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Articles on Scribal Arts for Beginners
Articles on Scribal Arts in the SCA
Period Examples: Collections & Libraries
Period Examples: 8th Century
Period Examples: 9th Century
Period Examples: 10th Century
Period Examples: 11th Century
Period Examples: 12th Century
Period Examples: 13th Century
Period Examples: 14th Century
Period Examples: 15th Century
Period Examples: 16th Century
Non-Western Calligraphy
Online Scriptoria & Work
Alphabets & Lettering
Layout
Celtic Style
Goldwork
Inks & Paints
Parchment & Vellum
Pens
Various Techniques
Mailing Lists
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Calligraphy & Illumination Articles
Stefan's Florilegium:
Scribal Arts Index
Stefan's Florilegium:
Hints for Beginning Calligraphers
Stefan's Florilegium:
Pigments
Anglo-Saxon Manuscript Production
Corpus of Insular, Anglo-Saxon, and Early Anglo-Norman Manuscript Art
Illuminated Manuscripts
(The Catholic Encyclopedia)
Illuminated Manuscripts
(The Electronic Labyrinth)
Illumination and Color Theory
Illumination Step-By-Step
Illumination Glossary
Manuscript Books
Manuscripts, Books, and Maps: The Printing Press and a Changing World
Medieval and Renaissance Book Production
Notes on Calligraphy
Old English Pages
On Ancient Appearance
On Illuminated Manuscripts
Ottonian Calligraphy and Illumination
Regional and Global Characteristics of Illuminated Manuscripts
Rules made by F.B. for Children to write by
(England, 1611)
Scribal Challenge
Scribal Tools
The Technology and Culture of the Manuscript Book In European Society
Thompson Conservation Labs
A Very Proper Treatise:
The Arte Of Limming
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Articles on Scribal Arts for Beginners
Calligraphy
Hints For Beginning Calligraphers
The Illuminated Initial: How To and Where
Frequently Asked Questions
Making an Illuminated Cover Illustration
Sources for Period Illuminations and Supplies
Techniques of Illumination
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Articles on Scribal Arts in the SCA
The Current Scroll Process for Atlantia
Lochac College of Scribes: Manuscript Collections On-line
College of Scribes Archives
Windmasters' Hill Scriptorium
The West Kingdom Scribes' Handbook
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Period Examples: Collections & 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
Gallery of Manuscript Images
Illustrations by Historical Women Artists
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 Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
The Steiner Collection
Meridian College of Scribes
Scribal Links
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Period Examples: Eighth Century
Page from the Lindisfarne Gospels
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Period Examples: Ninth Century
The Book of Kells
Book of Kells Images
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Period Examples: Tenth Century
The Egmond Gospels
David Composing the Psalms
and
The Prayer of Isaiah
from the Paris Psalter
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Period Examples: Eleventh Century
Portrait of St. Wilfred
and
text page
from
Vita sancti Wilfridi
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Period Examples: Twelfth Century
Chrétien de Troyes's
Le Chevalier de la Charrette
Detail with initial From the Vita Sanctorum Weissenau Abbey
Cluny Lectionary,
Pentecost
Gospels
Psalter
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Period Examples: Thirteenth Century
The Bean Manuscript Collection
Bethune Breviary-Missal
The Life of King Edward the Confessor
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Period Examples: Fourteenth Century
Beatrijs
Gavin Hill Book of Hours 1
Jacob van Maerlant's
Der Naturen Bloeme
Jacob van Maerlant's
Spiegel Historiael
Lancelot compilation
Images from
The Luttrell Psalter
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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
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
St. Augustine's
City of God
Statuts et armorial de la Toison d'Or
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Period Examples: Sixteenth Century
August calendar miniature from a Parisian Book of Hours, 1515-1523
The Fesler Manuscript
Four Gospels Book
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Non-Western Calligraphy
The Art of Chinese Calligraphy
Chinese Calligraphy
Chinese Calligraphy (
shufa
)
The Four Treasures of the Study
(Chinese calligraphy tools)
Islamic Calligraphy
Japanese Calligraphy
Oriental Brush Calligraphy
Origin of the Chinese Script
The Sabanci Collection
: Turkish Calligraphy
Some Arabic Calligraphy
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Online Scriptoria & Work from the Current Middle Ages
Art of the Scribe
Calligraphy
by
Master Godfrey de Shipbrook
Calligraphy
of the
Shire of the Seven Deans
The Cyber-Scriptorium
(mostly Aethelmearc)
Lord Conal O'hAirt
Middle Kingdom College of Scribes
Per Mano Merouda Pendray
The Portfolio of Aine inghean Cillin
SCA Portfolio of Gwenhwyvar Nocturnal
SCA Scrolls
by
Bronwyn ferch Gwyn ap Rhys
The Scribal Arts of Baron Sir Ranthulfr Asparlundr
(with a
Valentine for Melody
)
Scribe Examples
from Calontir
The Vellum Gallery: Exhibits of Modern Calligraphy
Virtual Known World Scriptorium
The West Kingdom Scribes' Handbook
Windmasters' Hill Scriptorium Gallery
Zahra's Scribal Portfolio
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Alphabets & Lettering
Blackletter Alphabets
Calligraphy
Late Period Calligraphy
Medieval Ductus
:
Artificial Uncial
,
Carolingian
,
Early Gothic
,
Gothic
,
French Batarde
, and
Rotunda
Medieval European Calligraphy
:
Roman
,
Uncial
,
Carolingian
,
Textus
,
Bastard
, and
Modern
Ottonian Calligraphy and Illumination
Several Period Hands
The Scripta Project: The history of handwriting (Italian)
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Layout
Analysing a Style
The Golden Section
Layout Notes for Late Italian Renaissance Scrolls
LOCHAC AoA SCROLLS
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Celtic Style
Book of Kells Images
Celtic Art and Illumination
The Celtic Art Coracle
Celtic Knotwork Construction Class
Celtic Knotwork for Klutzes: The Grid Method
Course of Celtic Illumination Based on Interlacing
(French)
Draw Your Own Celtic Knotwork
Zoomorphics in Celtic Irish Illumination
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Goldwork
Gilding
How to Prepare and Gild with Gum Ammoniac
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Inks & Paints
Egg Tempera
Illumination Media
The Ink Compendium
Manuscript Production: Ink
Medieval Colors and Modern Paints
On Making Tempera Paint
Period Colors for SCA Scrolls
Period Inks
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Parchment & Vellum
Hints on Use of Vellum
Parchment Making
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Pens
Cutting a Quill Pen
How To Cut a Bamboo Pen
Reed Pens
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Various Techniques
Acanthus Leaves
Diaperwork
Figures
Italian Renaissance Scrolls
Leafy Borders
Small Bar Borders
Tips Towards Better Whitework
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