The inspiration for this scroll was British Library MS Arundel 66 f. 267. The scroll itself was done on vellum with 23 karat gold, oak gall ink, and carmine, vermillion, ultramarine, white and black gouache. The line spacing is 1/16", with a 0.5mm nib.
The text reads:
Salutations, commendations, greetings, and good will to Thorkill Godredsson from William and Isabetta king and queen of Drachenwald. Many and numerous are the reports that we the abovenamed princes have received of the many and diverse talents and skills displayed by the said Thorkil, including, to wit: Item both fine and great woodworking, viz, instruments and furniture; item crossbows; item prints and playing cards; item the art of dancing with a sword. In accordance with ancient and honourable custom and tradition and by the power and authority invested in us as we sit upon the Dragon thrones we, William and Isabetta, advance the said Thorkill to the ranks of the Order of Panache with all the rights, responsibilities, and privileges appertaining thereto, including the right to bear the badge of the order: Issuant from a torteau charged with a bezant pierced sable three feathers gules, or, sable. Datum apud Dun in Mara super festum torneamentum stultorum a.s. liv per manum clerici Arinauia Bona.
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© 2019, Sara L. Uckelman.
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