Julia (@bookillumination on Instagram) taught a wonderful one hour course today on how to draw a medieval dragon from an illuminated manuscript and I'm delighted with my little wyvern who I finished this evening

"Bewitching" the nose. Book Illumination from „Le Roman de la Rose“ (The Romance of the Rose) is a medieval poem written in Old French and presented as an allegorical dream vision. #romandelarose #bookillumination #bewitching #13thcentury #art #book #bücher #france #europe #culture

Venus travels in her celestial chariot, pulled by doves.Book Illumination from „Le Roman de la Rose“(The Romance of the Rose) is a medieval poem written in Old French and presented as an allegorical dream vision. #romandelarose #bookillumination #13thcentury #art #book #bücher #europe #culture

Venus and Mars are caught by Vulcan. Book Illumination from „Le Roman de la Rose“ (The Romance of the Rose) is a medieval poem written in Old French and presented as an allegorical dream vision. #romandelarose #bookillumination #venus #mars #13thcentury #art #book #bücher #france #europe #culture

Are you familiar with Julia Bangert’s work? She’s a professional illuminator who also teaches. I think her instagram is @bookillumination. I’ve been eying her course for quite some time now 👀

3.23.26 book illumination, can ya tell it was my fist try
#bookillumination #gutenbergbible #mainz

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