[Antir_scribes] Question about Classes

[Sister Guineth the White]

>  I have been asked, and would like to start, teaching classes on 
> illumination, in my area. Unfortunately, my mind is blank. Instead of one, 
> broad, all-encompassing class, I'd like to break it down and have several 
> smaller classes, that could be "plugged in" to various time slots, over 
> various events.
>
>  Does anyone have any suggestions over class topics that they have done in 
> an hour (roughly)? I'd like to save ideas like "making period paints" for 
> more of an advanced class, and really center around more... technique 
> topics.
>
>  I realize that the best class to teach is the "one you feel most 
> comfortable teaching" but that answer really help :)
>
>  Any suggestions?
>
>  I will thank all those that that help, in advance. Thank YOU!   :)
>
>  Hrafn Shieldbiter

Gentle Hrafn,

Here's a partial list of classes that have been offered by Ithra in scribal 
arts. I compiled it from the Ithra site; there's more there if you want to 
explore it in more depth, or you may prefer to use it as a springboard in 
the description of your dive into teaching. The class names are often 
self-explanatory in suggesting what they cover. Most of these classes are 
two-hour classes, but the beginning calligraphy classes are both four-hour, 
as are some of the more complex subjects.



It isn't impossible to split some of the more inclusive classes into 
one-hour segments, but be sure that you have time to do a decent job in that 
one hour. It is also possible to split longer classes into a series of 
classes to be taught over a period of several weeks, a couple of hours at a 
time. But a first-rate, cover-everything, detailed handout can to some 
extent paper over a lack of time spent on in-person instruction.



I hope you will find this useful.



     Sister Guineth



·    Beginning Carolingian Calligraphy

·    Beginning Uncial Calligraphy

·    Calligraphy - Anglo-Saxon Glosses

·    Calligraphy - Bastarde

·    Calligraphy - Beneventan

·    Calligraphy - Blackletter

·    Calligraphy - Chancery Cursive

·    Calligraphy - Elizabethan Secretary

·    Calligraphy - Gothic Hand

·    Calligraphy - Gothic Hybrid

·    Calligraphy - Half Uncial

·    Calligraphy - Insular Majiscule

·    Calligraphy - Beginning Italic Script

·    Calligraphy - Lettera da Bolle

·    Calligraphy - Letter Frizee

·    Calligraphy - Literai Florissa

·    Calligraphy - Russian

·    Calligraphy - Versals

·    Calligraphy - Luxueil and Ligatures

·    Lefthanded Calligraphy



·    Islamic Calligraphy and Illumination



·    Gothic Versals and Diapering

·    Gothic Ribbon Letters

·    Floriated Letters

·    Celtic Capitals

·    Russian Illuminated Letters



·    Basic Scroll Design

·    Basic Layout

·    Basic Materials

·    Basic Scribal Tools

·    Basic Research Tools for Period Scroll Designs

·    Medieval Page Layout for SCA Scrolls

·    Medieval Pigments

·    Period Writing Tools

·    Using a Quill

·    Cutting Quills

·    Paper and Inks

·    Drawing Techniques

·    Drawing with Silverpoint

·    Drawing Heraldry

·    Egg Tempera Painting

·    Care and Feeding of Scrolls



·    Overview of Illumination

·    Beginning Illumination

·    Borders for Scrolls

·    Acanthus, Mantling and Floral Borders

·    Gothic Vinework and Acanthus

·    Advanced Illumination

·    Advanced Scrolls

·    Filigree Illumination

·    Fabulous Beasts and Creatures

·    Heraldic Art



·    Basic Celtic Knotwork Drawing

·    Celtic Art

·    Celtic Beasts

·    Advanced Celtic Design

·    Illumination for Early Hands



·    Beginners' Gilding

·    Flat Gilding

·    Flat Gilding with Gum Ammoniac

·    Raised Gilding

·    Gold Leaf Workshop