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CD11. Turning the Pages CD-ROM
Turning the Pages: The Collection.
2004.
This CD-ROM allows you to view approx 32 pages each
from 12 great manuscripts. Each page has notes and you can use your magnifying glass over the page to see the details! Manuscripts: Lindesfarne Gospels, Luttrel Psalter, Sforza Hours, Sherborne Missal, Golden Haggadah, Diamond Sutra, Sultan Baybars’ Qur’an, Leonardo’s Notebook,Vesaliu’s Anatomy, Blackwell’s Herbal, Jane Austen’s History of England, The Golf Book.A truly amazing CD!
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B2786. Wm. Morris Full Color Patterns & Designs
B2786.William Morris Full-Color Patterns and Designs.
48pp. 9.25" x 12.25". Paper.
Michael Sull uses this book in his instructional session on acanthus leaves. Acanthus leaves are a traditional motif, frequently used in engrossed awards, as well as other calligraphic broadsides and illumination.
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DVD14. Gilding for Calligraphers DVD
Gilding for Calligraphers.
By Sally Mae Joseph (Sally Teague), one of the scribes working on the St. John's Bible.
Selecting and preparing vellum, slaking plaster and making gesso, gilding using loose leaf gold, preparing gum ammoniac and gilding with transfer gold, painting with shell gold and color. 130 minutes.
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DVD16. Modern Gilding for Calligraphers DVD
Modern Gilding for Calligraphers.
By Sally Mae Joseph (Sally Teague), one of the scribes working on the St. John's Bible.
Curing and cutting quills; using quills and metal pens on paper and vellum; writing with gesso; using brushes on fabric; combining traditional and modern sizes; and laying looseleaf, transfer, shell gold, and platinum on vellum, paper & fabric. 70 minutes.
All our DVD’s are made to run on USA and Canada machines. If you live outside North America, you should check with the manual for your machine to see if it can play NTSC format DVD’s. If your DVD player can’t play our DVD’s, your computer may be able to.
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B2578. Materials & Tech of Medieval Paint
The Materials and Techniques of Medieval
Painting
By Daniel V. Thompson. 239pp. Paper.
Recommended by Sheila Waters in her illuminated initials workshop. Excellent introduction for illuminators and painters. Cover carriers and grounds, including the different types of surfaces used and their preparation. Followed by a section on binding media consisting of binding methods and vehicles, their viscosity and transparency effects, and the pros and cons of different binding media, glazes and varnishes. Gives a classification of medieval pigments divided into smaller sections for each main color. Includes pigment mixing, reaction, permanence problems, confusion of identification, and history. Metals are also discussed, including types of gold media and gilding methods. Essential for anyone interested in the building blocks of medieval painting.
Price increased by publisher May 2008.
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B2603. Full-color Illum Initials CDrom Book
Full-Color Illuminated Initials CD-Rom and Book.
2003. 48pp. Paper.
Over 540 designs include initials and decorative elements rendered from rare 7th to 16th century sources. Elaborate letters incorporate floral, animal and geometric designs
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B1999. Illuminated Initials in Full Color/Grafton
B1999. Illuminated Initials in Full Color
By Carol Grafton. 1995. 48pp. 9.25" x12.25". Paper.
548 illuminated letters have been selected from 19th century reproductions of medieval manuscripts and are arranged alphabetically. The letters encompass a wide range of historical styles.
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B2454. Art of Illumination/ Carter
B2454 The Art of Illumination
By Patricia Carter. 2001. 160pp. 8.5"x11.5" Paper.
Combines Illuminated Calligraphy, Illuminated Designs, and Illuminated Alphabets into one volume. Presents easy-to-do illumination with both historical based and more modern motifs. Projects include bookmarks, greeting cards, labels, paperweights, place cards, bookplates, stationery.
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B2586. Oracles of Leo the Wise
B2586. The Oracales of Leo the Wise and The Pontifical of Ferry de Clugny. 2002. Sotheby's Auction Catalog. 82pp. 8.25"x10.75". Paper. 3
2 color photos of the Pontifical, many full page. The estimated value of the manuscript was $2.5-3.25 million! These catalogs have fewer color photos.
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B2995. Manuscripts from the Anglo-Saxon Age
Manuscripts from the Anglo-Saxon Age
By Michelle P. Brown. 2007. 176pp. 7.27x10. Hardcover
An authoritative introduction to the art of book production in the Anglo-Saxon period and an historical overview of the period through its book culture. 140 color examples of the finest Anglo-Saxon Books in the British Library and other major collections.
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