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Divina Verba
Calligraphy & Illumination
Laura
The Illuminated Letters Alphabet Project: Part E
The next letter in my illuminated letters alphabet project is an E inspired by an Italian manuscript made in 1438. It is dominated by a...
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Carolingian Manuscript Art: making an illuminated letter in a Spanish Carolingian style as a special commission
A letter created in the style of the Ripoll Bible, a manuscript from the early 11th century that is considered one of the great works of...
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The Illuminated Letters Alphabet Project: Part C
Gilding and painting an illuminated letter C in the International Gothic Style of the 15th Century The next letter in my Illuminated...
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The Illuminated Letters Alphabet Project: Part B
The second letter in my Illuminated Letters Alphabet Project, an Ottonian style B.
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The Illuminated Letters Alphabet Project: Part A
How I made an an illuminated letter "A" in a 15th century German acanthus leaf style This is the beginning of a second on-going,...
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The Romance of Romanesque Illuminated Art
A description of my process in making an illuminated art piece in the Romanesque style of manuscript art.
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Commission for a Medieval Style Double Illuminated Letter
A pair of illuminated letters inspired by the Fagel Missal
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Phew, that's done!
This is the most complex commission I have done to date (yes, I'll admit that publicly). First, it's really big--like it took up my...
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