Re: VMs: Ryland 228

["DANA SCOTT" <dscott520@xxxxxxx>]

Hello GC,

Sounds like 'gall nuts' and 'iron salts' to me.
You may find the following to be of some interest:

http://www.ceu.hu/medstud/manual/MMM/ink.html
http://www.regia.org/quill3.htm
http://www.swaen.com/medieval.html

Regards,
Dana Scott


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "GC" <glenclaston@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <vms-list@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 7:32 PM
Subject: RE: VMs: Ryland 228


> Nick, thanks for the info, and if you have time by the end of the
> summer, I'll owe you a big one.
> 
> You've obviously viewed your share of manuscripts, so I'm going to
> toss something out and see what you think -
> 
> Brown ink is nothing new by this time, but after viewing
> descriptions of many many manuscripts, I'm left with the distinct
> impression that brown ink was not a "top shelf" item.  It seems to
> have been used by a lot of monks, and I've also found several
> alchemical manuscripts in brown ink.  It seems to be far more
> common to find epistles and letters written in brown ink than
> manuscripts.  I haven't found another herbal written in brown
> ink - yet.
> 
> The description of Ryland 228 says that it is a collection of
> religious papers as well as a small herbal written in brown ink -
> very interesting.  The collection is from Yorkshire, late 15th to
> early 16th century, right in my time frame, my location and my ink
> of interest.  Ascham's Sacro Bosco manuscript is also written in
> brown ink.  It may be nothing, but I'm hoping I can find a match
> in the handwriting, and although the description doesn't say the
> herbal is illustrated, I'm certainly hoping it is.
> 
> GC
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-vms-list@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-vms-list@xxxxxxxxxxx]On
> > Behalf Of Nick Pelling
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 3:31 AM
> > To: vms-list@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: VMs: Ryland 228
> >
> >
> > Hi GC,
> >
> > At 18:28 13/05/2003 -0500, GC wrote:
> > >Not to press, but have you had time to view this
> > manuscript, or is
> > >the location of the manuscript out of your range of
> > travel?  How
> > >do I request a copy of this?  My goal is to shut down
> > the VMS list
> > >by the end of the year, and while yet another Ascham manuscript
> > >may be nice historically, it's not all that critical.  I'd just
> > >like to know for certain if it is one of his.
> >
> > Unfortunately, I haven't been able to manufacture an
> > excuse to go into the
> > British Library over the last few weeks - much to my
> > annoyance, my
> > Things-To-Do list keeps filling up fractally. :-(
> >
> > Photocopying at the BL is only allowed on non-fragile
> > items (and is subject
> > to the normal copyright limits), and I guess C16 MSS
> > are unlikely to fall
> > in that category - so I guess getting someone to act as
> > your proxy (ie
> > examine it on your behalf) is just about your only option.
> >
> > Is anyone else here planning to drop by the BL?
> >
> > Cheers, .....Nick Pelling.....
> >
> >
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