EVENT DETAILS
Masterclass
15 May 2022, 10:00 - 17:00VENUE INFORMATION
The British Library
96 Euston Road
NW1 2DB
Quills and Calligraphy Masterclass
Writing with a quill on vellum (calfskin) is a heritage craft that has been practised by scribes for centuries. Join Patricia Lovett MBE to learn how to write Gothic Black Letter and cut and write with a quill on a piece of vellum.
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Writing with a quill on vellum (calfskin) is a heritage craft that has been practised by scribes for centuries. Spend the day learning how to write Gothic Black Letter from mediaeval times, then cut a quill from a feather from a swan’s wing, and finally write a name with the quill on a piece of vellum that you have prepared yourself.
This one-day course is taught by world-renowned professional calligraphy and illuminator Patricia Lovett MBE, and is open to beginners and improvers of calligraphy.
