tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15020826286785854862024-03-14T16:24:29.657+01:00Aryanhwy's Calligraphy and IlluminationSara L. Uckelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716054827293611237noreply@blogger.comBlogger244125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502082628678585486.post-31785154467661269182022-04-24T13:00:00.004+02:002022-05-19T19:32:18.800+02:00Ffraid for Alexa Pologrinus<center>
<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/ffraid-ap.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/ffraid-ap.jpg" height="400" alt="Alexa" /></a></p>
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<p>I've got a bunch of vellum offcuts, of really lovely quality but of varying size and shape. One was large enough that I could've gotten a good-sized rectangle out of it, except it had a great big hole in it. Then I remembered that I've had a blog post by Brandon Hawk on <a href="https://brandonwhawk.net/2017/10/26/dealing-with-holes-in-a-medieval-manuscript/">Dealing with Holes in a Medieval Manuscript</a> saved for the last 4.5 years, and maybe I should go and read it and get some inspiration.</p>
<p>The holes in these MSs have <i>clearly</i> been mended in a way to make them a feature of the overall page, and it occurred to me that I could try to do that.</p>
<p>I also realized the piece I had was an almost perfect triangle, if I trimmed it a bit, whereas reducing it to a rectangle would've lost a lot of area. So I did a bit of a search to determine whether there were any medieval triangular books (none that I could find) or text that was shaped in a triangle -- and that led me to a blog post by Thijs Porck on <a href="https://thijsporck.com/2020/07/05/triangular-texts/">Triangular Texts in Three Manuscripts From Early Medieval England</a>. I decided to throw authenticity to the wind (a bit) and go with a triangular text on a triangle, but once I'd already thrown a little bit of authenticity to the wind I decided to throw ALL of it and go with a Sierpinski triangle text format. So the result isn't really period. I don't care, <i>it looks cool</i>, and it incorporates medieval elements!</p>
<p>I mended the hole first, and it was an interesting experience. It was clear I could not puncture the vellum with my sharp modern sewing needle, so Simon offered me a range of awls. I tested the first one -- a birdcage awl -- out on the bit of vellum I'd trimmed off, and it worked <i>beautifully</i>. So I put in a round of holes and threaded my needle (with cotton embroidery floss because I didn't have silk in the ID colors and wool is not allowed in our house due to wool moths), and started experimenting. The medieval examples are clearly very intricate; but the image resultions were such that it was very hard to figure out how they were done. So I tried one criss-crossing attempt, and realized: I need more holes. So I doubled the number and tried again and got something that was...meh. So I unpicked it all and tried a third time and got something with a complicated weaving structure that looked cool and decided to go with it!</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/triangle1.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/triangle1.jpg" height="200" alt="Step 1" /></a> <a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/triangle2.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/triangle2.jpg" height="200" alt="Step 2" /></a> <a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/triangle3.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/triangle3.jpg" height="200" alt="Step 3" /></a> <a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/triangle4.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/triangle4.jpg" height="200" alt="Step 4" /></a> <a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/triangle5.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/triangle5.jpg" height="200" alt="Step 5" /></a> <a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/triangle6.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/triangle6.jpg" height="200" alt="Step 6" /></a></p>
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<p>Next, the text. The main text reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>Audite verbis Sheridani et Rogentae principorum insulenses. Scite quod his presentibus agnoscimus virtutem et dignitatem nobilissime subjectae nostrorum Alexae dictae Pologrinae. Altamus et assignamus ei ordonis Ffraidae et ius insiginae huius ordonis scilicet planta querci diuisa nigra et caerulea cum glande aurea. Fit manibus nostris in vii die maii menses anno societatis xxxxvii apud Depedene sub Wychewood. Ego Arianuia bona scribo</p></blockquote>
<p>And in translation:</p>
<blockquote><p>Pay heed to the words of Siridean and Rogned, insular princes. Know that by these presents we recognize the worth and dignity of our most noble subject Alexa called Pologrina. We raise her to the Order of Ffraid and grant to her all rights to the insignia of this order namely, an oak sprig divided black and blue with a golden acorn. Done by our hands on the vii day of Maian month, in the year of the society xxxxvii at Depedene under Wychwood. I, Ary Bona, write [this].</p></blockquote>
<p>The smaller triangles, from top, to left, to right, read:</p>
<blockquote><p>(1) Hic ordo honore bonarum memoriarum horum seruorem insulis. (2) filius Lachlani princeps dux comes miles dominus. (3) fila Steingrimi principissa magistra lauriensis.</p></blockquote>
<p>And in translation:</p>
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(1) This order in honor of the good memories of those who have served the isles. (2) son of Lachlan, prince, duke, count, knight, lord. (3) daughter of Steingrim princess, laureate mistress.</p></blockquote>
<p>The hand is my attempt at an insular miniscule; for the central triangle, I didn't get the interline spacing right; it's better in the three smaller ones. But I am <i>very pleased</i> that in both cases I ended up with texts that were <i>exactly</i> the right length, even though I was making them up <i>in Latin</i> on the fly.</p>
<p>The end result is quite cool, if I do say so myself.</p>
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<p>© 2022, Sara L. Uckelman.</p>Sara L. Uckelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716054827293611237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502082628678585486.post-33017288149338379872022-04-23T13:00:00.001+02:002022-05-08T22:46:55.297+02:00Ffraid for Catherine of Carey<center>
<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/ffraid-coc.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/ffraid-coc.jpg" height="500" alt="Catherine" /></a></p>
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<p>My first scroll in more than two years, thanks to the pandemic. I have struggled a lot with impetus, energy, creativity, and space, both mental and temporal. But the principality signet was in need of scribes at a point where I felt like I had all those things, so long as it could be something small, and not terribly elaborate.</p>
<p>Enter the Ffraid! A chance to give a token of recognition and thanks to someone who has probably already received another award, and hopefully already has a fancy, colorful scroll, meaning I could do one that focuses on craft and materials rather than bling and design: I.e., vellum and teeny calligraphy.</p>
<p>The initial is taken from <a href="http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=7030">British Library MS Arundel 66 f. 284v</a>; I was really happy with how my interpretation of the face turned out. I was also aghast at the state of my gold ink when I pulled it out of the drawer for the first time in more than half a decade, but I gave it a thorough mixing and it turned out that while I couldn't use it as ink, it worked well as paint! If I didn't have the capacity to do gilding, this is a reasonable alternative.</p>
<p>The text reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>Siridean and Rogned right noble rulers of Insulae Draconis to our dearly beloved cousin the Lady Catherine of Carey greetings and good wishes. Know that long have we observed your labours and many are the reports we have received from trusty and worthy witnesses of the same so that we in our might and justice and in accordance with ancient and honourable law and custom are minded to admit without prejudice or concern you into the ranks and numbers of the most noble Order of Ffraid. In witness whereof we have charged our clerk Ary, called the good, to daw up this present charter which we have signed with our own hands and presented on the vii day of may, anno societatis xxxxvii.</p></blockquote><br><p>
<p>As always when I make up my text as I am calligraphing, I am enormously pleased at how well the spacing turned out in the end.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/ffraid-coc-closeup.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/ffraid-coc-closeup.jpg" height="500" alt="Catherine" /></a></p>
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<p>© 2022, Sara L. Uckelman.</p>Sara L. Uckelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716054827293611237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502082628678585486.post-19929170671013615902020-03-10T12:00:00.000+01:002020-03-15T22:53:32.062+01:00Lindquistringes for Benjamin van Papenburg<center>
<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/benjamin-lind.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/benjamin-lind.jpg" height="500" alt="Benjamin" /></a></p>
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<p>Gouache and gold leaf on vellum. The exemplar for this scroll is one I've had on my "todo" list for a long time -- <a href="http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=9130">BL MS Lansdowne 851 f. 66</a>.</p>
<p>The text reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>Omnibus has literas visuris vel audituris Ericus et Jaquelyna regnantes Drachenwaldenses salutem in sanitate. With these our present letters signed and signified by our own hands we the said rulers name, enroll, and confirm our loyal subject Lord Benjamin von Papenburg -- who has served us long and well -- as a member of the Orden des Lindquistringes. Fit manibus nostris xiv dies martii a.s. liv.</p></blockquote>
<p>Translation of the Latin: To everyone these letters seeing or hearing, Æiríkr and Jacquelyna, rulers of Drachenwald, greetings in good health...done by our hands on the 14th day of March, a.s. fifty-four.</p>
<p>Many thanks to the new <a href="https://www.facebook.com/artferhours/">Artfer Hours</a> initiative in Durham, which is where much of this got painted and gilded. The bird-themed week is why I added the little green bird.</p>
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<p>© 2020, Sara L. Uckelman.</p>Sara L. Uckelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716054827293611237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502082628678585486.post-75032466860854902372019-12-05T12:00:00.000+01:002019-12-08T16:57:53.009+01:00AoA for John Yarrowe<center>
<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/john-aoa.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/john-aoa.jpg" height="500" alt="John" /></a></p>
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<p>Given the recipient's name, it was so obvious what I needed to do -- find a medieval MS with yarrow in it and make a page that looked like it could've come from a medicinal. I found a variety of MSs, but liked the best this <a href="http://ica.themorgan.org/manuscript/page/278/143825"><i>De Materia Medica</i></a> image of yarrow from a 10th C Turkish MS.
<p>The text on the left reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>Achilleos sive yarrow, alias dictam vulgariter gearwe, est herbiferum flos ad solantem spirituum et animorum.</p></blockquote>
<p>Which translates to:</p>
<blockquote><p>Achilleos or yarrow, otherwise commonly called gearwe [the Anglo-Saxon name of the plant] is an herbaceous flower for the soothing of spirits.</p></blockquote>
<p>The right-hand side was intended to read as if it were a translation or gloss of the Latin, but without being a translation:</p>
<blockquote><p>Yarrowe, otherwise commonly known as John, soothes the spirits of all and is now named a lord of our court.</p></blockquote>
<p>I'm exceptionally pleased with the calligraphy which I did freehand without even drawing any lines. I feel like I've finally figured out how to write rather than the draw.</p>
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<p>© 2019, Sara L. Uckelman.</p>Sara L. Uckelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716054827293611237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502082628678585486.post-14669198952097943302019-10-19T12:00:00.000+02:002019-10-20T19:41:11.630+02:00Lindquistringes for Maud de Elsynge<center>
<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/maud-lind.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/maud-lind.jpg" height="500" alt="Maud" /></a></p>
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<p>I didn't intend to do any scribing at Crown Tourney, so I didn't bring my stuff with me. Which just means that I calligraphed this blank (not yet finished, as depicted here) by Greta of Thamesreach with unfamiliar pen, nib, ink, and without a ruler. I'm pretty pleased with my ability to draw evenly spaced lines without a ruler, and while the calligraphy is by no means my best, and I came away with a hand covered in ink, the result is still not too bad. And I can't wait to see the thing when it's wholly done.</p>
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Due commendations and salutations to all seeing, hearing, or reading these present letters from Vitus and Isabel, king and queen of Drachenwald. Let all bear witness and testimony to our royal will that on the xix day of October Maud de Elsing is made a Lindquistringes.</p></blockquote>
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<p>© 2019, Sara L. Uckelman.</p>Sara L. Uckelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716054827293611237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502082628678585486.post-37288260421330888472019-10-16T12:00:00.000+02:002019-10-20T19:12:40.438+02:00Sun and Chalice for Agatha of Norwich<center>
<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/agatha-sc.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/agatha-sc.jpg" height="500" alt="Agatha" /></a></p>
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<p>I've had this blank, done by Saraswati man-Ikkam, for absolutely <i>ages</i>. It was a pleasure to use it for such a wonderful lady as Agatha.</p>
<p>The text reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>Go forth and spread the words of Constanza and Duncan rulers of Insulae Draconis who by the power invested in us by the authority of law and custom do recognize our dear subject lady Agatha of Norwich as a member of the Order of the Sun and Chalice on the xix day of October, anno societatis liv. <i>hac testamur</i> (here we witness).</p></blockquote>
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<p>© 2019, Sara L. Uckelman.</p>Sara L. Uckelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716054827293611237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502082628678585486.post-31973625079158373482019-09-24T12:00:00.001+02:002019-09-30T22:17:11.423+02:00Silver Guard for Robert du Prey<center>
<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/robert-sg.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/robert-sg.jpg" height="500" alt="Robert" /></a></p>
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<p>This initial is taken from <a href="https://cdm.csbsju.edu/digital/collection/HMMLClrMicr/id/13039">Codex Michaelburanus perg. 1. f. 195r</a>.</p>
<p>I screwed up a bit on the spacing of the calligraphy -- did the top line on the gap between the lines rather than on the text line, and then started the second line of main calligraphy too low. Ah well. Overall, I think it's okay. The text reads (unabbreviated):</p>
<blockquote><p>His presentibus audite (Pay attention to these presents!) The kingdom of Drachenwald is made strong by those who protect our borders and those who are renowned are numbered amongst the Order of the Silver Guard. Such a warrior is Robert du Prey who we, Vitus and Isabel, enroll today as a member of the said order. Dated xxxviii sept. a.s. liv, and witnessed below.</p></blockquote>
<p>I love doing these zoomorphic gold dragon initials with the red decoration, but have always struggled with getting the wash background right. This actually worked pretty well.</p>
<p>Two more snaps:</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/robert-sg1.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/robert-sg1.jpg" height="300" alt="Robert" /></a> <a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/robert-sg2.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/robert-sg2.jpg" height="300" alt="Robert" /></a></p>
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<p>© 2019, Sara L. Uckelman.</p>Sara L. Uckelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716054827293611237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502082628678585486.post-50983224219764907412019-09-24T12:00:00.000+02:002019-09-30T14:29:01.578+02:00Panache for Ellisa von Styra<center>
<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/ellisa-pan.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/ellisa-pan.jpg" height="500" alt="Ellisa" /></a></p>
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<p>Sometimes you find an exemplar (like <a href="https://cdm.csbsju.edu/digital/collection/HMMLClrMicr/id/2893">HMML MS Hs. 3, f. 128a</a>) which looks like it should be simple and straightforward and yet flashy and lovely, but it turns out being just a step or two beyond your ability. Ah well, I would have liked this one to have been <i>brilliant</i>, because it's for a fellow scribe, but in the end it's merely "fine". On the other hand, as crappy as the calligraphy is (even with measuring the exemplar, I <i>still</i> didn't get the line spacing right!!) it is still some of the best Gothic I've ever done, and so I'm pretty pleased by that.</p>
<p>And, you know, it is vellum with gold. And it has abbreviations! So it's not all bad.</p>
<p>The text reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>To our dear clerk Ellisa von Styra greetings from Vitus and Isabel. By these presents we confirm you as a member of our order of panache with all rights and responsibilities. Done xxviij September a.s. liv and witnessed by us below</p></blockquote>
<p>Two other snaps:</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/ellisa-pan1.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/ellisa-pan1.jpg" height="300" alt="Ellisa" /></a> <a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/ellisa-pan2.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/ellisa-pan2.jpg" height="300" alt="Ellisa" /></a>
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<p>© 2019, Sara L. Uckelman.</p>Sara L. Uckelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716054827293611237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502082628678585486.post-1993816672115971082019-09-17T12:00:00.000+02:002019-09-22T11:20:47.635+02:00Pelican for Mór inghean Bhriain<center>
<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/mor-pelican.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/mor-pelican.jpg" height="500" alt="Mor" /></a></p>
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<p>This is quite possibly the best scroll I have done to date. It's oak gall ink, gold leaf, and gouache on vellum, and basically every single thing about it, I love. Originally I had wanted to do supporters as well, but I quickly realised that my artistic skills would not be up to drawing them, and that I would rather having something simpler done well than something more complex that failed. And you can't even tell that I spilled tea all over part of the border while putting down the gold size!</p>
<p>The design is one of my favorite types of borders, which I last used <a href="http://scriptura-et-pictura.blogspot.com/2010/01/pelican-for-maol-mhichil-mac-giolla.html">almost 10 years ago</a> for another Pelican scroll for a dear friend. It's amazing to see how I've improved in a decade.</p>
<p>The text reads:</p>
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To all true gentle and noble people these present letters reading hearing or seeing we Vitus and Isabel, king and queen of Drachenwald send due and humble commendations and greetings. Equity wills and reason ordains that women virtuous of noble courage be by their merits renowned and rewarded and one such person especial is our beloved cousin Baroness Mor inghean Bhriain, gentlewoman, lady of the lindquistringes. So that not only in her person in this mortal life so brief and transient but also in her good name and fame to be of noble memory after her departure out of this life and to be in every place of honor ever more reverenced so that by her example other persons may the more sooner desire to apply themselves to dispend their lives in honorable works and virtuous deeds therefore we the said sovereigns have by the power and authority given us by law and custom make the said Mor a member of the ancient and honorable Order of the Pelican and have ordained and assigned unto her the sole and unique right to bear the arms argent a rowan tree issuant from a base gules the tree frcuted and the base charged with three bezants and for augmentation on the middle bezant an ancient crown sable as is depicted more plainly herein these letters patent which we have caused to be drawn up so that we may sign them below in confirmation on the xxj day sept liv.</p></blockquote>
<p>I did not plan my time very well with this, and spent the last four days before it had to go in the mail working on it for ~3 hours a night. Prior to that, I'd probably done another 3 hours of prep work, so I'm guessing this took around 15 hours in total. Below are a variety of in-progress pictures and close-ups.</p>
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<p>© 2019, Sara L. Uckelman.</p>Sara L. Uckelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716054827293611237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502082628678585486.post-56616310040013472672019-09-15T12:00:00.000+02:002019-09-21T15:03:51.863+02:00Ffraid for Johanna af Hucka<center>
<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/johanna-ffraid.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/johanna-ffraid.jpg" height="500" alt="Johanna" /></a></p>
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<p>The text reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>To all present and to come these letters seeing or hearing greetings from the soverigns of insulae draconis, Duncan and Constanza. For the love we bear our cousin mistress Johanna aff Hucka and for all she hath done we invite her into our order of ffraid. xxi*ix*liv.</p></blockquote>
<p>I had had an entirely different design planned, but then I found a scroll I'd earlier done with this style of bordure and it reminded me of how much I love it, so I changed plans. (I had also forgotten how fiddly all that gilding is!).</p>
<p>I was a bit under pressure time-wise, so the scroll came along with me to Würzburg and I painted in my hotel room. Here's some inprogress photos!</p>
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<p>© 2019, Sara L. Uckelman.</p>Sara L. Uckelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716054827293611237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502082628678585486.post-10998944307177368252019-09-03T12:00:00.000+02:002019-09-08T19:49:55.420+02:00AoA for Hiltrude von Trivium<center>
<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/hiltrude-aoa.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/hiltrude-aoa.jpg" height="500" alt="Hiltrude" /></a></p>
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<p>Sepia ink on vellum with gouache and gold leaf. The text reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>To all true and honourable people these present letters seeing or hearing greetings from Vitus and Isabel king and queen of Drachenwald. Inasmuch as we have both seen and heard of the works and skills of our trusty and well-beloved servant Hiltrude von Trivium we the above-named rulers affirm that henceforth and in perpetuity she shall be known in all places as a lady, and for the remembrance of this she now holds the sole and unique right to display the arms depicted above plainly.</p>
<p>Confirmed vii aug liv.</p></blockquote>
<p>Always a pleasure to do an AoA when the recipient has registered arms!
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<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/hiltrude-aoa1.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/hiltrude-aoa1.jpg" height="500" alt="Hiltrude" /></a></p>
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<p>© 2019, Sara L. Uckelman.</p>Sara L. Uckelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716054827293611237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502082628678585486.post-58366820623828090862019-08-08T12:00:00.000+02:002019-08-11T19:36:03.815+02:00Winged Pouch for Lara the Tall<center>
<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/lara-wp.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/lara-wp.jpg" height="500" alt="Lara" /></a></p>
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<p>When you're at a castle and your princess comes to you and asks for a combat scroll, you say "of course" and whip out your pre-cut vellum squares and your gold. This may not be my <i>nicest</i> gilding, but it is by far my quickest. (Usually I let my gesso cure overnight. After moving house in May, to a much less humid house, I found I could let it cure for 30-90 minutes and then gild. In this case, I let it cure for...probably closer to 15. It was definitely too wet in some places, so it smudged and smeared and I had to do a bit of scraping, but I figured a bit of wonky gold would still be better than no gold at all. And I'm told the recipient was quite happy with it.</p>
<p>The text reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>To all present and to come seeing or hearing these words know the will of Duncan and Constanza, prince and princess of Insulae Draconis, aving seen the great works of our subject Lara the Tall especially her scholarship are minded to make her a member of the Order of the Winged Pouch. Datum viii augusti a.s. liv.</p></blockquote>
<p>The thing I most proud of is the fact that I drew the margins and the lines <i>without a ruler</i>. I am super pleased that they are roughly parallel to each other, and the lines are basically equidistant.</p>
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<p>© 2019, Sara L. Uckelman.</p>Sara L. Uckelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716054827293611237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502082628678585486.post-66062148092532742962019-07-31T12:00:00.000+02:002019-08-11T18:50:29.750+02:00Panache for Yannick of Normandy<center>
<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/yannick-pan.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/yannick-pan.jpg" height="500" alt="Yannick" /></a></p>
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<p>Ink, gold, and gouache on vellum. Based on a <a href="http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMINBig.ASP?size=big&IllID=26425">British Library</a> MS.</p>
<p>The text reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>Notum sit omnibus dilecti draconis patris filijs quod ego Vitus rex et regina mea Isabella having received many reports of our noble cousin viscount Yannick wish, will, and desire to advertise to all the skills he has displayed in the gentle arts by naming the said Yannick a companion of the order of Panache. Done at Raglan Fair and signed by the king below.</p></blockquote>
<p>The Latin bit is translated into English as: "Let it be noted by all sons and daughters of our beloved dragon father Albion that I Vitus king and my queen Isabel..." It is adapted from one of the openings found in W. A. Hulton, editor, <i>The Coucher Book, or Chartulary, of Whalley Abbey</i> (Manchester: Printed for the Chetham Society, 1847-49): <i>Notum sit omnibus sancte matris ecclesie filijs quod ego [name] et uxor mea [name]</i> = Let it be noted by all sons of our holy mother church that I [name] and my wife [name].</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/yannick-pan2.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/yannick-pan2.jpg" height="500" alt="Yannick" /></a></p>
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<p>© 2019, Sara L. Uckelman.</p>Sara L. Uckelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716054827293611237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502082628678585486.post-9119013334509529932019-07-26T12:00:00.000+02:002019-08-11T18:38:20.213+02:00Hild for Catherine Weaver<center>
<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/hild-cw.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/hild-cw.jpg" height="500" alt="Catherine" /></a></p>
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<p>Done on vellum. The "C" is based on the <a href="http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=add_ms_88887_fs001r">Macclesfield alphabet</a>; I'm quite happy with it so long as I don't compare it to the original.</p>
<p>The text reads:</p>
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Constanza princess and Duncan prince to our right worthy cousin lady Catherine Weaver. This present charter confirms you as a member of the Order of Hild, created at Raglan Fair in august in the first year of our reign anno societatis LIV and here witnessed.
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<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/hild-cw2.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/hild-cw2.jpg" height="500" alt="Catherine" /></a>
<a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/hild-cw3.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/hild-cw3.jpg" height="500" alt="Catherine" /></a>
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<p>© 2019, Sara L. Uckelman.</p>Sara L. Uckelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716054827293611237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502082628678585486.post-56177828478335050762019-07-07T12:00:00.000+02:002019-07-23T21:20:46.470+02:00Silver Guard for Gilbert Blakthorn<center>
<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/sg-gilbert.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/sg-gilbert.jpg" height="500" alt="Gilbert" /></a></p>
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<p>My twin Mala had been doing a bunch of blanks from the <a href="http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_88887">Macclesfield alphabet</a> and it made me want to revisit that source. I was super pleased to find -- when I couldn't find my facsimile edition in the post-move book mess -- that the entire MS is online! The Dragon T I picked is on <a href="http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=add_ms_88887_fs001r">folio 10r</a>; it was a choice between that and the "I" two folios earlier, but G saw both and told me to do the dragon, so there it is.</p>
<p>The text reads:</p>
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To all seeing or these present letters hearing both now and to come greetings from Vitus and Isabel king and queen of Drachenwald. It is our will and command and solemn desire that from this day henceforth Gilbert Blakthorn be numbered and counted amongst the company of the Silver Guard.</p></blockquote>
<p>The text <i>should</i> have read "To all seeing or hearing these present letters" BUT at least once I realised I'd skipped "hearing" I was able to reconstruct a grammatical sentence.</p>
<p>The scroll took me 1.5 episodes of Great British Bake-Off to complete, using vellum I'd already pre-cut.</p>
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<p>© 2019, Sara L. Uckelman.</p>Sara L. Uckelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716054827293611237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502082628678585486.post-88726285460661533822019-06-07T12:00:00.000+02:002019-06-27T17:19:41.975+02:00Sigillum Coronae for Simon Talbot<center>
<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/sg-simon.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/sg-simon.jpg" height="500" alt="Simon" /></a></p>
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<p>I was given the privilege of doing one of the very personal end-of-reign scrolls for my dear husband, who dropped a lot of his own projects (including renovating our house) to make a new Order of Precedence database and interface. I had recently been gifted about a kilo of vellum scraps, so shortly after we moved house I sat down and went through all of them to find the biggest squares I could cut, and then picked the biggest one out of them. I wanted to do a diploma style writ, and my twin said if I finished it soon enough and sent it to her, she'd not only seal it with the kingdom seal, but also with her own personal seal as a witness. Seeing as Simon is a big fan of seals, I knew this was the route to go.</p>
<p>The basic format of the diploma was modeled after a 12th century <a href="http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=add_ch_54148_f001r">papal letter</a>.</p>
<p>The text was modelled after a couple of 12th C French documents from the abbey of Notre Dame in Paris. It reads, in Latin:</p>
<blockquote><p>Willelmus rex et Isabetta regina drachenwaldenses notum fieri volumus universis tam presentibus quam futuris quod donamus Simoni Talbot, armigero, jus ostendere sigila nostris. Actum apud Polderslot, a. s. LIV. Ego Aria Bona scripsi.</p></blockquote>
<p>Translation:</p>
<blockquote><p>William king and Isabetta queen of Drachenwald will it be made known whether to present [people] or future that we give to Simon Talbot, armiger, the right to bear our sigils. Acted at Polderslot, in the year of the society fifty-four. I, Good Ary, enscribed [this].</p></blockquote>
<p>I included as many abbreviations as I plausibly could.</p>
<p>I wasn't present at the court it was presented at (didn't get to site until a few hours after he did), but the first thing he did after I arrived and found him was squee about the seals. And he said the scroll made up for the fact that he'd spent the nights that I sat at my desk working on it (in his presence!) irritated that I was scribing instead of unpacking boxes.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/sg-simonseals.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/sg-simonseals.jpg" height="500" alt="Simon" /></a></p>
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<p>© 2019, Sara L. Uckelman.</p>Sara L. Uckelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716054827293611237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502082628678585486.post-5083640883698121972019-05-19T12:00:00.000+02:002019-06-01T19:06:58.551+02:00Dragon's Jewel for Alexandra af Gotvik<center>
<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/alexandra-dj.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/alexandra-dj.jpg" height="500" alt="Alexandra" /></a></p>
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<p>The illumination, based on <a href="http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=2065">British Library MS Burney 74 fol. 3</a>, was done by Her Majesty Queen Isabetta at Arts in April IV.</p>
<p>I did the calligraphy. The text reads:</p>
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Omnibus has literas visuris vel auditoris Willelmus et Isabetta rex et regina Drachenwaldenses salutem in salute. Such are the many courteous and noble deeds that have been rendered unto the subjects of the abovenamed king William and queen Isabetta of Drachenwald by Alexandra af Gotvik that we have received reports far and wide attesting to the brightness of her gentility. In recognition whereof we the said king and queen induct the said Alexandra into the Order of the Dragons Jewel in our court at Double Wars a.s. liv. In witness whereof we, Isabetta, have limned this charter writ by the hand of our clerk Aryanhwy Bona and signed by the king and queen below.
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<p>The Latin translates to: To all these letters seeing or hearing, William and Isabetta, king and queen of Drachenwald, greetings in good health.</p>
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<p>© 2019, Sara L. Uckelman.</p>Sara L. Uckelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716054827293611237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502082628678585486.post-29606938276540569622019-05-06T12:00:00.000+02:002019-07-18T17:12:56.572+02:00Panache for Thorkill Goddredsson<center>
<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/thorkill-panache.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/thorkill-panache.jpg" height="500" alt="Thorkill" /></a></p>
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<p>The inspiration for this scroll was <a href="http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=56552">British Library MS Arundel 66 f. 267</a>. 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.</p>
<p>The text reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>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.</p></blockquote>
<p>Progress photos:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/thorkill-pan1.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/thorkill-pan1.jpg" height="200" alt="Thorkill" /></a>
<a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/thorkill-pan2.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/thorkill-pan2.jpg" height="200" alt="Thorkill" /></a>
<a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/thorkill-pan3.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/thorkill-pan3.jpg" height="200" alt="Thorkill" /></a>
<a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/thorkill-pan4.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/thorkill-pan4.jpg" height="200" alt="Thorkill" /></a>
<a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/thorkill-pan5.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/thorkill-pan5.jpg" height="200" alt="Thorkill" /></a>
<a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/thorkill-pan6.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/thorkill-pan6.jpg" height="200" alt="Thorkill" /></a>
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<p>© 2019, Sara L. Uckelman.</p>Sara L. Uckelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716054827293611237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502082628678585486.post-45550871143698519462019-04-27T23:14:00.000+02:002019-04-30T23:23:13.247+02:00PCS for Wilhelm von Scharfenstein<center>
<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/wilhelm-pcs.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/wilhelm-pcs.jpg" height="500" alt="Wilhelm" /></a></p>
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<p>The morning of the event, Arts in April, the king and queen realised they needed an unplanned scroll, and wanted to have it made on the day. Luckily, the event was full of scribes! But the queen came to two in particular, one who was teaching a calligraphy class and one who was co-teaching an illumination class. So, this was a mother-daughter duo piece; Aryanhwy did the calligraphy, and Elsabelle did the illumination. The text reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>William and Isabetta, king and queen of Drachenwald, to our right trusty and well-beloved cousin Herr Wilhelm von Scharfenstein, greetings and good will. By the report of many good, true, and trustworthy people we have been well-informed of all that you have done for our kingdom, and for that reason we confirm you as a member of the Popular Company of Sojourners. Actum xxvij apr liij.</p></blockquote>
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<p>© 2019, G.R. Uckelman & Sara L. Uckelman.</p>Sara L. Uckelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716054827293611237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502082628678585486.post-87102403938401065722019-04-21T12:00:00.000+02:002019-04-30T23:12:41.622+02:00Ordo Cygni for Magdelena Grace Vane<center>
<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/oc-maggie.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/oc-maggie.jpg" height="500" alt="Maggie" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/oc-maggie-text.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/oc-maggie-text.jpg" height="500" alt="Maggie" /></a> <a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/oc-maggie-pic.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/oc-maggie-pic.jpg" height="500" alt="Maggie" /></a></p>
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<p>The text reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>And it came to pass that William and Isabetta, king and queen of Drachenwald, traveled south to the barony of Knights Crossing for the great feast by the renowned cook Magdelene Grace Vane who from the xxvii day of april a.s. liii was henceforth proclaimed a member of the Ordo Cygni.</p></blockquote>
<p>The three main sources for the seated figures, the table drapings, and the food were <a href="http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=35122">BL MS Royal 14 E III f. 77v </a>, <a href="http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=53649">BL MS Royal 2 B VII f. 199v</a>, and <a href="http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=58464">BL MS Additional 42497 f. 1av</a>. The three exemplar photos for the people pictured in the illumination are <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10202838051566291&set=t.751198986&type=3&theater">this one</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10161182628075403&set=t.637230402&type=3&theater">this one</a>, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1892969984145000&set=t.637230402&type=3&theater">this one</a>.</p>
<p>Alas, the calligraphy smudged while still wet, and this is when I learned that scraping on vellum isn't quite the same as scraping on perg. I wish it had cleaned up better; but I also wasn't sure that I wanted to recalligraph it all.</p>
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<p>© 2019, Sara L. Uckelman.</p>Sara L. Uckelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716054827293611237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502082628678585486.post-29693411429844392612019-03-17T12:00:00.000+01:002019-04-29T13:47:00.610+02:00Panache for Hedda Olavsdottir<center>
<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/hedda-panache.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/hedda-panache.jpg" height="500" alt="Hedda" /></a></p>
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<p>Done on vellum with gouache, gold leaf, and oak gall ink.</p>
<p>The source image is <a href="http://cdm.csbsju.edu/digital/collection/HMMLClrMicr/id/20355">HMML Cod. S 294, f. 177v</a>. I wanted to do the foilate decorations between the arms of the "W", but really struggled to get them sketched out properly, so decided to forego them rather than do them poorly. I sketched everything out on Mar. 10, and put down the gold size. I gilded it on Mar. 17, and finished up the initial.
<p>The text reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>
William and Isabetta, king and queen of Drachenwald, to our right-worthy subject Hedda Olavsdottir, greetings and good will. Know that for the love we bear you and for all your skills and services as a clerk in our chancery we the aforenamed rulers by our royal might and dignity hereby name you a companion of the Order of the Panache. Signata manibus nobis apud Miehonlinna, xxiii Martii anno societatis liii.</p></blockquote>
<p>The scroll took two hours to complete; one to sketch the layout out, paint the base coat, do the white and yellow work, and put down the size, and another to gild and do the calligraphy.</p>
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<p>© 2019, Sara L. Uckelman.</p>Sara L. Uckelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716054827293611237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502082628678585486.post-91426167951031583832019-01-01T12:00:00.000+01:002019-01-05T20:05:55.506+01:00Queen's Order of Courtesy for Sela de la Rosa<center>
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<tr><th>My scroll</th><th>Exemplar</th></tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/sela-qoc.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/sela-qoc.jpg" height="500" alt="Sela" /></a></td><td><a href="http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=2658"><img src="http://www.bl.uk/IllImages/NOF/big/011ARU000000066U00053000.jpg" height="500" alt="BL MS Arundel 66 f. 53"/></a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>BL MS Arundel 66 f. 53</td></tr>
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<p>The chance to do one of the special end of reign awards for a wonderful queen and a dear and valued lady? SIGN ME UP! I recently received a number of vellum offcuts (a kilo of them!) as part of a generous gift to the kingdom scribes, and while to many people they are useless scraps, for me they are exactly the size I like to work at. I am thrilled with almost every aspect of this scroll, and the one part that I'm not completely satisfied with (the whitework on the initial; I was using a type of paint I'd not used before) I'm still reasonably happy with it; it could've been better, but I don't think it sucks.</p>
<p>The text in unabbreviated Latin reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>Isabella regina drachenwaldensis carissimae amicae meae Selae Rosae. Offerimus tibi admissionem in nostris regali ordonis liberalitatis. Fit manibus nostris in v die januarii liii.</p></blockquote>
<p>The translations is:</p>
<blockquote><p>Isabel Drachenwaldish queen to our most dear friend Sela de la Rosa. I offer to you admission in our royal order of courtesy. Done by my hand in the fifth day of january fifty-three.</p></blockquote>
<p>I tracked the initial progress on twitter; the thread starts here:</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The start of something beautiful. <a href="https://t.co/xcwGyQ4RHY">pic.twitter.com/xcwGyQ4RHY</a></p>— Doctor Logic (@SaraLUckelman) <a href="https://twitter.com/SaraLUckelman/status/1079480250487189505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 30, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p>© 2019, Sara L. Uckelman.</p>Sara L. Uckelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716054827293611237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502082628678585486.post-57563763176531391902018-12-06T12:00:00.000+01:002018-12-09T14:29:20.769+01:00Ffraid for Rebecca of Flintheath<center>
<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/rebecca_ffraid.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/rebecca_ffraid.jpg" height="500" alt="Rebecca" /></a></p>
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<p>The initial was based on <a href="http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=16556">British Library MS Harley 4747 f. 45v</a>. I was really happy with how the calligraphy turned out!</p>
<p>The text reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>
In ancient days of yore the princes of Insulae Draconis did in their wisdom ordain that an honorable and noble company be created to recognize those nobles from within their lands who have won for themselves great renown for their deeds of service. And this order is as is most fitting known as the order of Ffraid. It is also fitting that those whom fate has ordained to sit upon the thrones augment the number of the said order with gentles worthy of renown and reward. And so it is that we Joel and Valda rightful rulers of these isles by the authority vested in us do by this present charter hereby admit to the said order one lady from Flintheath who has extremely, diligently, and unendingly contributed of herself to the betterment of our realm. And the name of the said lady is Rebecca. This we do while sitting on our thrones in Buckden Tower the viii day of December in the year of the society liii, witnessed by all here present.
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<p>© 2018, Sara L. Uckelman.</p>Sara L. Uckelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716054827293611237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502082628678585486.post-27529382886328614892018-12-04T12:00:00.000+01:002018-12-10T12:41:40.194+01:00Ffraid for Wolfram Burckhardt von Falkenstein<center>
<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/wolfram_ffraid.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/wolfram_ffraid.jpg" height="500" alt="Wolfram" /></a></p>
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<p>The calligraphy and initial are based on one of my favorite late-period German manuscripts, Johan Herring's modelbook. The W is found on <a href="http://digital.bib-bvb.de/view/bvbmets/viewer.0.6.4.jsp?folder_id=0&dvs=1544176620446~478&pid=3041381&locale=en&usePid1=true&usePid2=true#">fol. 62</a>, with the structure of it given on <a href="http://digital.bib-bvb.de/view/bvbmets/viewer.0.6.4.jsp?folder_id=0&dvs=1544176620446~478&pid=3041381&locale=en&usePid1=true&usePid2=true#">fol. 65</a>. Funnily enough, this is the same exemplar and style that I used for <a href="http://scriptura-et-pictura.blogspot.com/2013/09/dragons-pride-for-kane-ragnarsson.html">Kane Ragnarsson's Dragons Pride</a>, but the two turned out very different!</p>
<p>The text reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>
We Joel and Valda prince and princess of Insulae Draconis do hereby in the presence of all gathered here eelvate the right noble and our well-beloved cousin lord Wolfram Burkchardt von Flakenstein to the Order of Ffraid. viii * xii * lii *
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<p>© 2018, Sara L. Uckelman.</p>Sara L. Uckelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716054827293611237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502082628678585486.post-47115255156017433982018-08-26T23:08:00.002+02:002018-08-26T23:08:47.232+02:00Illustrations of Ana Mardoll's No Man of Woman Born<center>
<p><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/nomanofwomanborn.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/nomanofwomanborn.jpg" height="500" alt="No Man of Woman Born" /></a></p>
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<p>I recently read and <a href="https://sffreviews.com/2018/08/08/review-no-man-of-woman-born-by-ana-mardoll/">reviewed</a> a collection of short stories by Ana Mardoll, <i>No Man of Woman Born</i>. They were excellent; my only two complaints were <i>there weren't enough</i> (over way too soon!) and <i>there weren't any pictures</i> (which would improve the readability of the stories if I wanted to read them to my 6yo daughter). Regarding the former, I hope xie will write more stories, and regarding the former, I figured the thing to do was the illustrate them myself. This is my first attempt at moving beyond strictly medieval imagery, though I couldn't bring myself to go too far!, and my first time not working very closely from exemplars. Nevertheless, many bits and pieces were inspired by various actual manuscripts:</p>
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<tr><td><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/tanglednets.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/tanglednets.jpg" height="200" alt="No Man of Woman Born" /></a></td><td>The fish in "Tangled Nets" were inspired by the fish in <a href="http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=61166">BL MS Additional 30024 f. 64v</a>. Faces are <i>damn hard</i>, and Wren's face is modeled after the faces in the initial in <a href="http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=7762">BL MS Egerton 1151 f. 50</a>.</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/kingsfavor.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/kingsfavor.jpg" height="200" alt="No Man of Woman Born" /></a></td><td>The castle in "King's Favor" is based on the castle Reynard takes refuge in in <a href="http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=17619">BL MS Additional 15229 f. 77v</a>. The fence is modeled after a fence I did <a href="http://scriptura-et-pictura.blogspot.com/2016/09/silver-martlet-for-constanza-of.html">for another project</a>.</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/hisfathersson.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/hisfathersson.jpg" height="200" alt="No Man of Woman Born" /></a></td><td>I had so much fun looking up tents for "His Father's Son". In the end, I went with the ones in <a href="http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=48967">BL MS Royal 20 D I f. 15v</a>, though the tents I first intended to use were the ones from BL MS Royal 10 E IV. I still cribbed from that MS (<a href="http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=29912">f. 239</a>) for the two people.</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/daughterofkings.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/daughterofkings.jpg" height="200" alt="No Man of Woman Born" /></a></td><td>The design for "Daughter of Kings" was a first for me: Entirely my own. I didn't copy any of it from anywhere.</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/earlytorise.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/earlytorise.jpg" height="200" alt="No Man of Woman Born" /></a></td><td>It was hard to choose a castle for "Early to Rise", but the castle in <a href="http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=43457">BL MS Royal 14 E III f. 21</a> provided an excellent exemplar.</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/noman.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/noman.jpg" height="200" alt="No Man of Woman Born" /></a></td><td>Just as much fun as looking for tents was looking up images of students and teachers for "No Man of Woman Born". I ended up using the ones from <a href="http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=40328">BL MS Royal 6 E VI f. 531</a>, with the dog cheekily stolen from <a href="http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=40292">BL MS Harley 3745 f. 1</a>.</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/wishgiver.jpg"><img src="http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/candi/wishgiver.jpg" height="200" alt="No Man of Woman Born" /></a></td><td>For "The Wish-Giver" I used my favorite dragon, from <a href="http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=49419">BL MS Additional 14761 f. 31v</a>, and then went to <a href="http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=40440">BL MS Royal 10 E IV</a> (quickly becoming one of my new favorite MSs) to find a nice figure. The one I used as my exemplar is from f. 102, and alas this was the one that showed up just how hard human figures are (especially hair. Who would've thought hair was so tricky?!)</td></tr>
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<p>I started the project August 19, 2018, and finished it on the 26th. I did one picture per evening (except Saturday). Each painting took about 2 hours from start to finish, including trawling through the manuscripts to find my exemplar images.</p>
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<p>© 2018, Sara L. Uckelman.</p>Sara L. Uckelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716054827293611237noreply@blogger.com0