Biblical Illuminator's Links.

above illuminated text by artist Kathy Rice Grimm. copyrighted 2008

Collections Of Illuminated Manuscripts.

• Bodleian Library
• Cary Collection of Medieval Manuscript Leaves
• Fitz Museum's Medieval Manuscripts
• Hill Museum & Manuscript Library
• Illuminated Haggadah Manuscripts
• Illuminated Manuscripts at the University of Arizona Library
• Irish Script On Screen
• Koninklijke Bibliotheek
• Leaves Of Gold
• Lehigh University Digital Library
• NYPL Digital Gallery
• The British Library
• The National Library of the Netherlands
• Van Kampen Collection

The Professional Scribe's/ Illuminator's Studio (materials and furnishings.)

• Building your own light table. (detailed instructions)
• Buy gold leaf wholesale only.

Book Bindings & Special Paper Techniques.

• Bind It Fast (diagram)
• Collette Broeders
• Hand Made Paper/ Marbling Papers
• Handbound Leather Books
• Hoytoitoi
• Making Handmade Paper
• Pam Garrison
• Paper Forest
• Print and Pattern
• Rag and Bone
• Teesha Moore
• Transient Book

Foundations, Guilds & Communities for Contemporary Illuminators.

• ACA is the Association for the Calligraphic Arts
• Ellen Frank Illumination Arts Foundation
• The American Printing History Association.

For those students who are only interested in illuminating biblical scripture, we have linked to some websites that distribute free Calligraphy fonts. Students may download these and print the majority of their texts on acid free/water color papers before they begin to illustrate their choices.

• Free Calligraphy Fonts
• Free Script/Calligraphy Fonts
• Free Cursive Fonts
• Free Handwriting Fonts
• Free Medieval Fonts
• Free Celtic Fonts