Cum igitur formas litteram

And when you design the letter, sketching it first with the pen, adjust the curved margins, so that it may not look ragged; then, when this is done, you adjust and spread the colour evenly over the whole letter, so that there may not be too little colour in one place, and too much in another; or too much glair, or too little colour in it. Afterwards lay the work out in a level place to dry. If you ask me, „How am I to know whether there is too little or too much colour in a letter?“, I will tell you that if you pay attention you will be able to get better judgement and understanding of these matters and many others from your own experience than from anything I write. Let no craftsman consider himself competent in his workmanship if he does not demonstrate and comprehend on his own initiative at least as much as he has learned from others; for every craft is the product of the invention and understanding of the questing inclinations of men´s minds, as God, through whom all things exist, grants discernment to mankind.