Cluain Oir Scribal Day
SCA Galway hosts a special Day for Scribal activities!
27th January
10:00am - 4:00pm
The SCA Galway group - Cluain Oir, is hosting a special Day of Scribal-focussed activities and classes
There will be classes on various subjects including Calligraphy, ink-making, quill-cutting, Medieval pigments and more! If you have a scribal project you're working on, bring it on down! There will be plenty of tables and space for you to use.
If you have any other type of project that you would like to work on in company, then bring that along too. Fencing will also happen as usual.
Bring your own snacks and lunch, but there will be hot drinks and biscuits available. There are shops nearby where you can stock up on your preferred lunch!
Please note that in order to attend you have to pre-book using the button below. Booking will close on the Wednesday before, in order to get the information to the insurance company.
Location:
St. Nicholas Parochial School
Waterside, Galway
H91 W2V0
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Date: 27th January 2024
Contact: etiennesca@gmail.com
Scribal Classes
We will have four classes on scribal arts on the day and in tandem with those, the usual Fencing Practice will continue.
10:15am - Beginning Calligraphy
with Etienne
with Orlaith
1:30pm - Making period egg tempera paint
with Adele
We will be looking at how artists made egg tempera paint in period. Many medieval artists, such as Botticelli, used egg tempera in large wall paintings. It was used in illumination to make bright, long lasting paint. We will explore making this paint from scratch from materials such as stone, soot and copper. You don't need to bring any materials.
2:45pm - Using and Applying gold leaf
with Melisende
The 'illuminated' part of manuscripts generally refers to the gold leaf glued to the page, which would catch the light when the page was opened. We look at the different Medieval ways gold was used and applied to the page as decoration. We will also look at modern equivalents that won't break the bank and how they should be used. All materials will be supplied, you will get to make a small sampler of the various different methods, to take home with you.