A rough start to a Compleat Anachronist Article – Article being completed in consultation with the Compleat Anachronist Editors for a forthcoming publication. Topic: Inks pre-1600 Introduction The importance of […]
Two classes I taught during the Pandemic.
This was presented in October, 2022 at the Anstoerra Kingdom A&S competition. Designed to mimic a late medieval bifolium, it was created using era appropriate techniques, materials and tools.
What is a bifolium you ask? The British Library online glossary defines a bifolium as” A sheet of writing support material (generally PARCHMENT during the Middle Ages) folded in half […]
In February of 2021 I was approached to help teach a diverse group of people calligraphy for SCA and Amtgard. Amtgard I am told has a very similar almost same […]
In the previous post I discussed the Digital Scriptorum and DMMap. This post will cover additional resources. British Library. The British Library is a world class resource for a large […]
We’ve all been there or we will be there. Things are going along and then one day it happens. You write and the ink ins’t going on the writing surface […]
… has a certain script.… shows a certain activity.… is from 9th century Egypt. If you like pre-1600 manuscripts or are researching a historical activity pre-1600 you have done or […]
Oh, there’s a rabbit hole to go down now isn’t it? What was chivalry? What has chivalry been? What is chivalry today? Much has been written on this subject for […]
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