Islamic Manuscript Illumination: A Carpet Page from the Baybars Qur'an
In this expansive course, students will have a deep and thorough induction into the world of manuscript illumination, inspired by the Baybars Qur'an. This stunning Qur'an was produced in Cairo for Sultan Baybars II, and is the earliest dated Qur'an from the Mamluk period. The course will begin with preparing paper. This will include paper dyeing techniques using natural ingredients, cooking and applying size to the paper and finally burnishing the paper smooth.
Students will learn to prepare shell gold, a gold paint made from sheets of genuine loose gold, which will illuminate your manuscript. Students will then learn about how these manuscripts would have been designed by constructing the design from its underlying geometry. Students will also be shown how the Rumi design motifs, and woven borders are composed.
When your composition is ready, learn how to finish the painting by outlining your design with ink, fill with colour, and highlight in gold.
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In this expansive course, students will have a deep and thorough induction into the world of manuscript illumination, inspired by the Baybars Qur'an. This stunning Qur'an was produced in Cairo for Sultan Baybars II, and is the earliest dated Qur'an from the Mamluk period. The course will begin with preparing paper. This will include paper dyeing techniques using natural ingredients, cooking and applying size to the paper and finally burnishing the paper smooth.
Students will learn to prepare shell gold, a gold paint made from sheets of genuine loose gold, which will illuminate your manuscript. Students will then learn about how these manuscripts would have been designed by constructing the design from its underlying geometry. Students will also be shown how the Rumi design motifs, and woven borders are composed.
When your composition is ready, learn how to finish the painting by outlining your design with ink, fill with colour, and highlight in gold.
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