Poem Calligraphy Timelapse

A time lapse of the Calligraphy for a poem written by a client. 20x speed for the majority of the video. The lines are all drawn with a bronze stylus, and the drawing was completed with a lead/tin stylus based on medieval recipes. The iron gall ink is my medieval recipe, written of course with a handcut goose quill.

Simplified Bookhand Calligraphy: Spacing Letters and Words

Talking through some of the aspects of spacing words and letters in the simplified bookhand.

Writing a Prayer, Watch over thy Child...

Writing with a goose quill on calfskin parchment, using my medieval scribe’s knife to hold the page in place. As always, the ink is made using medieval materials and recipes.

Time lapse video of me writing out a page. The majority of this is 10x actual speed. Written on calfskin parchment using a goose quill in iron gall ink made from medieval recipes.