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Versals

Mark Van Stone, Instructor
My teachers were the Medieval artists who made the manuscripts that enthrall us today. Having deciphered their techniques by scrutiny and experiment, I employed their ingenious improvisatory decorations in my calligraphy work for decades.
These are the easiest and most improvisational Versal techniques, which is why they are so abundant in Medieval manuscripts. Like any improvisatory style, they have basic rules, but once these simple rules and methods are mastered, then the designs can grow organically.

Contents

1-Day Workshop-Versals.pdf
Supply List Versals, Van Stone.pdf
Supply List NP Versals, Van Stone.pdf
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Versals with Mark Van Stone
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Dropbox Reference - Manuscript Images

The link to Dropbox as referenced in this workshop video is no longer available.
Find all images for Versals workshop in this section.
2- OpeningLecture.pdf
3-CondensedVersalsImages.pdf
4-Versals, etc, MorganImages.pdf
5-SplitVersalsImages.pdf
6-EvolutionOfMedievalDecoratedLetters.pdf
7-FiligreeIntroCca14th-16thC.pdf
8-FiligreeHebrewInitials,VaticanNeofitiCollection.pdf
13-TheDecoratedLetter-Supplemental&Duplicate.pdf
14-Codicology.pdf
14-CodicologyVoynich.pdf
14-Codicology-ThePalatine.pdf
15. Mark Van Stone - A VERY Cursory Guide to Online Manuscript Resources.pdf

Part 1: Versals

This is the first part of 5 for the Versals Workshop with Mark Van Stone
Versals-01.mp4

Part 2: Versals

This is the second part of 5 for the Versals Workshop with Mark Van Stone
Versals-02.mp4

Part 3: Versals

This is the third part of 5 for the Versals Workshop with Mark Van Stone
Versals-03.mp4

Part 4: Versals

This is the fourth part of 5 for the Versals Workshop with Mark Van Stone
Versals-04.mp4

Part 5: Versals

This is the final part of the Versals Workshop with Mark Van Stone.
Versals-05.mp4