Romeo and Juliet by helenclare
helenclare

Romeo and Juliet by

13th Century Gothic (Blackletter) calligraphic piece. Lines taken from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, written in sepia ink on vellum (cowhide) Decorations in gouache, with flat and raised gold illumination. Filigree in the style of The Windmill Psalter 1290.
Original is 24 by 30 cms

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flowers, love, floral, medieval, romance, plants, colourful, quotes, shakespeare, calligraphy, decorative, filigree, courtship, romeo and juliet, gothic script

Comments

  • Tezz
    Tezzalmost 3 years ago

    Really beautiful Helen….and so unique….

  • Thanks so much Tezz, I appreciate it.

    – helenclare

  • Donnahuntriss
    Donnahuntrissalmost 3 years ago

    Stunning! Good to see it on traditional ( cow hide) vellum too! Beautiful!

  • Thankyou so much Donna. Yes vellum is very good to work on, very forgiving!

    – helenclare

  • Donnahuntriss
    Donnahuntrissalmost 3 years ago

    You’re welcome! It is just awesome!

  • zslasher72
    zslasher72almost 2 years ago

    Fantastic, truly inspirational!

  • Mark Calderwood
    Mark Calderwoodover 1 year ago

    this is simply excellent, Helen. Well done.

  • Thanks so much Mark, that means a lot, I admire your work greatly.

    – helenclare

  • Angelily93
    Angelily93over 1 year ago

    Lovely