Medieval Writing Kit

The Medieval Writing Kit - Inspired by the Scriptoria of the Middle Ages

Step into the world of medieval manuscripts, where every book was written slowly and deliberately by hand.

During the Middle Ages, writing was a skilled and disciplined craft. In monasteries and scriptoria across Europe, scribes worked with quills cut from feathers and ink prepared from natural materials, forming the Gothic scripts that shaped the written word for centuries.

This kit includes authentic materials and structured guidance to help you recreate that experience - using a real goose feather quill, traditional iron gall ink, and practice sheets introducing Rotunda, a rounded Gothic hand widely used in later medieval manuscripts.

Perfect for history enthusiasts, calligraphy beginners, or anyone curious about how writing evolved before the age of print.

What You’ll Learn:

• Historical Introduction - Discover how writing developed in medieval Europe and the role of the scribe in preserving knowledge.
• Make Your Own Quill - Learn how to prepare and cut a real goose feather into a broad-edge quill suitable for Rotunda script.
• Rotunda Lettering Guide - Practise forming capital and lowercase letters, understanding proportion, pen angle, and stroke order.
  Writing with a Quill - Gain confidence working with iron gall ink while developing rhythm, spacing, and consistency through careful practice.

Kit Contents:

• Real goose feather quill (pre-cut for writing)
• Goose feather for cutting your own quill
• Rousy Handmade Iron Gall Ink
• Rotunda lettering practice sheets (capitals and lowercase)
  Guideline and writing paper
• Structured instruction sheets with historical background and step-by-step guidance