of creating an illuminate d manuscript in the Middle Ages, outlining the roles of each of the craftsmen involved in the process. |
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Towards a More Period Text
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What Every Medievalist Should Know: Paleography
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Writing in the SCA
A quick checklist for expository and "techn ical" writing for the SCA -- what's important to consider when you're writing event announceme nts, documentat ion, how-to articles, reports, scroll texts, and ceremonies . |
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Links: 17 (767 counting subcategories)
Regular: 31
Last link added: 11/04/09

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