Sara Charles
@saracharles.bsky.social
Medieval manuscript practitioner, bringing the manuscript making process to life. Author of The Medieval Scriptorium. Cat lady.
www.teachingmanuscripts.com
PhD in medieval martyrologies. Editor of Historical Research journal.
www.teachingmanuscripts.com
PhD in medieval martyrologies. Editor of Historical Research journal.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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October 29, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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I snapped the roots into smaller chunks and heated them slowly in water. Then I added alum and lye and filtered the pigment. I roughly followed this process: sunsikell.wordpress.com/2014/12/26/h...
How to Make Madder Lake, part 1
Previous post: Preparation for Making Madder Lake. In the last post, I wrote that we’re beginning with about 100g of madder root and about 30g of potash alum. I also wrote that there was a bi…
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October 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I snapped the roots into smaller chunks and heated them slowly in water. Then I added alum and lye and filtered the pigment. I roughly followed this process: sunsikell.wordpress.com/2014/12/26/h...
I also have more info on my website: www.teachingmanuscripts.com/colours
Colours | Teaching Manuscripts
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October 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I also have more info on my website: www.teachingmanuscripts.com/colours
Yes, I have a chapter on all the different pigments used in manuscripts. Also my website gives brief descriptions of all of them: www.teachingmanuscripts.com/colours
Colours | Teaching Manuscripts
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October 13, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Yes, I have a chapter on all the different pigments used in manuscripts. Also my website gives brief descriptions of all of them: www.teachingmanuscripts.com/colours
There's more information on making madder on my website: www.teachingmanuscripts.com/reds
Reds | Teaching Manuscripts
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October 13, 2025 at 8:26 AM
There's more information on making madder on my website: www.teachingmanuscripts.com/reds
Oh bad luck 😞. My plants often don’t survive the winter, but I was surprised by how much colour I got out of roots that were only two years old
October 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Oh bad luck 😞. My plants often don’t survive the winter, but I was surprised by how much colour I got out of roots that were only two years old