Ex Libris
Jessica LeFor old souls uncovering vintage art books, golden age illustrators and bookplates. Published every little while by Jessica Le.
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Pretending to write like it’s 1480
My own calligraphy in a vintage style leather journal, writing out Francis Bacon’s essay On Gardens.
My latest obsession is trying to learn 15th century German Chancery script ever since finding this alchemical manuscript below.
Alchemic...
Margaret Ely Webb’s Christmas Card Designs
This is part of my series on American bookplate illustrator Margaret Ely Webb, for more information on her early life and art see my collection of articles here.
In the middle of the year with the help of librarians from the University of...
Drawing Art Nouveau Motifs - online workshop
Not my usual substack today but I wanted to announce that my art nouveau motif drawing workshop has just launched!
In this one hour online workshop I'll share how to construct an art nouveau inspired motif. Suitable for beginners or those...
The making of a charming 1607 gift book by a Scottish woman calligrapher
Title page, drawn by Esther Inglis, 1600
As I was researching early women calligraphers I came across a name I hadn’t heard before — Esther Inglis (1571–1624, Scotland). She had been taught calligraphy by her mother Marie Presot. Of the 63...
Five drawing lessons from an original Margaret Ely Webb illustration
‘ She was rarely satisfied with a design and usually parted with it reluctantly, thinking that if she worked over it a bit more, this spot and that would please her better.’ -Wilbur Macey Stone On Margaret Ely Webb, 1924
I’m pretty fortuna...
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Illustrator/designer inspired by old fairytales, the Pre-Raphaelites and art nouveau. Occasional calligrapher and writes about vintage art books.
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