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Starting a Bifolium

March 9, 2022by Ian the Green Leave a comment

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 […]

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Greenman Scribal and Calligraphy Presentations

November 28, 2021by Ian the Green Leave a comment

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 […]

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Manuscript Scavenger Hunt? Second in a series.

February 14, 2021by Ian the Green 2 Comments

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 […]

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Calligraphy, Codicology, Manuscripts

Aaaarrrrgh – The writing thing isn’t working!!!

February 13, 2021by Ian the Green Leave a comment

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 […]

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Calligraphy, Scribal Materials and Tools, Taking the Next Step - Calligraphy

I’m Looking for a Manuscript That…

February 12, 2021by Ian the Green 2 Comments

… 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 […]

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What is Chivalry?

February 2, 2021by Ian the Green 1 Comment

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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Ink is all the same – Or not

December 8, 2020by Ian the Green 2 Comments

I’m happy to help people with making ink. Sometimes they will send me the results of their ink making. People like to think that making ink is easy and that […]

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SCA Culture Post – The Don’t Speech

December 3, 2020by Ian the Green 2 Comments

A speech/lesson I put together for newcomers in the SCA. Different pieces of advice that came from different people at different times that I put together into one place. I’ve […]

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SCA Culture Post – Correct Titles and Usage

December 3, 2020by Ian the Green 1 Comment

Re-posted with permission: Etiquette rule for titles is that you used the highest title the person has.  Period.  If you want or need to include other ranks or awards in […]

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Making Brazilwood Ink – The Video

May 16, 2020by Ian the Green Leave a comment

Greetings!  I made a batch of red brazilwood ink.  I have been making this ink for about 10 years now.   I’ve been using editing software to make videos for about […]

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