ANST - Scrolls

[HLOriana at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/2/99 12:30:08 PM Central Daylight Time, 
fionghal at chaosbutterfly.com writes:

<< We could always solve the paper problem by using the ever much 
 more period real vellum like they did for the Book of Kells.  Of 
 course that would require a trip to a local tannery for some real cow 
 hide of course.  Maybe better a slaughter house, that way we can 
 get the still wet hide and stretch it just right for that really thin and 
 almost translucent look.  And please, no inorganic ink or steel 
 nibs.  Only the goose quills, no turkey please, they didn't have 
 turkeys in Europe!  And as for ink, oak gaul is what they used, so 
 why not us.  And don't forget, use a script period for the time and 
 location of the persona, not everyone was around for Carolinian 
 miniscule.  Use a script depending on whose court and as to who's 
 illegible court hand would be appropriate... after all, if you can't read 
 it, you have no business reading it, dangit.
  >>

You think you're joking, but if you read the scribes list, you'd see that 
this is exactly how some of them (scribes from other Kingdoms) produce 
scrolls!  I've learned an immense amount about grinding my own pigments and 
slaking plaster for period gesso and all sorts of wonderful stuff.  Just 
lurking has been quite an education.

HL Oriana Corbizzi
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