Goosey Goosey Gander

This is a silly little poem from the 18th century.

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I sketched out the capital letters in Lombardic Versals with pencil, outlined them in black with India ink, using a crow claw #102 nib with a dip pen. I then filled in the letters with india ink and acrylic ink using a fine tip brush (5/0). The rest of the words are done with a #512 nib dipped in Windsor & Newton Sepia non-waterproof acrylic ink.

Goosey Goosey Gander

Goosey goosey gander,
Whither shall I wander?
Upstairs and downstairs
And in my lady's chamber.
There I met an old man
Who wouldn't say his prayers,
So I took him by his left leg
And threw him down the stairs.

Update!

Since I did the original Goosey Goosey Gander I've gotten a bit better at illuminated letters. I've spent time with a practice book, and I bought a different (old) book on initials from the medieval period. And so, I tried my hand at a better version. I've since had a lot more practice with pen, ink, watercolor, and gouache.

So, here is my Irish-Saxon version of it. Anglo-Saxon inital/capital letters with Irish Uncial letters from probably about the 8-9th century.