Calligraphy and Illumination Links
(See also Bookbinding)
Atlantian Clerk of the Signet
The Quill and Scroll (mailing list for Atlantian scribes)
Atlantian Scrivener Royal
Scriptoria and Regular Calligraphy and Illumination Workshops in the Kingdom of Atlantia
Articles
Anglo-Saxon Manuscript Production
Callig Information Site
Calligraphy Links
A Few Minutes on Books of Hours
Great Links for Scribes
The Guide to Illumination
Heraldry for Scribes
A Hypertext Book of Hours
Illuminated Manuscripts (The Catholic Encyclopedia)
Illuminated Manuscripts (The Electronic Labyrinth)
Illumination and Color Theory
Illumination Step-By-Step
Illumination Glossary (WebMuseum)
Illumination Links
Medieval Calligraphy
Medieval European Calligraphy
Old English Pages
On Ancient Appearance
On Illuminated Manuscripts
Ottonian Calligraphy and Illumination
The Raven's Quill
Regional and Global Characteristics of Illuminated Manuscripts
Rules made by F.B. for Children to write by (England, 1611)
Scandinavian Calligraphy and Illumination
Scribal Challenge
Scribal Tools
Societal Influences on Script Development
A Survey of Period Illuminations from Durham Cathedral
Thompson Conservation Labs
A Very Proper Treatise: The Arte Of Limming
Scribal Arts for Beginners
Basic Scribes Equipment
Hints For Beginning Calligraphers
Frequently Asked Questions
Making an Illuminated Cover Illustration
Notes on an Illumination Class
A Quick and Easy (and Period!) Scroll Style
Sources for Period Illuminations and Supplies
Articles on Scribal Arts in the SCA
The Current Scroll Process for Atlantia
Of Scribes, Scrolls and Awards: Fitting it All Together
Period Examples: Collections and Libraries
The Age of King Charles V: 1,000 Illuminations at the Bibliothèque National de France
Colophon Page Gallery: Illuminated Manuscripts
Creating French Culture: Late 8th - Late 15th centuries and End of the 15th - 1st half of the 17th centuries
Early Manuscripts at Oxford University
Gallery of Manuscript Images
Illuminated Manuscripts from the 13th to 16th Centuries
Illustrations by Historical Women Artists
Manuscripts at the J. Paul Getty Museum
Manuscript Collection at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Manuscript Pages from the Bodleian Library
Mediaeval Manuscripts and Illumination at the Koninklijke Bibliotheek
Medieval Manuscript Leaves
The Mythical Quest (exhibit at The British Library)
The Picture Library at The British Library
The Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
The Schøyen Collection
The Steiner Collection
Period Examples: Eighth Century
Page from the Lindisfarne Gospels
Period Examples: Ninth Century
Book of Kells Images
Period Examples: Tenth Century
The Egmond Gospels
David Composing the Psalms and The Prayer of Isaiah from the Paris Psalter
Period Examples: Eleventh Century
Period Examples: Twelfth Century
Chrétien de Troyes's Le Chevalier de la Charrette
Cluny Lectionary, Pentecost
Gospels
Psalter
Vita Sancti Wilfridi auctore Edmero
Period Examples: Thirteenth Century
The Aberdeen Bestiary
The Bean Manuscript Collection
Bethune Breviary-Missal
Gothic Illuminated Manuscripts 1200-1250 and 1250-1300
The Life of King Edward the Confessor
Period Examples: Fourteenth Century
Beatrijs
Gavin Hill Book of Hours 1
Gothic Illuminated Manuscripts 1300-1350 and 1350-1400
Jacob van Maerlant's Der Naturen Bloeme
Jacob van Maerlant's Spiegel Historiael
Lancelot compilation
Miniatures from the Manesse Codex (German, ca. 1350)
Period Examples: Fifteenth Century
Book of Hours, 1470
Book of Hours, 1494
Bethune Book of Hours
Book of Hours of Philip the Good
Book of Hours of Simon de Varie
Book of Hours with chemise binding
The Burnet Psalter
Gothic Illuminated Manuscripts (1400-1450) Page 1 and Page 2
Jean Froissart, Chronicles, 15th Century: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4
Gavin Hill Book of Hours 2
Historia Alexandri Magni
History Bibles: 1 and 2
Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry
Limbourg Brothers
Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts (1450-1500) from France, the Netherlands, Italy, Hungary, and others
St. Augustine's City of God
Statuts et armorial de la Toison d'Or
Period Examples: Sixteenth Century
The Fesler Manuscript
Four Gospels Book
Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts (1500-1550)
Non-Western Calligraphy
Arabic Calligraphy
Pseudo Arabic Exemplar
The Art of Chinese Calligraphy
Chinese Calligraphy
Chinese Calligraphy (shufa)
The Four Treasures of the Study (Chinese calligraphy tools)
Islamic Calligraphy
Islamic Calligraphy Images
Japanese Calligraphy
Middle Eastern Calligraphy and Illumination
Oriental Brush Calligraphy
Origin of the Chinese Script
Some Arabic Calligraphy
Online Scriptoria and Work from the Current Middle Ages
Baron Morgan's Scriptorium
Calligraphy by Master Godfrey de Shipbrook
Calligraphy and Illumination by Rosalind Bennett
Calligraphy of the Shire of the Seven Deans
The Cyber-Scriptorium (mostly Aethelmearc)
Lord Conal O'hAirt
Daniela Schwartzhaupt's Scriptorium
The Doomsday Book of An Tir
Maureen's Illuminations (Failenn MacFergus)
Middle Kingdom College of Scribes
Per Mano Merouda Pendray
The Portfolio of Aine inghean Cillin
SCA Portfolio of Gwenhwyvar Nocturnal
The Scribal Arts of Baron Sir Ranthulfr Asparlundr (with a Valentine for Melody)
Scribal Foo of Elianora Mathewes
Scribal Work by Elaine Halevy
Scribe Examples from Calontir
Scrolls I've Done by François Thibault
The Vellum Gallery: Exhibits of Modern Calligraphy
Virtual Known World Scriptorium
The West Kingdom Scribes' Handbook
Windmasters' Hill Scriptorium Gallery
Zahra's Scribal Portfolio
Alphabets and Lettering
Blackletter Alphabets
English Court Hand, Bastard, and Uncial
Lady Austrechild's Book of Exemplars
Medieval Calligraphy: Square Capital, Roman Half Uncial, Irish Half Uncial, Anglo-Saxon Miniscule, Carolingian Miniscule, Early Gothic Miniscule, Batarde Miniscule
Medieval European Calligraphy: Roman, Uncial, Carolingian, Textus, Bastard, and Modern
Ottonian Calligraphy and Illumination
Visual Paleography
Layout
Analysing a Style
The Golden Section
Layout Notes for Late Italian Renaissance Scrolls
Celtic Style
Book of Kells Images
Celtic Art and Illumination
The Celtic Art Coracle
Celtic Knotwork Construction Class
Draw Your Own Celtic Knotwork
The Origin and Meaning of Celtic Knotwork
A Study Of The Interrelationship And Development Of Fantastic Beasts In Manuscripts And Metalwork Of The Sixth To Eighth Centuries In The British Isles
Zoomorphics in Celtic Irish Illumination
Goldwork
How to Prepare and Gild with Gum Ammoniac
Inks and Paints
A Booke of Secrets
Egg Tempera
Four Versions of Ink Made From Oak Galls
The Ink Compendium
Manuscript Production: Ink
Medieval Colors and Modern Paints
On Making Tempera Paint
Receipts
Parchment and Vellum
Hints on Use of Vellum
Trying Vellum: A medieval writing surface for modern scribes
Pens
Cutting a Quill Pen
How To Cut a Bamboo Pen
Various Techniques
Acanthus Leaves and Freestyle Acanthus Leaves
Diaperwork
Figures
Gallery III (on the creation or study of particular manuscript leaves)
Italian Renaissance Scrolls
Leafy Borders
On Visage: How to Draw a Medieval Face
Small Bar Borders
Tips Towards Better Whitework
Wide Borders in the Carolingian Style
Stefan's Florilegium
Scribal Arts Index
Hints for Beginning Calligraphers
Pigments
Mailing Lists
The Quill And The Scroll: Send message to majordomo@atlantia.sca.org with a message body of "subscribe scribes"
SCA Scribes: Send message to majordomo@castle.org with message body of "SUBSCRIBE SCRIBES"
Calligraphy: Send message to callig-request@calligraph.com with message body of "subscribe"
Yahoo! Clubs: Decorated Letter, Calligraphy Arts, Calligraphy Exchange, Chinese Calligraphy, Islamic Calligraphy
The Tournaments Illuminated Index
Calligraphy
Dyes and Inks
Illumination
