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Illuminating

A Practical Treatise on the Art of Illuminating
By Marcus Ward, Illuminator to the Queen


Late 1800's

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Illuminating - Circa 1874 

Illuminating Example



 

Instructions, examples and un-illuminated templates for practicing.

 
22 pages of Instruction
 
Practical Instructions on Illuminating 

 Lots of useful information on how you can learn to illuminate text and graphics

How to use color when Illuminating

 Other subjects include:

Brushes -- Red Sable Brushes 

Drawing-Pen-- Circle or Bow-Pen

Straight-Edge and Parallel Rulers

Burnisher and Tracer

Pens 

Text or Printing Letters

Applying Gold and Silver 

Preparing for Work 

Outlining and Finishing

Modern (circa 1874) Uses of Illumination

Symolism and Modern Heraldry

24 pages of Plates (8 color and 16 templates for you to color) 

 

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Over 50 pages in length

 
Illuminating

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