Original manuscript illumination
Bespoke medieval manuscript illumination and calligraphy, made personal in 24-karat gold leaf and historically informed tempera.
Bespoke illuminated manuscript and calligraphy commissions for U.S. collectors, gift buyers, and religious patrons, made by hand around your words, imagery, and intent.
Made to your brief Β· For patrons across the United States
Christian folio with gilded detail, blue starry borders, and hand-rendered lettering.The framed knight is an ornamental motif echoing manuscript borders, not a separate commission offering.
The craft
Each bespoke work is made to your brief with real 24-karat gold leaf and historically informed tempera.
Commission pathways for U.S. patrons
For U.S. collectors, gift buyers, and religious patrons, both paths begin with a bespoke original shaped around your chosen subject, passage, image, occasion, or idea.
01 / Christian illumination
A bespoke Christian manuscript illumination or calligraphy shaped around your chosen subject, passage, image, or occasion, made with historically informed tempera and real 24-karat gold leaf.
Explore Christian illumination commissions02 / Original, client-led artwork
Each commission is creatively unique, original, and bespoke: artwork tailored to your requests and brief, with you involved in the creative process. It is made with real 24-karat gold leaf and historically informed tempera, as independent artwork without affiliation or endorsement by any third-party rights holder.
Explore Grimdark Gothic Knight Artwork commissionsCommission portfolio
A selection of Christian folios and Grimdark Gothic Knight Artwork, shown by subject and by the details that make each page its own. These examples describe the studioβs illumination practice, not a product catalog or products for sale.
Christian / religious folios
Optional Grimdark Gothic Knight Artwork examples
These supplied examples are guidance for layout and composition only. The finished appearance may differ, and no commission outcome is guaranteed. A scene can be commissioned on its own or paired with illuminated medieval script beneath it that narrates or describes the scene. The examples are not products for sale.
Commission pricing
Only 3β4 pieces are completed per month to protect quality. Each commission is a one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted originalβnot a print or reproductionβmade to be passed down through generations.
Classic
$350β450
Heritage
$500β650
Heirloom
$750β1,000
The commission
Begin with the image or words you want to carry forward. The brief guides the composition from the first conversation to the finished, hand-made work.
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Write about your subject, text, occasion, and the feeling you hope the work will hold.
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Your brief informs the calligraphy, imagery, and illuminated details of the piece.
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The finished artwork is a one-of-a-kind work, made by hand in gold leaf and tempera.
Begin a commission
Collectors, gift buyers, and religious patrons are welcome to inquire about a bespoke work. Share a subject, a passage, a gift occasion, or simply the beginning of an idea.
For help choosing text and imagery for your brief, see the commission-planning guide.
