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Divina Verba
Calligraphy & Illumination


The Illuminated Letters Alphabet Project: Part E
The next letter in my illuminated letters alphabet project is an E inspired by an Italian manuscript made in 1438. It is dominated by a...
Laura


Carolingian Manuscript Art: making an illuminated letter in a Spanish Carolingian style as a special commission
A letter created in the style of the Ripoll Bible, a manuscript from the early 11th century that is considered one of the great works of...
Laura


Making Traditional Manuscript Gesso: Part 2
How I make traditional manuscript gesso for use in raised gilding of illuminated manuscripts.
Laura


The Illuminated Letters Alphabet Project: Part D
Designing, gilding, and painting an illuminated letter D in a 15th century French style. I realized as I started work on my illuminated...
Laura
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