Abbey at La Roe

Illumination courses

Method followed :

At the end of each session (a 2 day course) each student leaves with the illumination he or she has made (normally a letter).

Traditional methods are used :

Prepare parchemin
Trace or draw picture on the parchemin
Go over the parchemin with pen and ink
Put gold leaf (24 carat gold) on gesso
Prepare colours (pigments) to be painted on. A binder (arabic gum) is used
Reoutline
Embellish

Following this method, it has been found that the results are pleasing.

Speaker : Béatrice Balloy, professionnal calligrapher and illuminator.
She is mainly commissionned by publishers or individuals. She also gives classes in Montreuil-Bellay (Anima Libri) and Paris (Comptoir des Ecritures).

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