Introduction Chances are, you’ve probably never been inside the caves of Afghanistan. But if you’ve gone caving in the video game Minecraft, you might have…
Manuscripts at UGA
The Constance Psalter from Southern Germany is a quirky manuscript to say the least. From dragons to defaced saints, the manuscript certainly does not disappoint.…
Leather! Parchment! Gold! Red! Blue! Bunnies! Fancy-old-looking-script-I-can’t-read-because-it’s-in-Latin! The Sermons of Nicholas of Gorran is a codex full of wonder for both the new and seasoned…
As a recovering English major and current English graduate student, I certainly have my fair share of novels, poetry collections, and plays that I…
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…
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…