Quick Pro Quill - Scribal books.
For any scribe who wants to start learning more about period techniques here are three of my favorite books.
MEDIEVAL CRAFTSMEN - SCRIBES AND ILLUMINATORS by Christopher DeHamel. University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Buffalo. 1992. ISBN 0802077072. I think I paid $12-$15 for it. This is a great introductory book for getting into doing research for calligraphy and illumination. It is an easy read and has great photos. A must have in my opinion. The pages of my book are dog eared from all of the use.
THE MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES OF MEDIEVAL PAINTING. Daniel V. Thompson. Dover Publications, Inc. New York, NY. 1956. ISBN 0486203271 Cost is about $9.00. I LOVE THIS BOOK! My copy is so beaten up from use. It is a MUST HAVE for anyone wanting to read more about medieval C&I.
THE CRAFTSMAN’S HANDBOOK ‘IL LIBRO DELL’ ARTE” CENNINO D’ANDERA CENNINIO - Translated by Daniel. V Thompson, Jr. Dover Publications, INC, New York, 1960. ISBN048620054 Cost is about $8.00. Some people have said reading Cennino as difficult, but I personally found it easy and I didn’t want to put the book down.
MEDIEVAL CRAFTSMEN - SCRIBES AND ILLUMINATORS by Christopher DeHamel. University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Buffalo. 1992. ISBN 0802077072. I think I paid $12-$15 for it. This is a great introductory book for getting into doing research for calligraphy and illumination. It is an easy read and has great photos. A must have in my opinion. The pages of my book are dog eared from all of the use.
THE MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES OF MEDIEVAL PAINTING. Daniel V. Thompson. Dover Publications, Inc. New York, NY. 1956. ISBN 0486203271 Cost is about $9.00. I LOVE THIS BOOK! My copy is so beaten up from use. It is a MUST HAVE for anyone wanting to read more about medieval C&I.
THE CRAFTSMAN’S HANDBOOK ‘IL LIBRO DELL’ ARTE” CENNINO D’ANDERA CENNINIO - Translated by Daniel. V Thompson, Jr. Dover Publications, INC, New York, 1960. ISBN048620054 Cost is about $8.00. Some people have said reading Cennino as difficult, but I personally found it easy and I didn’t want to put the book down.