Beginning Illumination: Learning the Ancient Art, Step by Step

This photo-filled guide offers you all the information you need to begin the fascinating ancient art of illumination, and then to improve your skills. This photo-filled guide offers you all the information you need to begin the fascinating ancient art of illumination, and then to improve your skills.

A short history of the art, including photos of some of the world''s great medieval masterpieces, gives you context, and then you''re introduced to the materials and basic techniques.

• First learn the proper ways of preparing your parchment, selecting pigments, gilding, and using color.
• Next, the five steps of illuminating are clearly taught in detail.
• By learning to create friezes, detailed human faces, flourishes, creatures such as dragons and elephants,  and much more, you''ll discover a skill that has crossed the centuries.

Today, illumination can be used to add a special flair to diplomas, invitations, family trees, or a memorable event like a wedding, a birthday, or an anniversary.

• | Author: Claire Travers
• | Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
• | Publication Date: Apr 28, 2016
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9780764350276
• | ISBN-10: 0764350277