Nib Widths and X Heights
You want to callig something getting the right letter height is important. Typically calligraphy letter height is done by ratios of the pen width. The smaller the pen the smaller […]
Back in the Scriptorium Again?
Well, yes. Am I reactivating this blog? We’ll see how that goes. I spent the last two years working on getting a Masters of Science in a field that has […]
Ink Comparison – Impromptu
It has been a very long time since I posted new content to the blog. For those that don’t know I am engaged in post-graduate studies. These are a big […]
Defining Your Win
This is an updated version of a post I made in 2013. How do you define your win? This is a question that catches some people off guard. The answer […]
Writing With Period Ink
On Saturday February 4, 2017 I posted about making ink from a period recipe book. The redacted recipe. To Make Ink for Writing on Parchment (A Booke of Secrets: Shewing […]
Ink Recipe 1596
I’m working on making ink from a recipe from the following long titled book A Booke of Secrets: Shewing diuers waies to make and prepare all sorts of Inkes and […]
Draw a Circle in Ink
The tool to draw a circle is called a compass. In case you have not seen the tool. There are many variations of this drawing tool. The compass in some […]
