From: owner-scribes@castle.org (scribes digest) To: scribes-digest@castle.org Subject: scribes digest V4 #86 Reply-To: Sender: owner-scribes@castle.org Errors-To: owner-scribes@castle.org Precedence: bulk scribes digest Thursday, November 23 2000 Volume 04 : Number 086 ======================================================================== To unsubscribe from this list, send email to with unsubscribe scribes-digets in the body of the message. Leave the subject line blank. Do not include any additional text. [scribes]: vellum preparation [scribes]: jerusalem font ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 21:27:56 -0000 From: "Karin Weaver" Subject: [scribes]: vellum preparation Hi guys - my first real question for the list serve. I'm working on my first A&S calligraphy entry - an herbal in the style of a 10th Century Byzantine herbal. I have walnut ink and vellum to use that my Laurel bought me at Pennsic. Several questions: 1) How should I prepare the vellum? I know nothing about it except that my Laurel thought it was cool, and the merchant is apparently one that supplies to scribes on a regular basis. 2) Any cautions or comments on walnut ink? Does it give good coverage, bleed badly, etc.? Anyone know about when it would have come into use or some good sources on it? 3) Suggestions for a good period script for 10th C. Byzantium? I have the Drogin book, so I can find what was period time-wise, but i'm not sure what would have been in common use in that location. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks - Julian Lady Julian Marcus Shire of Risingstone, Meridies (TN) _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com =================================================================== To unsubscribe from this list, send email to with a blank Subject: line and unsubscribe scribes in the body of the message. Do not include any additional text in the body. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 15:37:34 -0700 From: Holly Cochran Subject: [scribes]: jerusalem font Rats. Hit delete too soon. Could somebody please repost the url for the Jerusalem font. The only one I can find is a weird executable file. Aidan =================================================================== To unsubscribe from this list, send email to with a blank Subject: line and unsubscribe scribes in the body of the message. Do not include any additional text in the body. ------------------------------ End of scribes digest V4 #86 ****************************