Thursday, July 22, 2010

links to some pretty good gilding and whitework websites

Hi guys,
Here are a few good how-to websites/blogs:

Acanthus leaves:
http://calligraphypen.wordpress.com/2009/04/16/calligraphy-design-acanthus-leaves/

Acanthus leaf video!
http://www.ehow.com/video_2381354_the-acanthus-leaf-calligraphy-part.html

Whitework 101:
http://meisterin.katarina.home.comcast.net/~meisterin.katarina/whitework.html

Another good one (acanthus and whitework):
http://gutenbergscribes.chivalrysports.com/lesson5-acanthus.shtml

This website has some great scans of period sources:
http://www.textmanuscripts.com/manuscript_description.php?id=3024&%20cat=all&#

Some more great shots from a catalog:
http://www.maggs.com/i/maggs/catalogues/IlluminatedMiniatures.pdf

As I find more, I'll post more links...let me know if there's something in particular that you're looking for.

Best,
Gina

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