Navigation Notes

Welcome to the Scriptorium! Use the links above to explore projects, the digital library, and more.

Scriptor's Note

Remember to clean your nib after every use of vermilion ink.



Recent Additions


Decorative Arts

Explore illuminated capitals, floral margins, and gold leaf work from the 14th century.



About This Site

This digital scriptorium explores the intersection of traditional book arts and digital tools. Here you'll find project updates, ideas for a future lab, and examples of hybrid creativity.



Manuscript Craft

Learn how scribes prepared parchment and ruled lines with a stylus or plummet.



Inks & Pigments

Discover the recipes behind iron gall ink, ultramarine blue, and shimmering shell gold.



Marginalia Mysteries

Explore wild and whimsical marginalia, from knights fighting snails to farting dragons.