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Patricia Lovett is one of the world’s leading authorities on the techniques and practical processes of making mediæval manuscripts. She lectures and teaches all over the world on calligraphy and illumination, and has written about a dozen books on these subjects, as well as producing a DVD – Illumination – Tools, Materials, Techniques, Projects. Patricia has run calligraphy courses as well as those on traditional manuscript gilding and painting techniques, and was awarded an MBE for her services to heritage crafts and calligraphy. This book takes the beginner and those with more experience through step-by-step processes to produce simple and easy projects using cheap metals and modern adhesives, and also to create mediæval miniatures and illuminated scrolls on vellum (animal skin). Learn More

Exclusive to Cornelissen, our intense black Iron Oak Gall Ink is inspired by a medieval recipe using oak galls collected in Cambridgeshire. The small, handmade batches are blended to give the required consistency and strength, and are steeped for several weeks and allowed to mature for several more. Lightfast and fully waterproof 5-7 days after application, Oak Gall Ink has been used for centuries by calligraphers and scribes to create illuminated manuscripts and legal documents. When used on animal skins such as vellum, the acids in the Oak Gall Ink react with collagen, effectively ‘etching’ itself into the surface, hence its permanence. As with all products derived from natural ingredients, there may be slight variations in the colour and consistency of the ink due to seasonal changes. Not Suitable for fountain pens.

 

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Three historical oak gall inks handmade to traditional recipes. Jane Austen Ink. Sir Isaac Newton Ink. Doomsday Ink. Learn More

Inspired by traditional tailor’s chalk block, prepared for drawing and painting. Water soluble and extremely soft, choice of 6 traditional earth colours: sanguine, sepia, dark brown, brown, ochre and carbon black. Learn More

This set of 3 includes Black Carbon, Graphite and White water soluble crayons Learn More

Made from organic walnut husks collected in Cambridgeshire, this deep brown walnut ink is made to an 18th-century formula. Small batches of the ink are blended to give the required consistency and strength. It has good permanence, but will eventually fade if left in direct sunlight for sustained periods of time, and is not wholly waterproof, but has some staying power, especially on sized watercolour papers. As with all handmade products derived from natural ingredients, there may be slight variations in the colour and consistency as a result of seasonal changes.

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Viarco vintage collection. The box contains 12 HB pencils. Learn More

Water-soluble coloured pencils in a limited edition set. Viarco silkscreen series. Learn More

L. Corneilssen & Son bundle of 8 graphite pencils. 4H, 2H, HB, B, 2B, 3B, 4B, 6B Learn More

Inspired by traditional tailor’s chalk block, prepared for drawing and painting. Water soluble and extremely soft. Learn More

STABILO CarbOthello is a chalk pastel coloured pencil range available in up to 60 colours. With its wonderfully dry and dusty stroke it is just like a chalk pastel in pencil format. It's very popular with artists, art students and people with creative hobbies. Its high pigmentation guarantees great luminosity and opacity as well as colour fastness and colour brilliance especially on dark backgrounds and delicate papers. What's more it can be sharpened to a very fine tip which make it ideal for detail. Colours can be dry mixed and blended which makes colouring more fun and special.

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Two large and water-soluble graphite pencils in a special edition box. Learn More

Viarco vintage collection. The box contains 12 HB pencils. Learn More

Inspired by traditional tailor’s chalk block, prepared for drawing and painting. Water soluble and extremely soft, the set contains 6 traditional earth colours: sanguine, sepia, dark brown, brown, ochre and carbon black Learn More

L. Cornelissen & Son, own brand, slender, HB pencil. Ideal for sketching. Length 18cm Diameter 0.5cm Learn More

Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer Watercolour Pencil Sets (Please note, the Mahogany Box set is to order only, so please allow extra time for delivery) Learn More

The Kaweco Sport was first designed in 1911 as a pocket fountain pen which could be carried everywhere. It has an octagonal design and an oversized cap. Kaweco Sport fountain pens measure only 10.5 cm when closed, but when the cap is mounted on top of the barrel they become a 13 cm-long, standard-sized pen, hence the slogan: "small in the pocket, large in the hand". The Kaweco BRASS Sport fountain pen is made of solid, untreated, CNC-machined brass, which will age and develop its own unique patina over time unless polished. It is hand assembled in Germany and comes in a Kaweco gift tin. The nib is made in Germany. A standard international ink cartridge is included. Learn More

Viarco vintage collection. The box contains 12 HB pencils. Learn More

da Vinci Luxury Travel Brush Set LIMITED EDITION Two interchangeable brush tips, size 2 and size 8 Selected Tobolsky Kolinsky sable hair Hand-shaped in Nuremberg, Germany Ethergraf tip on habdle base for drawing on most papers Faux leather case. Learn More

Cornelissen Gift Vouchers are available in a range of values and can be redeemed both on-line and in our store. Vouchers can be redeemed fully or partly and do not expire. Physical gift vouchers will be posted to the specified address. Virtual gift vouchers will be emailed immediately after the order is placed. The virtual gift voucher will arrive with the recipient in the form of an email containing a gift code.

A combination physical gift voucher with an extra code for use online can also be arranged. Please contact us on 020 7636 1045. Learn More

This ink is made to the recipe that Jane Austen used to draft her novels. Austen's maid took this formula from Martha Lloyd's book, ‘The House Keeper’. She used good-quality English oak galls, but poorer quality beer than Isaac Newton, and added a little sugar. Her recipe is less stable and turns ‘antique brown’ over a long period of time, while Sir Isaac Newton's remains black. Initially a medium blue-grey, it darkens to a rich matte back, slightly warmer in tone than our regular Oak Gall Ink. It is made in small batches and blended to give the required consistency and strength, and is fully waterproof in 5-7 days. Permanent and lightfast, it has been steeped for several weeks and left to ‘mature’ for several more in the bottle. When used on animal skins such as vellum, the acids in the Oak Gall Ink react with collagen, effectively ‘etching’ itself into the surface, hence its permanence. 

 

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Square cut pens with smooth action and large ink reservoir. Ideal for creating double edged borders around book covers, artwork or picture mounts. Learn More

Purple and Brown Madder Ink Orange Madder Ink Oak Gall Ink Learn More

Verdigris Ink Purple Madder and Lac Ink Purple Lac Ink Learn More

Ink made from pure copper metal leaf that has reacted with distilled vinegar. ****Please note, these inks are artisan made in small batches. Please email info@cornelissen.com for availability**** Learn More

English Oak Gall Ink ****Please note, these inks are artisan made in small batches. Please email info@cornelissen.com for availability**** Learn More

Madder and Lac Ink ****Please note, these pigments are artisan made in small batches. Please email info@cornelissen.com for availability**** Learn More

Handmade Porte-Crayon in brass for holding chalk or charcoal. Commonly used by artists in the Renaissance for drawing, the piece of sharpened chalk or charcoal is inserted into the end of the holder and secured in place by a sliding ring. Learn More

Water-soluable soft carbon pencil similar to charcoal. Learn More