Owen's Chivalric Quest Book

Owen's Chivalric quest book was a project that took 344 hours to complete.  It was worked on between Feb 2014 and Sept 2014. Owen traveled around the Kingdom of Ansteorra interviewing various Members of the Chivalry. Niccolaia Valore and Isaac Bane worked on the book.

Documentation:
Owen's Chivalric Quest Book

Getting ready to cut down the sheets of Pergamenata

Sheet: folded, pricked, and ruled

Sheets placed into gatherings

The start of the Calligraphy

Isaac working on the calligraphy

Drawing in the art work

Niccolaia mixing pigments into paint

Completed pages

More completed pages.

Pages with only base paint.

Pages outlined in black.

Poking holes for sewing the gatherings together.

Sewing frame set up

Stitching gatherings to the supports.

sewing all finished.

Channels in the book boards were done with hand tools.

Boards are attached to the book block.

Sheets trimmed to the boards.

End bands finished.

First bit of applying the leather cover.

Pasting down the turn ins.

Getting ready to paste down the first page.

Finished Book