Paul Antonio Scribe

Quill Fraktur Majuscules 09

Much more tilting from one corner to the other to get tease the hairlines out of the pool of ink in the main strokes of the letters.

Ink - PAScribe Hamburg Black Edged
Ruler - PAScribe Lining Template A4
Paper - Bockingford HP 300gsm
Quill - Goose

.ink .cuthberts.mill

Quill Fraktur Majuscules 08

Plotting curved letters requires a circular movement to place the shape.

Ink - PAScribe Hamburg Black Edged
Ruler - PAScribe Lining Template A4
Paper - Bockingford HP 300gsm
Quill - Goose

.ink .cuthberts.mill

Quill Fraktur Majuscules 07

As we get through the alphabet, the complexity of the letters increase. The quill makes quick work of this.

Ink - PAScribe Hamburg Black Edged
Ruler - PAScribe Lining Template A4
Paper - Bockingford HP 300gsm
Quill - Goose

.ink .cuthberts.mill

Quill Fraktur Majuscules 06

Getting hairlines out of a quill is an absolute joy.

The quill can easily write a page of text but by now I would want resharpwn the nib so I can get super sharp hairlines.

Ink - PAScribe Hamburg Black Edged
Ruler - PAScribe Lining Template A4
Paper - Bockingford HP 300gsm
Quill - Goose

.ink .cuthberts.mill

Quill Fraktur Majuscules 05

The further you get into the alphabet, the more complex the letters become.

Ink - PAScribe Hamburg Black Edged
Ruler - PAScribe Lining Template A4
Paper - Bockingford HP 300gsm
Quill - Goose

.ink .cuthberts.mill

Quill Fraktur Majuscules 04

By the time I began the second line, I was really enjoying the sharpness of the quill.

Filling with the brush rather than dipping adds to the slowness of the experience.

Ink - PAScribe Hamburg Black Edged
Ruler - PAScribe Lining Template A4
Paper - Bockingford HP 300gsm
Quill - Goose

.ink .cuthberts.mill

Quill Fraktur Majuscules 04

Getting into the Majuscules.

So wonderful to write with a quill. The kinds of lines you can pull out of a quill is truly magical.

Ink - PAScribe Hamburg Black Edged
Ruler - PAScribe Lining Template A4
Paper - Bockingford HP 300gsm
Quill - Goose

.ink .cuthberts.mill

Quill Fraktur Majuscules 03

I cut this quill so the nib is 2mm. That meant the xheight is 6nib widths. Lines are ruled at 6mm intervals.

Mapping out the minuscule ‘a’ first then 3 nib widths above that for the Majuscules.

The quill is nice and sharp allowing for crisp edges and sharp lines.

Ink - PAScribe Hamburg Black Edged
Ruler - PAScribe Lining Template A4
Paper - Bockingford HP 300gsm
Quill - Goose

.ink .cuthberts.mill

Quill Fraktur Majuscules 02

Before you can start writing you need sharpen your quill knife on an Arkansas stone. You need to knife to be super sharp so it cuts the quill with absolute precision.

I got both from John Neal. Pester them for one each. You can also get your quills from them.

My first Arkansas Stone came from Cornelissen’s. I’ll never forget the day I first got one.

Ink - PAScribe Hamburg Black Edged
Ruler - PAScribe Lining Template A4
Paper - Bockingford HP 300gsm
Quill - Goose
Pencils - Pentel 0.5 & 0.3
Quill Knife
Arkansas Stone

.ink .cuthberts.mill .cornelissen_and_son