Taken from Gospels of Henry Lion, Scroll originally done as a blank, specifically requested by Patron as template to work on portraits and gold leafing. Later, signet identified award available, adapted to Keystone for recipient. Seven of eleven miniatures done specifically from original, remaining five customised to recipient.
Calligraphy challenges with non-straight lines. Patron engaged friend with Latin background, translated original text to Latin for calligraphy.
Materials parchment, guache and some natural pigments, gold leaf and shell gold.
Nikolai's Artwork 