Tagged : bookbinding

Esther Inglis,1571-1624, Huguenot calligrapher, illuminator, and embroiderer.

11 Dec, 2024 by Huguenot Society
During Advent, as we choose our Christmas cards, or the font and illustrations for a homemade electronic version, it is fitting to examine the life and work of Esther Inglis, a Huguenot scribe whose creative virtuosity stunned her peers over 400 years ago....

The Crowning of a New Monarch: Huguenot threads past and present

06 Apr, 2023 by Huguenot Society
With the coronation of King Charles just a month away, Fellow Joyce Hampton looks at continuity and innovation in royal coronations in England, and explores Huguenot threads from the late Georgian period to the crowning of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953....