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Quills and Writing

Quills and Writing. Alice Equestri alice.equestri@studenti.unipd.it Beatrice Mameli b eatrice.mameli@studenti.unipd.it. The Magic of Writing. Ic seah wrætlice     wuhte feower samed siþian;     swearte · wæran lastas, swaþu swiþe blacu.     Swift wæs on fore

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Quills and Writing

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  1. Quills and Writing Alice Equestri alice.equestri@studenti.unipd.it Beatrice Mameli beatrice.mameli@studenti.unipd.it

  2. The Magic of Writing Ic seah wrætlice     wuhte feower samed siþian;     swearte · wæran lastas, swaþu swiþe blacu.     Swift wæs on fore fulgum framra;     fleotgan lyfte deaf under yþe.     Dreag unstille winnende wiga,     se him wægas tæcneþ ofer fæted gold     feower eallum. I saw four wonderful creatures advancing together; black were the tracks, so black the path. Swift was its journey, faster than birds, it flew through the air, dove under the wave. Without rest, the warrior(man) taught all four the way over ornate gold. Se parebaboves alba pratalia araba albo versorio teneba negro semenseminaba (Veronese Riddle)

  3. Adam scriveyn, if ever it thee bifalleBoece or Troylus for to wrytennewe, Under thy long lokkes thou most have the scalle, But after my makyngthowwryte more trewe; So ofteadaye I mot thy werkrenewe, It to correcte and eke to rubbeand scrape, And al is thorugh thy negligence and rape. (Chaucer, Chaucerswordes unto Adam, his ownescriveyn) WritingTools • Noi siàn le triste penne isbigotite,le cesoiuzzee ’l coltellindolente,ch’avemo scritte dolorosamentequelle parole che vo’ avete udite. • (Guido Cavalcanti, Rima 18)

  4. Writing Materials Parchment Paper • Invented in China around II century AD • Established paper-mills in England: later XV century, but earlier in Italy, Spain and France • Made from linen rags • Used for cheap textbooks for the use of clerics and students, cheap little volumes of sermons • Thought of as an insignificant material – not good for official documents • Invention of printing made it indispensable, became cheaper and cheaper; only luxurious books were on parchment • slow and costly process to produce it. • Selection of good animal skin (sheep, goats or cows/calves, which gave vellum) • Skin was soaked in a water-and-calcium solution after removing all fat and hair. • Material was stretched and dried • Remnants of flesh/hair were scraped off

  5. The Feather • To writewe use the primaryflyfeathers of geese, swans or other large birds (best: the first fiveouterfeathers); • Turkeyfeathers are the best onesbuttherewere no turkeys in Medieval Europe, astheycame from America. • Left-handed Right wing • Right-handed Left wing • Vane • Rachis 3. Barb 4. Afterfeather 5. Hollow shaft, calamus

  6. Making a Quill Pen Heat the feather Scrape away scales from shaft Cut the ending of the shaft Clean out the inside of the shaft with a hooked tool Remove the afterfeather Shape the shaft to form a nib and make a center cut Cut the top of the feather and the barb on your side Make a reservoir by using a narrow strip of tin (e.g. a soft drink can will do) Now, you can blot a few words… Enjoy!

  7. Thisis a WritingQuill

  8. Thisis NOT a WritingQuill

  9. Thisis NOT a WritingQuill

  10. Shakespeare in… Writing Clip from the film Shakespeare in Love (John Madden, 1998) – min 32 ca.

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