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merlyn_gabriel that all my DW scrolls were given out, so I can finally post them here.
The first was a sigillum regis for Whilja af Gothia:
The scroll was completed over two weekends; on the first day, I picked out design and wrote the text. On the second, I sketched the layout, painted the blue of initial, and calligraphed first sentence. On the third, I painted the green, finished calligraphy, did all rubrication outside main initial, and half of main initial rubrication; the final day I finished. The exemplar is Codex Claustroneoburgensis 389, fol. 99v (with extra inspiration from fol. 25v), a 15th C German MS.
The text reads:
Yeah, big skipped-word error in there. Had to put it in as a footnote.
The second, the one that tickled me so much in design and composition, wascamele0pard's panache.
I recommended Elsa for the award with a design already in mind. I knew that I'd seen some great examples of giraffes in some medieval bestiaries, and wanted to do an image of one with some text that made it sound like the record of a naturalistic expedition. I found the giraffes the first day, and drew the layout on the second day. The text was composed on the third day, and then in May I started the actual work: first day the gold squares were painted and the text calligraphed; I sketched the design and painted all the base colors. Second day was black and white. Third day was some details on the grass, trees, and beastie; I'm not terribly happy with them and so stopped there before I made it worse.
The giraffe is based on the giraffes in two copies of Jacob van Maerlant's De natura bloemen in the Royal Library in the Hague, KB, 76 E 4, fol. 13rb1, and KB, KA 16, fol. 50vb. The digitized version of the MSs gives the images in about 1cm x 2cm blocks, so it was hard to see closely how the details were done. (Of course, I could've just gone to the library and looked at the MS in person, but I never managed to find the time.)
The text reads:
Even with the slight unhappiness about the final details, I'm still very happy with this.
The third is the one that I am still SO PLEASED with, a GoA forbend_gules. This one was a bit tricky, since she actually already has a GoA, which came with entrance into an Ealdormerean order. So I decided to this one as a confirmation of grant, rather than as a new one.
I'm going to ask Genevieve if she can bring it along to Coronation so that I can enter it into the kingdom A&S competition.
This is based on BL Arundel 68, f. 41. I picked out the design and drew the layout on the first day; composed the text, based primarily on the grant of arms to John Aleyn (1454), with a few phrases liberally stolen from the grant to John Alfrey, drew the O and side border, calligraphed incipit, painted all background pink, blue, and carmine, and gold; and on the final day finished the calligraphy (took about 2.5 hours), and the rest of the painting. (I got to do diapering on the shield! Yay!)
The text reads:
The Latin phrase is translated: "All good men shall be rewarded".
merlyn_gabriel that all my DW scrolls were given out, so I can finally post them here.The first was a sigillum regis for Whilja af Gothia:
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The scroll was completed over two weekends; on the first day, I picked out design and wrote the text. On the second, I sketched the layout, painted the blue of initial, and calligraphed first sentence. On the third, I painted the green, finished calligraphy, did all rubrication outside main initial, and half of main initial rubrication; the final day I finished. The exemplar is Codex Claustroneoburgensis 389, fol. 99v (with extra inspiration from fol. 25v), a 15th C German MS.
The text reads:
We, Vitus, by right of arms King of Drachenwald, Sovereign of Nordmark and Insula Draconis, Lord of the far Reaches of Africa, Knight of the Order of the Chivalry, to our trusty and well-* servant Viscountess Whilja af Gothia, Companion of the Orders of the Panache and the Lindquistringes, fond greetings.
*beloved
Know that for the love we bear you and in gratitude for all that you have rendered unto us and ours we are minded to favor you above others of the land by granting unto you the right to bear a black dragon's head ensigned with our sigil, so that all may know the high esteem and respect that we hold for you.
In witness of this act we have caused these present letters to be drawn up, which we have signed below with our own hand on the ____ day of ____, a.s. xlvi.
Yeah, big skipped-word error in there. Had to put it in as a footnote.
The second, the one that tickled me so much in design and composition, was
camele0pard's panache.
I recommended Elsa for the award with a design already in mind. I knew that I'd seen some great examples of giraffes in some medieval bestiaries, and wanted to do an image of one with some text that made it sound like the record of a naturalistic expedition. I found the giraffes the first day, and drew the layout on the second day. The text was composed on the third day, and then in May I started the actual work: first day the gold squares were painted and the text calligraphed; I sketched the design and painted all the base colors. Second day was black and white. Third day was some details on the grass, trees, and beastie; I'm not terribly happy with them and so stopped there before I made it worse.
The giraffe is based on the giraffes in two copies of Jacob van Maerlant's De natura bloemen in the Royal Library in the Hague, KB, 76 E 4, fol. 13rb1, and KB, KA 16, fol. 50vb. The digitized version of the MSs gives the images in about 1cm x 2cm blocks, so it was hard to see closely how the details were done. (Of course, I could've just gone to the library and looked at the MS in person, but I never managed to find the time.)
The text reads:
Cameleopard: Native to Juneborg in Nordmark, a lady of fine repute and noble rank. Noted for its skill and teaching in the scribal arts, and for this reason, recognized as a companion of the Order of the Panache by Vitus and Eleanora, king and queen of Drachenwald, during their Double Wars expedition, a.s. xlvi
Even with the slight unhappiness about the final details, I'm still very happy with this.
The third is the one that I am still SO PLEASED with, a GoA for
bend_gules. This one was a bit tricky, since she actually already has a GoA, which came with entrance into an Ealdormerean order. So I decided to this one as a confirmation of grant, rather than as a new one.I'm going to ask Genevieve if she can bring it along to Coronation so that I can enter it into the kingdom A&S competition.
| Scroll | Exemplar |
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This is based on BL Arundel 68, f. 41. I picked out the design and drew the layout on the first day; composed the text, based primarily on the grant of arms to John Aleyn (1454), with a few phrases liberally stolen from the grant to John Alfrey, drew the O and side border, calligraphed incipit, painted all background pink, blue, and carmine, and gold; and on the final day finished the calligraphy (took about 2.5 hours), and the rest of the painting. (I got to do diapering on the shield! Yay!)
The text reads:
By Vitus and Eleanora the kyng and quene of Drachenwald to alle owre princes, dukes, barons, lords and nobles these present lettres seing or hering humble recomendacion.
Omnes boni remunerabuntur. It is soo that many persones been moeved of noble courage and gentile worth to exercise virtuous marks and condiciones by the which they shal come to the perfeccion of grete honour. Of which persones oone in especial whos name is Genevieve la flechiere of the shire of Thamesreach who has long borne herself valiantly and conducted herself honourably so that she is well worthy Where upon we the said sovorains of Drachenwald have made due serche and founde the right armes of the seid Genevieve as our dear cousins Sarnac and Jolicia, erstwhile souerayns of the raume of Ealdormere, haue assigned to her by grant, that is to say argent crusilly sable a bend gules, as depicted more pleynly above. The grant of which armes we conferme to the said Genevieve and witnesse here that no persone ought for to bere hem but her. In witnesse whereof to thise letres we have sette oure signes manuell the ____ day of ____, a.s. xlvi
The Latin phrase is translated: "All good men shall be rewarded".