[Scriptoris] reproduction scribal tools

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>From the SCA Laurel list.

Radegund


>
> Greetings! Master RanthulfR (Randy Asplund, www.RandyAsplund.com ) of the
> Midrealm sent this to our kingdom Laurel list with permission to share the
> link. Perhaps some of you will be interested. "Feel free to share the
> link", he says.
>
> "I was hired by a California production company to make some props for an
> upcoming documentary on the Codex Gigas (Devil's Bible) for the National
> Geographic channel. I thought some of you might be interested in seeing 
> how
> things turned out. They are filming re-enactments set in both the 12th and
> 15th centuries this very day. So here is a link to a page showing the
> various ink pots, pen knife, and tooled leather penner set I made for the
> show.
> http://www.randyasplund.com/Temporary/PenInkSet.html
>
> "Also, for the scribes who were talking about what the knife should look
> like, the one I have made is based on the typical early examples that I've
> seen many times in MS illuminations of scribes at work. I'm not certain
> what the curious knob on the butt end was about, but I expect it may have
> been for hanging the knife from the side of a desk via a nailed on leather
> strap or a notch making a fork that would hold the ball. The scalloped 
> back
> actually works well as a thumb/finger rest while trimming."
>