SCRIBAL ARTS
Anno Societatis IXIII(43) and IXIV (44)
Austria (Vienna), 1596, JPGM, Ms. 20 (86.MV.527) fol.151v
Inspiration page from the Maciejowski Bible, c, 1244-54.
MS M.638, fol. 23v | The Morgan Picture Bible | The Morgan Library & Museum
Inspiration from: A History of Illuminated Manuscripts by Christopher de Hamel, Phaidon Press, 1986.
Inspiration from: A History of Illuminated Manuscripts by Christopher de Hamel, Phaidon Press, 1986, p.167.
Inspired by Badge of Office.
Inspiration from: A 12th C St Jerome on Isaiah in Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Florence, E. 45, f. 172v (The Illuminated Alphabet (Dover Coloring Book), 1971. T. Menten, author.
Inspirations from: A History of Illuminated Manuscripts by Christopher de Hamel, Phaidon Press, 1986.
The Fighting Minnesanger, Wilhelm van Schurfenburg, c. 1300, Manessische Handschrif, 1325.
Inspiration from: Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts by Michelle P. Brown - Getty Pub, 1994, p.122.
St. Cuthbert Sailing to the Land of the Picts, c. 1200. BL Add. Ms. 39943 (Yates Thompson Ms 26), fol.26
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. Ser. N. 2644 Han, Linen clothing (vestis linea), f. 105v (p. 214).
Medieval Manuscripts Unlocked: Tacuinum sanitatis (ÖNB, Cod. Ser. N. 2644 Han)
Inspiration from: A History of Illuminated Manuscripts by Christopher de Hamel, Phaidon Press, 1986.
Inspirations from: A History of Illuminated Manuscripts by Christopher de Hamel, Phaidon Press, 1986, p. 104.
Norse dragon-prowed ship. Anglo-Saxon manuscript, 10th Century. British Museum, London. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)
Norse dragon-prowed ship. Anglo-Saxon manuscript, 10th Century.... News Photo - Getty Images
Templar Seal
Inspiration: Book of Kells
The initial "N" was inspired by a worksheet from a scribal class taught by Hannah Schrieber. (I do not know the original source.) I wanted to apply what I'd learned - diapering and white work.
Inspiration: King David and Musicians, from the Breviary of Queen Isabella of Spain (vellum), British Library, 15th C, Ms Add 18851 fol.184v.
From: The Medieval Church in Manuscripts by Justin Clegg (The British Library), p. 50.