Unit 1: Communication and Thought in the Middle Ages
Creative Practice: Techniques in Writing, Drawing and Painting.
After learning about modes of healing in the Middle Ages, each group will create a Medieval medical text book.
Steps:
1. Your group should decide upon which style of calligraphy to use, in order to make the book look uniform
2. Practice at home the style of calligraphy of your choice. The following should help you:
From Color Decoration & Illumination in Calligraphy:
Chapter 3: Writing, Drawing, and Painting, pages 24 – 39.
"An Alphabet of Illuminated Initials" designed by Jane Walmsley, 1988
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