AS 46 Chapter 6

This scroll is based on a runestone U 459 in Skråmsta. I found the photograph on the Swedish Hertitage Board's flickr account.  Usually I stear clear of Flickr, it seemed to be a fairly high quality image especially for one taken in 1914. 

The text reads as follows: 
Saraswati, writes these runes in the name of King Sven and Queen Siobhan who honor Haldan Skjoldklifr, their longtime friend.  In search of gold he sails the seas to unknown Meridies and thus we offer him a parting gift.  Upon this the eve of his departure we make him a member of our Popular Company of Sojurners. These runes are blessed by the gods, so that no curse might remain upon these words.  So let it be written.  So Let it be done!

The steps for this scroll were as follows (which I did document before my camera's memory card bit the dust.  I am trying to retreive them.)

1.  Stonewash pergamenata with grey guache and a superabsorbant paper towel.  A sponge will do, but I think it takes away from the effect if you use a commercial sponge.
2. Translate scroll into Runes and double check. 
3. Paint on initial design- Accent work in black, everything else in red.
4. Pencil in Runes to deal with any spacing issues
5. Paint runes in red with accented words in black.
6. Paint PCS in the cross.

Now the runic text that I used was a 16 lined variant on younger futhark that is called huffed runes.  It is from a runecarver website sent to me as a guide for runecarving by the recipient so I thought it was remarkably appropriate.  The text is based on another runestone, So 179 that dates to around the year 1000.  It is a poem stone, and unique among runestones as it tells of the adventures of those for whom the stone was raised. 

AS 46 Chapter 5

A while back I handed in a blank, because it was too small for me to work with comfortably.  I gave it to Aryanhwy who can do teeny-tiny words.  This is the result.

AS 46 Chapter 4

This is the most legible that I have ever gotten a hand of this style.  I was really pleased with it. The most intimidating part of this scroll was freehanding in ink the details on the Initial R.  I sat and just looked at it for some time before I actually put nib to paper.  I know there are some things that could be improved on but I was concerned if I worked it over anymore that I would spoil it. Once I get to that point its done. 
Since I know the recipient fairly well I was all intimidated before it went out with the "Ohgodsihopeshelikesit..."  I was told there were tears, I did not see the tears but the collective gasp from the populace was most rewarding indeed.  This was done entirely in Iron Gall ink, with the exception of the Edelweiss which is lined in ink and painted in white guache.   I got both the Initial and the hand that I used from the Macclesfield Alphabet book, which has now become a staple of my Scroll Diet. :D 

Envelope exchange AS 46

Sort of a filler post.  These were for another exchange that I participated in this year.  It was called the envelope exchange and it was the brainchild of Master Iohannes.  Anywho, these were my contributions to the exchange of scribally work.  ( The addresses have been removed, even though they were really pretty) ...  I did on tiny scrap bits of Pergamena, miniatures that I took out of my manuscripts.  I ended up with the two extra on the bottom and those were handed over to Sven and Siobhan at Coronation to give out/play with/do whatever they please with.

AS 46 Chapter 3

The source that I used for this one is the online collection for the Hours of Catharine of Cleves.  Great book if you ever have a chance to flip through it I highly reccomend it.  I love love LOVE the beads and decorations in this book, and I will happily use it again.

http://www.themorgan.org/collections/works/cleves/manuscript.asp?page=91
 
 I substituted the star in that image for one of the golden circles found on
http://www.themorgan.org/collections/works/cleves/manuscript.asp?page=119
That page just to make it more persona appropriate, since it was being given to someone who's beaded and pearled jewelry work is particularly exceptional.  A Simple gothic hand, with slightly more decoration than your average gothic.  I love decoration.   Guache, Gold leaf and Iron gall ink.

These two scrolls are twins.  They were given to a set of twins at the same time which makes it particularly appropriate in my eyes.  The hand is Gothic Bastarda and this entire scroll (x2) was done in India Ink.  The source is the Plates of Ridolpho Cappoferro, specifically Plate 2 : Guarda Quarta and Guarda Prima.  Why yes, the scribe is also a fencer...who'da thunk it?

As 46 Chapter 2

Another landsknecty scroll!  Written in Gothic Bastarde, because I felt that most closely matched the tiny writing in the exemplar itself.  These sources (that I know nothing of exept that I have them in my possession) were sent to me when I asked Baron Gottfried about Landsknect Camp Life and how the troops were entertained.  I sort of cobbled it together after that to make it appropriate for Agilmar.


 

A blank that I gave to Ary to write.  I was not so confident in my ability to write that small at the point in time that I gave it to her, and she loves teeeeeny letters so, everyone is happy.  Codex Claustroneoburgensis 3, 317f 271r 14th century. 

I wasn't sure about posting this scroll.  It should have llamas and not peacocks in it for all the drama it caused when it was given.  But...It is a valid example of my work so therefore I will not completely trash the idea that I made it.    From the Sforza Hours: Hours of the Virgin fol 54 r.  The hand is also a Gothic Bastarde.

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I can't take credit for the illumination on this one.  I recieved this one from Ary as a blank and I only did the writing.  I tried to use the Gothic Littera bastarda out of the Drogin book and I think with this one I cam closer than I have managed before.  If  I were to do it again I would start the text a line or two down so that I would have more room for fancy ascenders at the top.  The paper was grainy enough that it was REALLY hard to write and get the ink to absorb into the paper in a normal fashion. 

This is the first scroll that I have ever used Ary's lovely latin scroll texts to write.  The source is Egerton 1151  f. 50   Vespers.  There was a single mistake in spelling ( i wasn't paying close enough attention) and that I fixed with the fun circular detailing that is in the exemplar.  The golden shears and yellow owls in place of rabbits and dogs come from the recipients Arms.