I currently am learning to write with the carolingian hand, however since I'm left handed it's somewhat difficult to write some letters withou the ink spilling off the pen, my right hand is very much not trained, I'm trying to improve my right hand for writing but it is going to take a very long time to do so. Otherwise I am attempting to modify it very slightly (hopefully unnoticeably) so that I can write carolingian with my left hand without it spilling out. The main issue comes from when the resevoir on my dip pen contacts a line I've already drawn in such a way that it pulls more ink from it. This happens most commonly on the letter e. I imagine if I were to use a calligraphy pen with an ink pouch in it instead of a dip pen I'd probably not experience this issue, but I really like dip pens so I'm just gonna push through until I am able to write without issue
I'm not aware of any pagan texts written in uncial. Please share if you have an example! My understanding was that uncial was indeed a Christian script only replaced by Carolingian miniscule to signal allegiance to the Holy Roman Empire.
What i really want to focus on right now is improving my penmanship more so than full on calligraphy, so drills are definitely going to be the way to go for me because i think it's going to be I've of the skills that will naturally transpose into my thoughtless daily handwriting, more so than copypasting a script would (will def. learn copperplate and take inspo from 19th century letters though) (I'm also learning Chinese and just found a video compiling all of the basic strokes, like i know them already but i never really used them as intended so before i study the 千子文/the thousands character classic, i.e. the source chinese people learn in school to learn the most common characters, i'm going to do the drills) As a teen i created a grimoire type book for fun and did a lot of it in gothic script, it took me a full year to realize that the nibs were shaped differently enough that i was loosing my time :') and i now understand why everything was so wonky but at some point i'd like to give it another shot, ooh i'm a fan of Charmed so a replica of the book of shadows would be sick I recently discovered anglicana or Court Hand and it's gorgeous but i can't seem to find that many sources on it all of the results i find are grainy and uneven at best Edit : looking back at anglicana script with fresh eyes i think the issue was that i was expecting it to work like gothic or uncial but it's almost closer to secretary's hand and oh my is it painful to read (i love it) it kinda looks like thz voynich manuscript
I don’t have that much experience in natural ink making, but it might help if you freeze the blackberries first because it breaks down the cell walls and releases more pigments I only know that though from like wine making and stuff we usually want to freeze fruit first because it breaks down a lot of the tough cell walls in a way that even mashing or blending won’t, but then again you’re boiling it so it might not matter in the end
I relly like this- I have been searching a lot and couldn't find a good way. What I decided to do is similar but as my Art supplies are kept in small drawers not in bookform, although it is beautifull. I just put a magic eraser (cut to size) in my drawer. You can stick the nibs in there easily.
Just a friendly reminder a bit over exactly 3 years later that you still have 3 to 4 videos to go. Nice video BTW. (And first for me from those channel.) I'm pretty sure you know but for the interested person you could have included in the introductory last that all books are codices and the word itself comes from the Latin caudex which means "block of wood", "trunk of a tree" or "book". Precisely because codex meant a book protected by it's covering made of blocks of wood made from a tree trunk to protect the valuable manuscripts whole also helping arrangements in libraries. The less specific and earlier word for book, liber, cives from "the inner bark of a tree" and also named book. As the inner bark were used as an alternative to papyrus, parchment and especially vellum. And maybe referring to scroll handles as opposed to rolls without a handle but i am unsure. But inner bark usually contains a large proportion of woody, fibrous cells, and is the part from which the fibre of the plant is obtained used for paper making. (Or hemp sacks and other things)
I had seen excerpts of this before but didn't know what it was. Your video led me to the Mira and it's brought me to tears with its beauty, the illustrations, yes, but the calligraphy above all. Thank you so much.
This video is so good I subscribed. Glad I found your channel!! I've been doing some calligraphy ever since doing 2 years of it in high school w/ Awesome teacher. RIP Mr. Gerke 🙏🏻
I love this video. :). I suggest folding the edges of the ribbon under before attaching. Or I would use some fancy duct tape for the binding. I have used this in the past on booklets that I have made by sewing together sheets of paper, than using duct tape to make a clean edge. I've used cardboard and cloth as covers. :).
I feel the same about the fancy paper as well as other accoutrements. I always buy to much in case its discontinued and then don't use all I have so it dosn't run out. :/.
7:57 That little detail of the drawn white gloss lines being _slightly_ imperfect made me skip a breath. It humanized the person from 700 years ago in a way that, despite my best efforts, is usually difficult to accomplish.
Thank you !!! Love the style as well as your style of presentation. As a beginner it would help to have more description of inks and paints. What about cleaning brushes and pen nibs too?
Fantastic episode. I am doing research on this book, for my own fantasy book I am writing. Everything I read so far from the place that has the book, and the video they had in Swedish, fits what you said. Plus I learned a lot more. Going to keep watching some more videos as though my book is pure fantasy, I like to gte facts right :)
