and Jennifer Bornstein's investigations into the archives of women performance artists

328 b/w illustrations

one of the major manuscript illuminators of the Renaissance

gathering a wide range of illuminated manuscripts made between 1400 and 1600

Illuminated Letter Sketchbook 20th and Jennifer Bornstein's investigations intoIn this guide you can learn how to illustrate your writing like the scribes in the past, bringing letters to life with plant and animal motifs, swirling vines and fantastical imagery. Draw mythical beasts and other creatures cavorting across the page of Gothic illuminations. Includes step by step tutorials, tips for creating striking effects, and blank letterforms you can illuminate yourself. The sketchbook has full color examples of letters for you