Aryanhwy's Calligraphy and Illumination

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Thank you cards

Some thank-you cards

Three more thank-you cards, done with penwork initials over the course of Sept. 10, 15, and 19.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

This is a thank-you card that I made to give to my supervisor upon the (hopefully) successful defense of my Ph.D., since he's been a tremendous supervisor these last four years. This was my third attempt at penwork initials; the first was a practice "T" I did before Raglan, the second was the "T" I do for Alaric's ID company of merit in arts & sciences scroll, which was done by memory of the one I'd done for practice, and then I did this one. So the "T" was copied from an actual exemplar (though different from the one I'd used for the other two), but the "Y" was completely made up. You just don't find that many capital "Y"s in medieval manuscripts.

Saturday, August 22, 2009

AoA for Bjorn fari Kvedulfson

The illumination was done by Amal binti Hamid. The text reads:

Now hear the will of Gerhardt and Judith, king and queen of Drachenwald. Many are the reports that we have heard of the good conduct and loyal service of our subject Biorn fari Kveldulfson. We therefore create the said Biorn a lord and award him such arms as he shall register with the College of Arms. Done the 22nd of August, a.s. 44, at Raglan Castle in Mynydd Gwyn.

Company of Merit for Artisans and Scholars for Alaric of Bangor

The text was done by Genevieve la flechiere. I did the initial and the flourishes.

Silver Guard for Alaric of Bangor

The illumination was done by Ylandra. The text reads:

Gerhardt et Judith, King et Queen of Drachenwald by these words we create Alaric of Bangor a member of the Order of the Silver Guard. Done the xxiith day of August anno societatis xliv in Mynydd Gwyn.

Friday, August 21, 2009

Lindquistringes for Chiara de'Danielli

The illumination was done by Amal binti Hamid. The text reads:

All shall know who read or hear these words of the deeds of Chiara de'Danielli, loyal subject of the crown of Drachenwald. Long has the said Chiara served us, and so it is the will of Gerhardt and Judith, king and queen of Drachenwald that she be made a member of the Orden des Lindquistringes, with all the rights and responsibilities attendant thereto, including the right to bear the badge of the order, a ring formed of a wingless dragon or maintaining a gem gules. Done on August xxi, in the year of the society xliv.

Silver Guard for Dafydd Gwynfardd

The illumination was done by Amal binti Hamid. The text reads:

By these letters let all know that We, Gerhardt and Judith, king and queen of the glorious kingdom of Drachenwald had heard the testimony of many reliable men and women and have witnessed for ourselves the skill and prowess at arms and also the honour and chivalry of our loyal subject Dafydd Gwynfardd. Our kingdom is made strong and kept safe by these deeds ofthose like the said Dafydd and it is the pleasure and the privilege of the crown to reocgnize those who have served the kingdom in this fashion. And so we make Dafydd a member of our Order of the Silver Guard, with all the rights and responsibilities appertaining thereto, including the right to bear the badge of the order. Done the 21st day of August, anno societatis 44.