So for this one, I conspired a little with the recipient's offspring who is also a scribe. I had Elliot help me pick the exemplar for their mother, Johanna. We selected Egerton MS 3277, the Bohun Psalter. The original was 13.3" x 9.25" parchment, mine was 8" x 10" with at least 1 1/2" borders. The original has leaded gesso most likely with lapis lazuli for the blue, cinnabar and cochineal for the reds, most likely mixed with leaded white to create many of the other colors. The ink would likely have been crushed oak galls with ferrous oxide and vinegar mixed with water.
Due to safety and time constraints, I used more modern materials such as store bought gouache, finetec gold, and Noodler's Bulletproof black ink. One of the little tweaks I made was I turned King David from the original into our Baron, Saphir. In progress pics below.
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