There was to be a competition between the Baronies for the scribes. We received our assignments from the backlog and I was lucky enough to be selected for Jorunn's Pearl, an Order of High Merit with a GoA for Arts and Sciences in the Kingdom of Atlantia. I discussed with her some basic ideas, and then came across a manuscript page that reminded me of a pair of gloves she made for one of the Countesses! The exemplar is from the Rothschild Prayerbook from roughly 1505-1510. The original was done on vellum with period pigments, which likely included cochineal, lead white, lapis lazuli, ocher, raw sienna, vine black or lamp black and possibly terra verte. The highlights on the brown are likely a shell gold, as I have not seen the original that is my supposition.
I used pergamenta for my substrate and modern gouache with finetec gold for my pigments. The hand was taken from the other pages of the book that I had access to online in order to make my ductus match the exemplar. Progress pics and up close shots below. (Remember even modern gold does not photograph well)
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Kate Soehnlen
3/31/2018 09:31:20 pm
Thank you! You've ended a lengthy search for a gorgeous bejeweled illumination that I've been looking for for years!
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