When it came time for me to step down as Scrivener Royal of Atlantia, I had to make a scroll to pass on to my successor. Since Their incoming Majesties loved beasties, I selected this theme for my scroll. The inspiration for both the images and the calligraphy came from Bibliothèque Nationale de France, fr. 216, Livre des Propriétés des Choses. Produced: Paris, 14th-15th c. Language: French Original scribe: Bartholomeus Anglicus.
This was pergamenta with period pigments, 23k leaf gold and oak gall ink. I used as little gouache as I could get away with. It was also a couple of firsts for me as it was the first time I had actually used oak gall ink and a quill. And yes, it was one I had cut myself.
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