About the Artist:
- SCA Name: Lady Prudence the Curious
- Mundane Name: Esther Scott
- Branch: Shire of Emerald Keep
About the Source:
- Time period: Between 800 and 1200 AD.
- Country: Microcalligraphy from the Jewish tradition
- Modern source: (1) A SCA class on Microcalligraphy offered (mumble) years ago, pre-1995. Still have the class … somewhere. (2) Examples of microcalligraphy can be found in: The Leningrad Codex: A Facsimile Edition. Editor David Noel Freedman. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company: Grand Rapids, MI. 1998. ISBN: 09-04-10854-8. (In publication – list cost $255.00)
- Historical Source: None used for this scroll
- Script: Generic Celtic Script
About the Scroll:
- Type of scroll: Wedding Scroll (Mundane)
- Scroll Recipient: Edward and Margaret
- Date of Completion: October 1998
- Paper: Hot pressed watercolor bloc
- Ink: Winsor & Newton Ink – 951 – Black India Ink
- Pen: Panache (Refillable Ink Cartridge) – with Extra-Fine Nib
- Paint: Winsor & Newton Artists’ Acrylic Color
- Dimensions: Oversized then cut into a square.
Additional Notes: I attended a class on microcalligraphy
and had been wanting to try it ever since. I did not work this from a
period source, but created a modern piece of artwork for two friends.