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Exhibit Category: Calligraphy

2021, Calligraphy, Scribal Arts,

Calligraphy as an Art Form: Appreciation and Evaluation

by Alicia du Bois June 18, 2021 13 Comments


Even if you’re currently thinking “I don’t know anything about calligraphy!”, I hope you’ll continue reading.

My goal is to bring more awareness to the level of detail and dedication calligraphers put into their work, describe what makes calligraphy beautiful, and teach people how to improve their own calligraphy.

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2021, Calligraphy, Games and Pastimes, Painting and Illumination, Scribal Arts,

Heinrich’s Manesse Page, Pegleg’s Baronial Gameboard Award and Learning about Roman Patios

by Adrianna The Fierce June 8, 2021 7 Comments

A casual process discussion for an original scroll, a nonstandard gameboard Baronial scroll, and a call for advice on roman patio making.

2021, Calligraphy, Painting and Illumination,

A Scribal Journey: explorations in illumination and calligraphy

by Alyne of Kendal June 7, 2021 12 Comments

A few years ago I found myself enjoying painting charters for the Kingdom of Avacal. When the pandemic came, I decided to spend the time upping my scribal game.

2021, Calligraphy, Clothing and Accessories, Painting and Illumination, Research, Scribal Arts,

Art From a Year in Seclusion

by Annaka Poznanska June 7, 2021 10 Comments

A selection of my work in Scribal Arts, Research, Costume and Accessories.

2021, Calligraphy, Scribal Arts,

Hands On – Learning Four Calligraphy Hands as a Beginner Scribe

by MargaretPalmer June 7, 2021 10 Comments

A hands on look at four period calligraphy styles.

2020, Calligraphy, Clothing, Clothing and Accessories, Embellished Objects, Painting and Illumination, Scribal Arts,

This Dragonfly’s Clothing and Scribal Projects: A Collection from Three Master of Defense Elevations

by Brighid MacCumhal July 13, 2020 12 Comments

A doublet and two scrolls.

Alchemy, Calligraphy, Scribal Arts,

The Gothic Scribe: His Hands and Tools

by HL Taliesin ap Hafgan July 12, 2020 16 Comments

A historical look at the Gothic Scripts, from Early Gothic through to Fraktur, Making Oak Gall Ink, and Cutting of Quills.

2020, Calligraphy, Clothing, Clothing and Accessories, Embellished Objects, Games and Pastimes, Painting and Illumination, Scribal Arts,

Danse Macabre Game, Coptic Tunic and Persian Calligraphy

by Adrianna The Fierce July 12, 2020 10 Comments

Like most of us in the Hobby of a Thousand Hobbies, I have more irons in the fire than I had time to explain.

2020, Calligraphy, Scribal Arts,

Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta: folio 44 Reproduction

by Alicia du Bois July 11, 2020 28 Comments

Highlights from my project to reproduce one page from the Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta using the same tools and materials a 16th century scribe would have.

Exhibits by Topic

2020 2021 Accessories Alchemy Archery Bookbinding Calligraphy Cartography Clothing Clothing and Accessories Combat Arts Creative Anachronisms Culinary Cultures Outside of Western Europe Embellished Objects Embroidery Equity, Diversity, Inclusion Experimental Archaeology Fencing Fiber Arts Games and Pastimes Heraldry Historic Medicine Iconography Knitting Leatherwork Metalwork Music Painting and Illumination Paper Arts Performance Arts Poetry and Literature Pottery Research Scribal Arts Storytelling Textiles Weaving Woodworking

Exhibits by Author

'Izza al-Dimashqiyaa Adrianna The Fierce Aenor de Pessac Aeron Corrino Alasdair Mac Roibeirt Alexandre de Sant Roma de Sau Alicia du Bois Athelyna de Oldenfeld Aurora Prindel Caterina da Savona Charles de Bourbon Ciana dei Libri Ciar ingen Fiachnae Claire le Deyare Dunstan M'Lolane Eden the Mad Eleanor de Bolton Feradach mac Tralin Fina MacGrioghair Gera Gangolffin Gerald de Huntington Grace Amundsen Barnkow Gwir verch Merewith Halima al-Rakkasa Isabella da Firenze Iuliana de la Sara Kanavati Nakkan Knut Thorngondobald Lantani de Forez Madrone Athenaeum Webster Madrone Webster Marcella di Cavallino Margaret Hamilton of Stirlingshire MargaretPalmer Mecia Raposa Millicent of Eaglescliff Morweena goch Bengrych Nykera D'Argento Rannveig skrifari Rauokinn Starradottir Rotrude Halfblind Tanikh bint Farida al-tabibah Viscountess Kerij-e Vittoria di Carduci Zulaikha al-Zarqa'

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Our deepest gratitude goes out to Baron Aeron Corrino and his team for all the hard work they put into the Virtual Athenaeum of 2021. We give heartfelt thanks to Mistress Ynesen Ongge Xong Keri-j and her team for all the hard work they put into the first Virtual Athenaeum in 2020.

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