Eleanor Winters - Uncial - Historical Hands (Part 3) - Feb 17 & 24, 2024

Historical Hands

In keeping with our commitment to calligraphy education, the Gentle Penman is pleased to announce a new series of short workshops, which will serve as an introduction to a selection of styles of traditional calligraphy over the past 2000 years.

The workshops will focus on broad-edged pen hands (scripts) with an emphasis on the basics: pen angle, letter proportions and "family groups" in order that students can build on these fundamentals to develop an understanding of our craft.  These workshops will be relatively short, two 2-hour sessions for each hand, emphasizing basic skills rather than design and layout. Our purpose is to create a foundation for further study.​

With the exception of the first workshop, The Foundational Hand, we will offer these workshops in historical sequence.  The next workshop will be Roman Capitals (see below); subsequent workshops will include Uncial, Carolingian, Gothic, etc.  Students are welcome to sign up for individual workshops or take advantage of the full series of Historical Hands.

Uncial

The rounded, elegant letterforms that we identify as "Uncial" were used throughout Europe for manuscripts and books as early as the 4th century AD and well into the 8th century. Because Uncial was the predominant bookhand for so many centuries, there exist manuscripts written in many variations of the hand, from the simple to the ornate, some of which we will examine in this class.  This workshop offers students an introduction to a simple, pen-written form of Uncial, which is both legible and beautiful, that can be a fine addition to our broad-edged pen repertory.

Uncial - Historical Hands (Part 3)
Eleanor Winters, Hosted By The Gentle Penman

Live (Also recorded for later viewing)

17 & 24 February 2024 (Saturday)
22:00 pm – 00:00 am (Hong Kong Time)

Class Cost : HK $ 740.00 or USD 95.00

Skill Level : All Skills Levels

Registration Link : https://www.thegentlepenman.com/uncial

Supply List:
- 3mm Brause nib (or the equivalent, i.e., 3mm Tape or #1 Mitchell) (N02, N01, N04)
- Penholder (H133, H134, H113, H114)
- Black, non-waterproof ink (I08, I43)
- Smooth practice paper (that you can see guidelines through), such as Canson Pro-Layout Marker, Bienfang Graphics 360, or other practice paper that you are familiar with (P25, P69, P32, P41)
- Water container & cloth or paper towel (S1005)