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About the Artist:
- SCA Name: Lady Prudence the Curious
- Mundane Name: Esther Scott
- Branch: Shire of Emerald Keep
About the Source:
- Time period: 15th Century
- Country: The Netherlands
- Modern source: SCA Class entitled “Squashed Bug”
taught by Lady Svea the Short-Sighted. She lives in the Shire of Barren
Sands in the East Kingdom.
- Historical Source: Generic combination of the faux style as seen in
The Master of Mary of Burgundy (see the Court Baroncy – Katherine
Barr of Cumberland for details on this book of hours) and other period
manuscripts.
- Script: Bastard Miniscule. The script is not appropriate to the illumination.
About the Scroll:
- Type of scroll: Award of Arms (East Kingdom)
- Scroll Recipient: Alric Wolfgang von Misinthin
- Date of Completion: October 1996
- Paper: Aqvarelle Arches Watercolor Block – Hot Pressed
- Ink: Winsor & Newton Ink – 951 – Black India Ink and
FW non-clogging waterproof drawing ink - Scarlet
- Pen: Panache (Refillable Ink Cartridge) – with Fine Nib
- Paint: Winsor & Newton Artists’ Acrylic Color
- Dimensions: 14 by 20 inches
Additional Notes: It is the first time I made extensive
use of red letters amongst black ones. It is also the last.
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