15th century white vine illumination: painting, applying gold leaf and burnishing

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White vine capitals were used for many years but were most common in and around the 15th century. Here is a very condensed glimpse at my J.

The materials used here:
— manuscript vellum (calfskin, not craft ‘vellum’)
— traditional medieval gesso
— 24 c loose gold leaf (transferred onto wax paper)
— artist quality gouache

Because I often get questions about it, the dotting tool is a Kemper Fluid Writer, and you can purchase them at many art stores.

The initial is a little less than 4cm square. It was a gift for my mother, whose name starts with J. Источник видео youtube.com/watch?v=ywjkjkE2ZQQ