Sir Joscelin was award a Pearl for his work in bookbinding and I was honored to make his scroll. While I was not exactly happy about the way the face came out, I did like the rest.
Done on pergamenta, 23k gold, a Japanese period white pearl paint made from crushed shells, and gouache. Based on a page from Petrus Lombardus 1099 Libri Quatuor Sententiarum. I also used the book for an exemplar on the script.
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This was challenging. Scrivener Royal is the title given to the Kingdom Notable who wins the competition to become the scribe for the King and Queen of Atlantia during their reign. I won for the reign of Logan and Esa. We were assigned three backlog scrolls. Two were to be done before we arrived and the third was to be completely blank and done on the spot as a combat scribe. We were asked to do at least one from the 14th century, and one with clothing to meet Their incoming Majesties whims. All three of mine were 14th century on pergamenta. This was the first time I used period pigments instead of gouache, and also the first time I used real 23k gold leaf. First - Coral Branch for Lady Livia di Samuele - based on the Visconti Hours Second - A Court Baroness scroll for Mistress Alyna of the Ilex - Based on the Luttrell Psalter. I tried to include all the awards she had at the time of her Court Baroness. Since it was a backlog I was advised that I should not include her Pelican and had to scrape it out. I found out that she was a Penguins fan and so included a modern touch at the bottom by including the mascot Icey. Third - An Opal for Philipp Hartrat - Codex Manesse. There are no progress pictures on this one as it is the one I combat-scribed. When I arrived at the site and we began, I pounced the perg, measured the border, drew everything on the perg, inked, lined, calligraphed, then painted.
I was honored to assist Baroness Esperanza by making two scrolls for Defending the Gate. One was a Saint Roche for Lady Marsali, the MoAS for Sudentorre, which I loosely modeled after the MoAS badge combined with the gold leaf motive of the Duc de Berry. Done on Bristol with imitation shell gold and gouache. I was also honored to make Master Dante's Silver Compass. This was taken from the Visconti Hours done on Bristol with imitation shell gold and gouache. The fun part of this one, I was almost done with it when I had a mishap with ink. Needless to say at 2:00 the day before the event, I had to start from scratch and redo the entire scroll. It was finished roughly about 2 am the day of the event and was ready to be handed out.
We were given pretty much carte blanche in this competition, but we were asked to select a calendar page from a book of hours, bonus points if it were February or March.
I selected this one, Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Joanna I of Castile' or the 'Hours of Joanna the Mad') from 1486-1506 C.E. I used gouache on pergamenta. One of the ways to help the Kingdom is to help the Scrivener Royal and Clerk Signet. One of the ways to help them is to have blanks ready for them, so when the Scrivener Royal before me asked for blanks, I got to work.
Both are on Bristol, done in gouache. I was advised by one of my mentors to try something different when I entered the 12th Night competition for Atlantia in 2015. So, instead of just thinking outside the box, I -painted- the box! It won!
Materials - gold leaf and acrylic on wood. I saw a call on Facebook for scroll blanks to be sent to Insulae Draconis, and offered to make a few. These are what I sent to be taken back to England!
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February 2021
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