My Christmas project for 2020 has been writing out the Christmas story in Textura script. I took the version from Lucas (2) and divided the text in seven sections.
Materials
All is written with quills, using a regular blue ink (no brand name) which I bought from a 2nd hand store. Just some of the initials are written with a pointed nib, drawn with wonderful shiny golden pigment.
Script
Reference was a manuscript from the 14th century. The source is available online, but here is a screenshot for a quick impression. My aim was to match the wonderful quadrangles on the headline of the x-height as close as possible.
Source: The Pontifical of Renaud de Bar, France, Metz or Verdun, c. 1303-1316, MS 298
https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/illuminated/manuscript/discover/the-pontifical-of-renaud-de-bar
And here are some photos of my final Christmas poster, including making of:
I am wishing you a wonderful Christmas time!
May you all be happy and save.
