• Randy Asplund (ska Randulfr Asparlundr, OL, KSCA) An artist making a living on medieval scribal arts and modern fantasy creations.  Lots of interesting information and ideas here.
• Kathryn Finter’s Contemporary Manuscript Illumination website includes a learning center and displays of her work.
• Patricia Lovett is a professional scribe, author of several books on lettering, and chair of the Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society in England, where she lives.

Businesses

• Ancient Earth Pigments  A small on-line pigment business owned by a couple in the SCA.
• Guild of Limners
• John Neal Book Seller  Sells supplies for calligraphers, lettering artists, illuminators, bookbinders, type and papercraft enthusiasts worldwide with books, tools, and materials.
• Kremer Pigments, Inc. US shop. Materials developed for art restoration.
• Natural Pigments  A large on-line pigment and artist supplies’ business.
• Talas Among other book making supplies, a source worth checking for vellum. 

Link Collections

• Anna’s Crafts Links Page  A library of “How To…” links for historical reenactors.
• Artists Pigments — An Index of Resources. An artist’s link page on pigments and paint making.
• Kingdom of Atlantia’s Arts and Sciences Links. 8812 links in 7 categories when I last checked.
• Larsdattar.com Links Page  So much here. I hope you have plenty of time to explore.
• Scribal Resources  A humongous site with scribal information.
• Trimaris’ Lesson On-line list links.
• Handwrit.is Links to early Icelandic manuscripts.

Museum Collections Digitized

• University of British Columbia, Medieval Manuscripts on the Web This is a humongous link collection. I don’t really need to post more here.
  

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On-line Books

• A Booke of Secrets a 1596 English translation of a book giving recipes for inks and paints.
• A Classical Technology Codex Lucensis, 490.  An 8th century Latin source with a commentary in English that begins on page 77.
• Draw Your Own Celtic Designs An excellent book by David James covering knotwork, spirals, keys, and animal forms.
• The Goettingen Model Book
• Il Libro dell’ Arte  The Craftsman’s Handbook by Cennino D’ Cennini. A period source translated and published in 1933 by Daniel Thompson
•  A Nevv Booke, containing all sorts of hands vsvally written at this day in Christendome a 1611 English book on lettering.
• The Natural History. Pliny the Elder.
• Notebook Texts  The Notebook is an on-line resource for understanding visual art. This link is to its collection of noted free books like Cennini’s.
• Glossary at the British Library is essentially Michelle P. Brown’s Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Guide To Technical Terms. The book is a must for any scribe. The online version is searchable if you have the term to look up first.
• Theophili, Encyclopedia of Christian Art of the 11th Century. In Latin with a translation.
• Merrifield’s Original Treatises: Dating from the XIIth to XVIIIth Centuries [Volume 1] on the Arts of Painting, in Oil, Miniature, Mosaic, and on Glass; of Gilding, Dyeing, and the Preparation of Colours and Artificial Gems; Preceded by a General Introduction; with Translations, Prefaces, and Notes
• Merrifield’s Original Treatises: Dating from the XIIth to XVIIIth Centuries [Volume 2] on the Arts of Painting, in Oil, Miniature, Mosaic, and on Glass; of Gilding, Dyeing, and the Preparation of Colours and Artificial Gems; Preceded by a General Introduction; with Translations, Prefaces, and Notes, Volume 2

Scribal Handbooks