1. Title of Entry

An award of arms in the style of a late Franco-Flemish devotional book.

2. Audience

Insofar as this particular entry is based on specific manuscripts, the work would be most appropriate for members of the Royalty, Nobility, and other very wealthy people.

3. Era

Circa 1475-1525

4. Where

The location in which this style was created is generally Flanders and France, although examples of this painting style can also be found in England, Spain, and Italy. Franco-Flemish manuscripts were generally exported throughout Western Europe and so may also have been found in Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, et cetera.

5. Tools & Materials

Opaline vellum, gum sandarac, pigments, gum Arabic, gouache, ox gall solution, lead point, ferro-gallic ink, soot ink, gesso, gold leaf, cartoon, lighted window, portable slant desk, straight edge, scalpel, quill, crow quill, burnisher, brushes, pricking stylus

6. Technique

Troempe l'oeil, raised gilding, portrait miniature, whitework, calligraphy.

Appendix A

Calligraphy-specific documentation.

Appendix 1

References.

Appendix 2

Reference to illuminated pages displaying various elements used in the composition of this artwork.

Appendix 3

Excerpt from a transcription of A brief treatise on the art of limming... an anonymous book on illumination printed in 1573. Many, but not all, of the methods used in this artwork are contained within this transcription. Other articles written by this scribe, indicating other research. Web pages relevant to the creation of various materials in this project. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8