Dragon's Grace
Design
Based upon an Italian Renaissance work by Bartolommeo Sanvito. See "Calligraphy & Illumination" by Lovett, pg 90. Cherubs in illumination have been replaced with Dragonsspine dragons, facing towards the Dragon's Grace badge in the center.
Hand
English Carolingian from Lovett, pg 67. Slight variation in the 'f' and 'g' letters. Also, the 'w' is more rounded.
Colors & Details
The entire scroll is tinted towards the Dragonsspine purple color (aquamarine + madder red, with a bit of white). The pink marble columns (white with a touch of madder red and a touch of dragon purple) are shaded with increasing amounts of dragons purple. Texture of columns achieved by adding a bit more water to the paint. The "sable" of the Dragon's Grace is done with Pearl Black (black with silver), highlighted with Iridescent to give it a shiny metal look. The argent dragon's scale is in silver.
Related References
- Bartolomeo Sanvito (1435–1511) — Vatican Library, Latin Classics spotlight — Vatican Library scholarly feature on Sanvito's life, Roman period, and surviving manuscripts, with links to digitized Vatican codices in his hand.
- Bartolomeo Sanvito — Wikipedia — Encyclopedic overview of the Paduan/Roman humanist scribe whose italic and capital scripts shaped Italian Renaissance book design.
- Sonnets and Triumphs (Petrarch), copied by Sanvito — V&A Collections — Victoria & Albert Museum catalog record for a signed Sanvito manuscript of Petrarch, with images of his hand and decoration.