As a recovering English major and current English graduate student, I certainly have my fair share of novels, poetry collections, and plays that I…
Month: November 2022
When my Team Green-mates had already made the three biggest greens in medieval manuscripts—verdigris, malachite, and organic (plant) greens—it was time to think outside the…
Let’s talk reds. Bright, vibrant, and usually toxic – reds were one of the most important pigments for any medieval manuscript. Hi, we’re Team Red,…
Yellow pigments were highly desired in the Middle Ages. The color represented wealth, grandeur, and vitality. One of the more simple recipes for a vibrant…
If you want to get a glimpse into the life of a medieval lay person, there’s no better way to do it than to open…
Look at that cover. So metal. So much bling. The extensive metal fittings on this fifteenth-century German Office of the Dead are what first catch…
In the thick of the semester, it’s easy to get blinders on. Assignments to write, assignments to grade, deadlines to meet. It’s easy to loose…
Dragons. So many dragons. Who doesn’t like dragons? I mean really, they fly, they breathe fire, they hoard gold – they’re fantastic. And we have…
Let’s Jump into Lakes
When dipping our brushes into medieval pigments, we should familiarize ourselves with a common form of pigments, the lake. Lakes are an organic pigment made…