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Medieval illumination on real parchment and reenactment<br>
paintings and graphic arts
<p>Illumination and calligraphy on medieval parchment or Egyptian papyrus<br>
using gold leaf and tempera (pigments).<br>
Gifts, certificates, bookmarks, genealogy scrolls, etc..</p>
<p>Illumination is an art from the middle-ages : natural pigments, gold leaves and oak-apple inks were used, on real parchment. I try to use these methods as much as I can to make my works, for exhibitions, demonstrations and courses.</p>
<p><font size="4">I only use middle-ages techniques for illumination</font></p>
<p>this means without any use of modern stuff such as ready-to-use paints, "vegetal parchment" etc... - which not only are inproper for illumination, but for some opposite to the sheer art (stencils, printed underlinings, etc..)<br>
see the <a href="#">Illuminators' charter</a></p>
<p>I also make my own parchment,<br>
in order to have it as close to the middle-ages as possible : only with skins and lime. When I use other techniques, my works bear another name (calligraphy, oil paintings, etc..)</p>
<p>( ilumination, caligraphy, genelogy, genalogy, caligrafi, parchement, parchemant )</p>
<p><font color="#a00000"><b>B</b></font><b>irth gift</b></p>
<p>An illumination on parchment<br>
in 23 k raised gold leaf & tempera<br>
Help celebrate the birth of a friend or loved one with this thoughtful, unique and lasting commemorative gift, which may be ordered with any first name</p>
<p><font color="#a00000"><b>B</b></font><b>irth gift</b></p>
<p>Calligraphy on papyrus<br>
in 23 K raised gold leaf<br>
Help celebrate the birth of a friend or loved one with this thoughtful, unique and lasting commemorative gift, which may be ordered with any first name.</p>
<p><font color="#a00000"><b>D</b></font><b>ropped initial</b></p>
<p>An illumination on parchment<br>
in 23 k raised gold leaf<br>
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<p>update 15-05-2005</p>
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<p><font size="2">e-mail : <a href="mailto:flo@illuminations.biz">flo@illuminations.biz</a><br>
site : <a href="http://www.terebenthine.com" target="_blank">www.terebenthine.com</a></font></p>
<p><font size="1">update 14-02-02</font></center>
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