An Introduction To Painting With Egg Tempera: How To Make A Medieval Manuscript - The British Library's 'Making Manuscripts' Series Of Videos
Originally shared: Sunday 6 December 2020
A fantastic set of videos created by the British Library, Dr Kathleen Doyle and Patricia Lovet follow in this playlist below acting as an introduction to the art of making of illuminated manuscripts using vellum, oak gall ink, gold leaf and 'egg tempera'. A good selection of writings looking at the creation and history of illuminated manuscripts can be seen at this British Library link.
In egg tempera painting either the white of the egg or the yolk, seperately, can be used as the binder for pigment to create a traditional painting medium.
'Egg tempera' - means using the yellow of the egg.
'Egg glair' - means using the white of the egg.
The British Library - 'How to make a medieval manuscript - Making Manuscripts' series of 7 videos
1. Making Manuscripts: Quills - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocnhYzKLeHU
2. Making Manuscripts: Oak Gall Ink - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7k4-wj8mZ8
3. Making Manuscripts: Vellum - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEPpURAIsW4
4. Making Manuscripts: The Page - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRlWpKRm0WU
5. Making Manuscripts: Pigments - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIf-9s5Lvos
6. Making Manuscripts: Paint - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaIlRuDGhlg
7. Making Manuscripts: Making Miniatures - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRArbjBmreI
A huge selection of egg tempera instruction videos can be seen at this following link at 'Painting.Tube' - https://painting.tube/category/egg-tempera/
An indepth guide at TemperaWorkshop.com as to how to create from scratch a painting using a professional egg tempera technique - https://www.temperaworkshop.com/technique/technique1.htm
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