Books of Hours One

Books of Hours

Gothic Script in Context

An illuminated Book of Hours was THE status item in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Many aristocrats and rulers delighted in commissioning and collecting them.

One of the most famous of them of that of the  Duke of Bedford.

I've chosen these 2 pictures cos I hope they illustrate the following

1) The relationship of picture in text in illuminated manuscripts

2) the size of the originals

3) the use like modern web pages of framing to emphasize section

4) gothic script in its original context

Enjoy this and the next few posts in this series.

Gothic Fonts - Two

Gothic Fonts - Two

Man y of us have computers with Old English font and the 2 related fonts Wide and Nue. How often do we think abuut the differences?

Here's some calligraphy using Gothic script so you can compare a printed  typeface with pen.

and finally how the strokes are formed.

compare the 2 images and think about how to sue Gothic whether you use a computer or a pen and color.