Paternoster

 This one was a silver brooch scroll for a gentle who had taken up lampwork bead making, and created a beautiful paternoster with lovely handmade beads that all matched in size and shape.  Having tried my hand at lampwork, I knew that this was no easy task.  I wanted to find an exemplar that featured a paternoster for this scroll.  This scroll helped me to grow as a scribe in order to learn to paint rounded beads.

Based on the Hours of Duke Adolph of Cleves.  Words by Slaine Baen Ronan FitzRobert



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