Re: VMs: How translucent is vellum?

["DANA SCOTT" <dscott520@xxxxxxx>]

I should think that a quill tied to the end of a string would work nicely. 
Just hold the other end of the string tightly at the center of the circle 
and draw. The same could be done with a strip of wood I would imagine (poke 
a nail through one end and attach the quill at the other end, voilà!).

Regards,
Dana Scott


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "GC" <glenclaston@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 3:11 PM
Subject: RE: VMs: How translucent is vellum?


> Ken wrote:
>
>
> 1. I'm not versed in 15th century drafting and writing implements. I'm
> simply working from experience.
>
>
> My lay understanding of the circinus, the standard compass of this period,
> was that it was widely used as a scribe tool, and I don't know of any
> examples that were "inkable".  Metal nibs were not in use then, and a
> writing stilus could have been attached to a circinus, but it's unlikely 
> one
> was made to hold a quill.  There is some indication that lead plummet was
> used in some of these devices, but whether lead plummet or scribe, each
> would require that the ink be applied by hand over the scribed circle.
> Depending on the steadiness of the hand, the circle would appear traced
> instead of mechanically drawn.  This means that the circle was indeed hand
> traced, no matter the initial method of drawing the circle as a guide for
> the ink.
>
> FWIW
>
> GC
>
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