Today's lesson - How to make an illuminated manuscript

[packman]

[northoftheborder]

1. Fascinating!

[KY_EnviroGuy]

2. Informative and educational. Thanks for posting.

This also stirred my interest in some other Getty Museum YouTube videos such as the one titled "The Making of Japanese Lacquer".

See their YouTube video home page here: https://www.youtube.com/user/gettymuseum/videos


KY............

[cyclonefence]

3. Swooning

I am breathless.

Many years ago, the Book of Kells was loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and I went to see it. In person, these manuscripts are so beautiful they make you weak in the knees, they really do. Watching the process of making one is the next best thing, I think, and it truly does make me feel dizzy.

Obviously, thank you immensely.

[OriginalGeek]

4. That was absolutely the coolest damn thing I've seen in ages.

I was sad when it was over. Will look more into it as it has theories that apply to my (very amateur and basic) leather-work hobby. I've also done a bit of calligraphy and I love drawing with pen and ink so this was all simply fascinating.

Thank you very much!

[IcyPeas]

5. so if they made a mistake they could scrub it out

because the paper was strong enough. I wondered about that.

Nowadays we can just drive to or order online from Michaels for all these supplies. Imagine what this entire process actually took in the Middle Ages? Artisans were amazing back then. Their knowledge was amazing.