From: owner-scribes@castle.org (scribes digest) To: scribes-digest@castle.org Subject: scribes digest V2 #41 Reply-To: Sender: owner-scribes@castle.org Errors-To: owner-scribes@castle.org Precedence: bulk scribes digest Monday, June 1 1998 Volume 02 : Number 041 In this issue: Re: [scribes]: Nibs and ink [scribes]: Request for information Re: [scribes]: Nibs and ink Re: [scribes]: Request for information Re: [scribes]: Request for information ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 21:41:35 EDT From: SCOTSWMMN@aol.com Subject: Re: [scribes]: Nibs and ink (snip from Lucia) << Thank you, thank you for your answers to my questions about nibs and ink. I plan to order a set each of Tape and Brause nibs on Monday, as soon as Paper and Ink opens. I decided to try them both, since they got so many recommendations. And I realize that maybe I need to apply a little less pressure when working-- I'll try! >> OK - now I'd like to know if Paper and Ink does mail order - it's nearly impossible to get Brause and Tape nibs down here in Richmond VA, so I'm currently looking for a source that does mail order, so that I don't have to make the trek to No. Va (which is the closest place to get them). If you find out that they do, would you please post the phone number to the list? It would be greatly appreciated! Also, any other scribe out there that has had experience with mail ordering supplies? Thanks! Margaret Cameron ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 21:49:36 -0400 (EDT) From: hollis@slic.com Subject: [scribes]: Request for information Dear Scribes, I was bored today, so I decided to illuminate a border. It's finished now, but I'm at a loss to describe what period it resembles. So anyway, to the point. I would appreciate it if someone would email me their thoughts on possible time period for the border, and also would appreciate any comments/compliments/criticisms. The border can be found at: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/2436/sidebar1.gif here. Thanks in advance, Hollis Easter Once known as Ian Snowowl in the Shire of the Northern Outpost, East Kingdom. - ---------------------------- Hollis Easter hollis@slic.com "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world: indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." -- Margaret Mead, anthropologist - ---------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 21:36:10 -0500 From: "Helen Schultz (KHvS)" Subject: Re: [scribes]: Nibs and ink Margaret Cameron asked about mail ordering supplies, so here are at least two of the best ones I know of. There are more companies out there, but these two cater almost entirely to calligraphers and illuminators. Paper & Ink Books can be reached at 1-800-736-7772 or http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Park/7680 (the capitalization is important) Pendragon can be reached at 1-800-775-7367 (no web page that I know of) I have, as I mentioned, had much success in ordering from both of these companies. There are no art stores within less than an hour and a half drive from where I live in North Central Indiana. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Meisterin Katarina Helene von Schoenborn, OL Seneschale of the Shire of Narrental (Peru, Indiana) Middle Kingdom ~~ Vert, a unicorn head couped close Argent, crinned and armed Or, and in sinister, a gore Or ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 21:58:02 -0500 From: "Helen Schultz (KHvS)" Subject: Re: [scribes]: Request for information Dear Hollis Easter: I looked at your border and it is pleasing to view. It appears to have been done on a modified French "bar & ivy" style. In the original style, the gold would have been just a bar along one side of the colored bar, and the ivy would have emanated from an actual protrusion from the bar. If you can find a copy of Gaston Phebus' Hunt Book in your library (or through Inter-Library Loan), all the illuminations are done in the bar & ivy style. I have a German copy I purchased a few years ago from G.F. Armoury Books at Pennsic, but there is an American publication of it with some of the illuminations showing. As I recall, the American book was mostly of the miniatures, and did not really show much of the full pages, but there were enough of the borders to allow you to see how they were constructed. The German book is: "Jagdbuch des Gaston Phebus" by Marcel Thomas, published in 1979. ISBN: 3-201-01097-9 There are also a couple examples in "The Golden Age, Manuscript Painting at the Time of Jean, Duke of Berry" published by George Braziller in 1979. ISBN: 0-8076-0924-2 If you are interested in purchasing these books, give some of the web sites a look: http://www.amazon.com http://www.moesbooks.com http://www.bookmine.com http://www.greenduck.com http://users.neca.com/scbooks Good luck searching. Keep up the good work...that is a very nice border to have produced in just one day!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Meisterin Katarina Helene von Schoenborn, OL Seneschale of the Shire of Narrental (Peru, Indiana) Middle Kingdom ~~ Vert, a unicorn head couped close Argent, crinned and armed Or, and in sinister, a gore Or ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 16:29:02 -0600 From: Holly and Jake Gassel Subject: Re: [scribes]: Request for information I would guess 12-14 century French or English, more or less standard Gothicky stuff. Aidan hollis@slic.com wrote: > > Dear Scribes, > > I was bored today, so I decided to illuminate a border. It's > finished now, but I'm at a loss to describe what period it resembles. > > So anyway, to the point. I would appreciate it if someone would > email me their thoughts on possible time period for the border, and also > would appreciate any comments/compliments/criticisms. > > The border can be found at: > http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/2436/sidebar1.gif > here. > > Thanks in advance, > Hollis Easter > Once known as Ian Snowowl in the Shire of the Northern Outpost, East Kingdom. > ---------------------------- > Hollis Easter > hollis@slic.com > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens > can change the world: indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." > -- Margaret Mead, anthropologist > ---------------------------- ------------------------------ End of scribes digest V2 #41 ****************************