[Scriptoris] Museum exhibit and workshop on vellum

Mon Apr 11 16:34:07 PDT 2005

Couple of announcements off the SCA-bookbinders list, that I thought
scribes would be interested in ... oh, drool.... Would love to be at both of these.
Cheers, Hillary / Ansteorra 

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> Date: 11 Apr 2005 17:56:35 -0000
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> Subject: [SCA-BINDERS] Digest Number 164
>>    Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 18:56:41 -0000
>    From: "Raffaella_DVPN" <raffaella_dvpn at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Exhibition - 10  Centuries of Medieval Book Production
> 
> http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/exhibitions/ci.html
> and
> http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/2005-6/camilluminations.html
> 
> July 26 –December 10, 2005. The Cambridge Illuminations: Ten Centuries
> of Book Production in the Medieval West. Cambridge is among the
> world's richest treasuries of medieval illuminated manuscripts. It is
> also unique in having its star objects distributed among its numerous
> repositories, rather than concentrated in a single institution.
> Collectively, the Fitzwilliam Museum, the University Library, and the
> Colleges of Cambridge can write the history of manuscript production
> from the sixth to the sixteenth century, representing all major
> schools of European illumination. Despite frequent requests for the
> loan of individual manuscripts to exhibitions outside Cambridge and
> several thematic Cambridge displays in the past, this wealth of
> material has never been presented to the public in its entirety. Since
> the series of catalogues published by M.R. James a century ago, no
> systematic study of the collections has been undertaken. The 2005
> major exhibition of illuminated manuscripts from the all Cambridge
> collections will be the first event of this scope. It will have two
> venues, the University Library and the Fitzwilliam Museum. It will
> include over 150 manuscripts from all of the major centres of
> manuscript production and will cover the full range of religious and
> secular texts, in Latin and the vernacular, from the sixth to the
> sixteenth century. Its main purpose will be to give delight and make
> the results of past and present research available to scholars steeped
> in their field, to students at the beginning of their careers, and to
> book lovers from all walks of life.
> 
>    Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 19:00:21 -0000
>    From: "Raffaella_DVPN" <raffaella_dvpn at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Close-up photos of the Macclesfield Psalter
>  
> http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/gallery/macclesfield/gallery.html
> 
> Exhibition featuring the Macclesfield Psalter, info and photos of the
> book and illuminations online
> 
> -Raffaella
>
>    Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 16:14:41 -0000
>    From: "donatabook" <dawn at whirlwind-design.com>
> Subject: parchment making
> 
>> This was posted to another list. I thought that some may find it
> interesting.  
> 
> A GBW Workshop offered by the Delaware Valley Book Workers
> 
> PARCHMENT MAKING WITH JESSE MEYER
> 
> A Two-Day Field Trip to the Richard E. Meyer & Sons Tannery
> in Montgomery, NY Friday and Saturday, May 20th & 21st, 2005
> 
> ³That stouffe that we wrytte upon: & is made of beestis skynnes: is
> sometyme called parchment/ sometyme velem/ somtyme abortyve/ somtyme
> membraan.²
> -Vulgaria uiri doctissimi Guil Hormani, 1519
> 
> Parchment, or vellum, is one of the oldest and most durable of
> bookbinding materials, both as a covering material and as a text
> support. It was the principle "plastic" material of the Middle Ages,
> and remains one of the strongest, most sensuous, and most archival of
> natural materials available to the bookbinder and calligrapher.  Its
> alkalinity makes it an ideal material for conservation purposes.  Join
> the Delaware Valley Chapter as we make a field trip to the Richard E.
> Meyer & Sons Tannery, where we will spend two days producing vellum.
> On Friday we will be involved in "wet work", taking the fresh skins
> through the dehairing stage to the point of stretching and scraping
> them on the frame. We will also learn about the dyeing process.
> 
> Saturday will be spent on the "dry work", the finishing processes of
> the skins, and will end with sanding the skins to proper thickness and
> trimming. We will also get a tour of the complete Tannery facilities.
> Jesse Meyer's family has been in the leather tannery business for 450
> years. They have been tanning in this country since the early 1800's,
> and since the 1500's in Germany. Jesse brought his lineage and
> expertise into the craft of parchment making.  For years he has been
> the leading parchment maker in the United States.
> 
> This event is both a unique opportunity and a rare bargain. Every
> participant will come away with two vellum skins: one dyed goatskin
> and one fair calf.
> 
> Montgomery, NY is located under 2 and half hours from Philadelphia.
> Carpooling will be arranged from other areas.
> 
> A listing of hotels and B & B's and hotels is provided below for those
> wishing to stay over Friday night.
> 
> 2 Bed & Breakfasts, in particular, are close by within the town of
> Montgomery:
> The Mead-Tooker House
> 136 Clinton Street, Montgomery
> <http://www.meadtooker.com>www.meadtooker.com
> 845.457.5770
> 
> Pioneer Cottage
> 30 Paul Lane
> Walden NY 12586
> <http://www.pioneercottage.com>www.pioneercottage.com
> 914.542.9934
> 845.778.5743
> 
>  The Pioneer House
> Rte. 208, Montgomery
> 845.778.5743
> 
> A list of other B & B's can be found at:
> <http://www.new-york-inns.com>www.new-york-inns.com
> and hotels:
> American Budget Inn: 845.783.3211
> Comfort Inn: 845.567.0567
> Marriott Courtyard: 845.567.4800
> Howard Johnson: 845.564.4000
> Ramada Inn: 845.564.4500
> Holiday Inn: 845.564.9020
> 
> A preview of Jesse's parchment making facilities can be seen at his
> website:
> 
> <http://www.pergamena.net>http://www.pergamena.net.>
> 
> The workshop fee is: $175.00 GBW Members, $190.00 non-members. The
> materials fee is: $35.  A check holds your spot. Fee is non-refundable
> after May 9.
> 
> To register for this workshop please send the form below with a check
> made payable to the Guild Of Book Workers and mail to Jennifer Rosner,
> 
> c/o The Library Company, 1314 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA  19107
> 
> QUESTIONS:  Call Denise Carbone at 215-440-3413 (day) or 856-784-7526
> (eve)
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> Denise Carbone
> Book Conservator
> The American Philosophical Society
> 105 S. 5th Street
> Philadelphia, PA 19106
> 215-440-3413
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