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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...
Laura
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...
Laura
Making Traditional Manuscript Gesso: Part 1 (Slaking the Plaster)
First steps in making manuscript gesso for traditional raised gilding according to an early 15th century recipe (mostly) For those of you...
Laura
The Illuminated Letters Alphabet Project: Part B
The second letter in my Illuminated Letters Alphabet Project, an Ottonian style B.
Laura
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,...
Laura
The Romance of Romanesque Illuminated Art
A description of my process in making an illuminated art piece in the Romanesque style of manuscript art.
Laura
Commission for a Medieval Style Double Illuminated Letter
A pair of illuminated letters inspired by the Fagel Missal
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