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A collection of currently 18 scrolls in thumbnail images with details about them. Each thumbnail image is 64K or less, so loading times should be reasonable. Full images are linked to the thumbnails and their sizes vary from 250K to 600K. I went to some trouble to maintain a high resolution so that interested folks could get a good look at the details of each scroll.

Tatiana's Laurel

  • Tatiana's Laurel
  • Scribe: H.L. Alethea Charle
  • Recipient: Tatiana Dieugarde for Laureling
  • Aprox. date/style: 14th century French Gothic, Styled after "The Romance of Alexander"
  • Materials & Technique: Done on paper with guache paint and gold leaf. Calligraphy done with dip pen in Gothic Textura Prescisus hand.

    Eleanor's Huscarl

  • Eleanor's Huscarl
  • Scribe: Alethea Charle
  • Recipient: Eleanor Isabeau D'Autun for her Huscarl
  • Aprox. date/style: late 14th century French Gothic, Styled after Duc de Berry.
  • Materials & Technique: Done on paper with guache paint and gold leaf. Calligraphy done with dip pen in Gothic Quadrata hand.

    Sine's Laurel

  • Sine's Laurel
  • Scribe: Alethea Charle
  • Recipient: Sine ni Shranachain's Laurelling
  • Aprox. date/style: 15th century France, Styled after artists Jean Columbe and the Master of the Geneva Latini.
  • Materials & Technique: Done on vellum with guache paint. Calligraphy done with dip pen in a bastarde hand.

    Valen's Ducal

  • Valen's Ducal
  • Scribe: Alethea Charle
  • Recipient: Valens of Flatrock for his Ducal
  • Aprox. date/style: 8th century German Carolingian, Styled after the Coronation Gospels.
  • Materials & Technique: Done on dyed vellum with gold and silver paint - each letter hand painted, gold paint in an uncial hand.

    Fiona's Lily

  • Fiona's Lily
  • Scribe: Mistress Tatiana Dieugarde
  • Award given: Calon Lily (GoA level arts award for embroidery)
  • Aprox. date/style: 13th century England, Early Gothic
  • Materials & Technique: Winsor & Newton guache on acid free paper

    Craig's Baronnet

  • Crag's Baronet
  • Scribe: Mistress Tatiana Dieugarde
  • Recipient: His Excellency Master Crag Duggin
  • Aprox. date/style: 12th century England, Early Gothic
  • Materials & Technique: Winsor & Newton guache on white acid free paper

    Meredydd's Laurel

  • Meredydd's Laurel
  • Scribe: Alethea Charle
  • Recipient: Mistress Meredydd
  • Aprox. date/style: Early 15th c. Styled after Tres Riches Duc du Berry
  • Materials & Technique: Gauche paint and Gold leaf on Vellum

    Arthur's Keeper of the Flame

  • Arthur's Keeper of the Flame
  • Scribe: Alethea Charle
  • Recipient: Arthur of the Black Marsh
  • Aprox. date/style: 13th c. Styled after the Makajowsky Bible
  • Materials & Technique: Gauche paint and Gold leaf on Vellum

    Alethea's Calon Lily

  • Alethea's Calon Lily
  • Scribe: Cassandra Peverell
  • Recipient: Alethea Charle
  • Aprox. date/style: Late 15th c. French
  • Materials & Technique: Gauche paint and gold leaf on acid free paper

    Painting given for Courtly Love

  • Painting given for Courtly Love
  • Scribe: Siobhan le Blake on behalh of Lenette du Mur
  • Recipient: Prince Eringlen I
  • Aprox. date/style: 13th c. Styled after the Manessa Codex

    Tristram's Laurel

  • Tristram's Laurel
  • Scribe: Alethea Charle
  • Recipient: Tristram of Lindesfarne
  • Aprox. date/style: 1460, Flemish
  • Materials & Technique: Gauche paint and gold leaf on acid free paper

    Queens Prize Entry

  • Queens Prize Entry
  • Scribe: Siobhan le Blake
  • Aprox. date/style: 15th c.
  • Materials & Technique: Gauche paint and gold paint on paper

    Slaine's Lily

  • Recipient: Slaine ni Chiaran
  • Award: Calon Lily
  • Date: July 29th, XXXV (2000)
  • Event: The Kingdom Arts & Science Championship
  • Location: Barony of Lonely Tower, Calontir
  • Media: 11" x 17" Cold Press Watercolor Paper. india ink, watercolors, and metallic paint
  • Calligraphy: Kathleen of Three Rivers
  • Illumination: Uther of Three Rivers

    Jorunn's Silver Hammer

  • Recipient: Jorunn
  • Award: Silver Hammer
  • Date: October 21st, XXXV (2000)
  • Event: 11th Century Althing
  • Location: Shire of Standing Stones, Calontir
  • Media: 9" x 17" Cold Press Watercolor Paper. india ink, watercolors, and metallic paint
  • Calligraphy: Kathleen of Three Rivers
  • Illumination, Inks: Kathleen of Three Rivers
  • Illumination, Colors: Uther of Three Rivers
  • Forthinsang Verse: Gerald of Ipsley

    Pavel's King's Favor

  • Recipient: Pavel
  • Award: King's Favor
  • Date: December 2nd, XXXV (2000)
  • Event: Crown Tournament
  • Location: Shire-March of Grimfells, Calontir
  • Media: 9" x 17" Cold Press Watercolor Paper. india ink, watercolors, and metallic paint
  • Calligraphy: Duchess Alethea Charle, O.L.
  • Illumination: Duchess Alethea Charle, O.L.
  • Style: 11-12th c. Spanish
  • Text: Master Gerald of Ipsley in the style of El Cid.

    Qamara's Silver Hammer         Arabic Text

  • Recipient: Qamara
  • Award: Silver Hammer
  • Date: December 9th, XXXV (2000)
  • Event: Kris Kinder
  • Location: Barony of Forgotten Sea, Calontir
  • Media: Gouache paints and ink on bristol board
  • Calligraphy: HL Margarete de St. Martin Sur Mer, O.C.L.
  • Illumination: HL Margarete de St. Martin Sur Mer, O.C.L.
  • Style: Based on a page from the Koran written by Ibn al- Bawwab in 1013 AD
  • Reference: A History of Calligraphy, Albert Gaur, Cross River Press, 1994, pg. 102.

    Udutai's Silver Hammer

  • Recipient: Udutai Togan
  • Award: Silver Hammer
  • Date: February 17th, XXXV (2001)
  • Event: Calontir Court, Estrella War
  • Location: Estrella War
  • Media: 18 1/2" x 12". Cold Press Watercolor Paper, India Ink, Gouache, and Gold Leaf
  • Calligraphy: Kathleen of Three Rivers
  • Illumination: Uther of Three Rivers
  • Style: 12th/13th Century Persian
  • Text: Master Gerald of Ipsley

    Eringlen's Laurel

  • Recipient: Eringlin Aldhelm
  • Award: Laurel
  • Date: March 17th, XXXV (2001)
  • Event: Grand Court, Gulf Wars
  • Location: Gulf Wars
  • Media: Vellum, Gouache paint, ink, gold leaf
  • Calligraphy: Duchess Alethea, O.L.
  • Illumination: Duchess Alethea, O.L.
  • Style: A medieval writ with illumatinated letter. Calligraphy hand and illuminated letter in a 15th c. style.
  • Text: Latin by Master Mikhail Nikolaevich O.L.
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