Category: About Illumination

Parchment (1)

Pouncing parchment In the time ahead, I want to pay attention to parchment. The reason is that I get quite […]

Gallica BnF

Searching a library full of beautiful manuscripts and more. Gallica is the digital library of the Bibliothèque nationale de France […]

The Psalms as a source of inspiration

A Psalter with penwork after a medieval model My previous post : ‘Making a Psalter on a medieval model’ ended […]

Grisailles in manuscripts

Beauty in shades of grey Those who think of medieval miniatures mainly see colourful depictions provided with the necessary golden […]

Saint George and the Dragon

Saint and hero in manuscripts Saint George’s fight against the dragon is a subject that is often depicted in illuminations, […]

Painting with real lapis lazuli pigment

A special experience When talking about medieval pigments, the blue ultramarine, or lapis lazuli, is perhaps the most familiar pigment […]

Making a Psalter after medieval model

(Psalterium, dit Psautier de Blanche de Castille) I had long wanted to make my own book, write and illustrate it […]