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About the Artist:
- Lady Suzanne de la Ferte (mka Suzanne Powell)
- Barony of Stargate
About the Source:
- Time period: 1490-1500
- Country: France
- Modern source: Gullick, Michael. A Treasury of Decorative Calligraphy.
Wakefield, R.I., Moyer Bell, 1996. ISBN: 1-55921-152-0. Plate 14.
- Historical Source: The Romance of the Rose by Guillaume de Lorris
- Script: formal insular majuscule
About the Scroll:
- Type of scroll: two illuminated manuscript pages
- Date of Completion: May 1997
- Paper: 2-ply Strathmore Bristol paper, 400 series
- Ink: Platignum permanent black
- Paint: Windsor-Newton water color set, Winsor-Newton gold gouache
- Dimensions: 11x14
Additional Notes: This was Suzannes first calligraphy
and illumination piece done for the SCA, and her first attempt at a color
piece.
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