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Calligraphy Design: Simple Drawn and Painted Borders

One of the most fascinating aspects of illuminated manuscripts is the range and diversity of the borders.  Elements can include stylized and naturalistic foliate drawings, (flowers, ivy, leaves, buds),...

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Calligraphy Design: Simple Zoomorphic Initial

Zoomorphic initials are fascinating drawings and paintings of animals, hybrids and fantastical beasts shaped to create letters in manuscripts.  Although the most arguably famous examples are found in...

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Calligraphy Design: Simple Scatter Borders

Scatter borders are beautiful decorative elements utilizing naturalistic flowers, berries, birds, animals and insects in an illusionistic or trompe l’oeil style often painted on gold backgrounds.  The...

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Calligraphy Design: Simple Ink and Gold Border

A simple border of pen sprays with a few touches of gold can be an effective, elegant frame for an illustration whether it is drawn in pen and ink, a grisaille style, or painted in color. Raised gesso...

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