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The collection of resources below are intended to assist scribes, including illustrators, calligraphers, wordsmiths, and those in related fields.

Clip Art and Reusable Templates

Traceable Line Art at scribes.meridies.org. Hundreds of line-art illustrations adapted from period works, including borders, decorations, and illuminated capitals. Includes work by Eleanor of Grey and others.
Traceable Manuscripts by Tali Essen of the Isles at unicornbard.com. Includes line art borders, illustrations, and illuminated capitals adapted from period sources.

Ink and Paper Testing by Calamus of Northshield at KWHSS 2019. Testing of 22 inks on 27 types and styles of writing surfaces.
Making Basic Period Pigments at Home by Aiden Cocrinn at KWHSS 2019. With a trip to the grocery store and the hardware store, anyone can begin making period pigments. This is “how to cheat” not “how to do it like a Medieval Scribe.”
Making Paintbrushes by Marion Forester at KWHSS 2019. We’ll use the instructions contained in Cennini’s The Craftsman’s Handbook to make paintbrushes using period materials.
Making Period Pigments for Illumination by Marion Forester at KWHSS 2019. Grind some materials for pigments, then make paint with the materials you’ve ground! Materials we can work with are malachite and azurite, lake pigments, and several sources of black carbon based materials such as bone, ivory, peach pits, and almond shells.
“History of Paper and Parchment.” by Elena Wyth at KWHSS 2020.
“Making Brazilwood Ink.” by Ian the Green at KWHSS 2020.
“Making Paintbrushes.” by Marion Forester at KWHSS 2020.
“Middle Eastern Pigment Palette.” by Elena Wyth at KWHSS 2020.
“Trade in Pigments and Artist Materials in Medieval Europe.” by Marion Forester at KWHSS 2020.