Now it's on to Black Friday shopping, for me at my local Barnes and Noble.
B&N is the only national book retailer in Omaha. Even so, it is limited to trending books. I took a look at its scribal related books, hoping for inspiration. Sadly it's lacking.
There is David Harris' The Calligrapher's Bible, although The Art of Calligraphy would be more appropriate for a novice. And any SCA scribe must have a copy of Marc Drogin's Medieval Calligraphy: It's History and Technique. Sadly missing on this shelf.
There's little here for illuminators, unless you count watercolor, illustration or drawing techniques. Nothing on history, gouache application, or medieval manuscript terminology.Therefore, I give you a Cyber-Monday shopping guide for the novice SCA scribal person on your gift-giving list.
- The Art of Calligraphy: A Practical Guide To The Skills And Techniques, by David Harris, Dorling Kindersley, New York, 1995
- A History of Illuminated Manuscripts, by Christopher De Hamel, Phaidon Press, 1997
- Illumination for Calligraphers: The complete guide for the ambitious calligrapher, by Marie Lynskey, Thorsons, London, 1990
- Medieval Calligraphy It's History and Technique, by Marc Drogin, Dover Publications, New York, 1989.
- Medieval Illuminators and Their Methods of Work, by Jonathan J.G. Alexander. Yale University Prese, New Haven and London, 1992.
- Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts, A Guide To Technical Terms, by Michelle P. Brown. The J. Paul Getty Museum in association with The British Library, 1994.