Short Courses 2011-2012
Fee: €190 for 8 weeks Time/Dates: Wednesday 7-9pm, 28th September to 16th November Venue: Western Gateway Building, Room G13, UCC Lecturer: Ms Jane O’Sullivan, Centre for Adult Continuing Education, UCC
1.
Introduction to Irish Minuscule calligraphy MS Rawlinson B 502
2.
Other Irish Minuscule mss and continued practical calligraphy workshop on scripts
3.
Interlace and decorated initials from the “minuscule” manuscripts
4.
Irish Majuscule - introduction to the Book of Kells and its script
5.
Knotwork and Zoömorphics from Kells and Lindisfarne
6.
Personalised projects in the “majuscule” style
7.
Related hands - Anglo-Saxon and continental manuscripts
8.
Modern scribes in the Celtic Tradition, and our own interpretations
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Medieval Irish Calligraphy These series of classes are designed to offer a blend of an “academic” and palaeographical introduction to manuscript art and calligraphy, and a “practical” workshop in learning to reproduce the styles of script studied. No previous training in either field is needed. We will be discovering and delighting in the exquisite work of medieval Irish scribes, and then - according to individual tastes and abilities - taking plume, pencil or brush in hand to enjoy creating certain letters and forms of illumination. Most basic materials are supplied (with advice on the purchase of further specialised items if desired), and NO artistic ability is required!
taking plume, pencil or brush in hand to enjoy creating certain letters and forms of illumination
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