Scribal abbreviations, or sigla, are abbreviations used by ancient and medieval scribes writing in various languages, including Latin, Greek, Old English and Ol...
Magis Quam Verbis.......More Than Words
Saint George Lithograph by Albrecht Dürer. Collection of John Rushkin, & originally from the Emperor Maximilian's Prayer Book
As you may have noticed, I do some scribal stuff. A little bit of calligraphy and illumination. Sometimes. I may also have a ridiculous collection of inks. Remember these? Yeah, there's more now. I have a problem, really. One of the companies I buy from is a very small organization called Scribal Workshop. I met
Bock, Gregorius; [ca. 1510-1517]
Codex Sangallensis 904, page 204, a ninth century copy of Priscian's Latin grammar with an ogham gloss in the top margin Medieval Irish ...
Medieval and Renaissance illuminators and calligraphers also used various pattern books, calligraphic exemplars, and sketchbooks; surviving examples range from one page alphabets to an illuminated step by step treatise on how to paint acanthus leaves and diapered backgrounds. Model books could be a few pages bound with other content, or be discrete volumes. Some early…
Though the colophons are not as anarchic as street graffiti tends to be, both can be seen as personal marks. They are examples of people making a note of their existence.
The 16th-century scribes of Bruges had a lot of fun illuminating this musical manuscript, because itâs full of gorgeous, fascinating and dow...
The goal of e-codices is to provide free access to all medieval and a selection of modern manuscripts of Switzerland by means of a virtual library. On the e-codices site, complete digital reproductions of the manuscripts are linked with corresponding scholarly descriptions.
Natali Martinez illustrator Brooklyn NY Contact: [email protected]
Bestiary tiles featuring medieval dogs from illuminations and bestiaries including The Funeral of Reynard the Fox, the Harley Bestiary, De Medicina Ex Animalibus and others. Medieval dog tiles: Medieval dog treating a cat for melancholy, medieval dog playing cat bagpipes, dogs in armor, hunting dogs.
An English medieval castle, if a large one, could have a household staff of at least 50 people, which included all manner of specialised and skilled workers such...
hi, this is a scribble drawing using gel pen.
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The inspiration for this watercolor I painted came from German artist Albrecht Durer. One of his famous prints was "Ornament with ...
One of hundreds of thousands of free digital items from The New York Public Library.
SCA member Crystal shares her artistic creations including Scribal arts, 16th Century Costuming, and other crafts.
