Monday, March 3, 2025

Laurel - Vivian

I did some calligraphy on a Laurel scroll.  This is Dr. Martin's Spectralite 18 carat gold ink on pergamenata.  

Illumination by Nataliia, words by Alys Mackyntoich, and Arabic translation by  Sara al-Garnatiyya (Kingdom of Meridies).  Gunðormr acted as my Arabic "proof-reader" and says he is rusty but offered some help with letter forms and kerning.


Scroll is base on a 16th C Quaran:  https://www.meisterdrucke.uk/fine-art-prints/Ottoman-School/659616/Folio-from-a-Quran,-sura-71:9-28;-sura-72:1-9-and-part-of-10,-detached-manuscript-folio,-2nd-half-of-16th-century-(ink,-opaque-watercolour-and-gold-on-paper).html?fbclid=IwY2xjawIy911leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHe65vXUGyKWFuGV5ksdOyshzDMluVjfyR8L6t4q12AySUNJ32mTZo1qiew_aem_oS0l-U_yPXNk809LtsgrOQ 







Rejoice! For upon this 26th day of March in the 56th year of the Society, Ioannes and Ro Honig, Imperial Sovereigns, invested and endowed Vivian de Dunbar with laurels and high accolades, showering praise like rose petals upon her head. A wreath of laurel leaves they gave her, and gifts of great value, and, that her worth be known, also Arms by Letters Patent, Purpure, a decrescent and on a chief argent three sprigs of heather palewise purpure. Rejoice!


Arabic:
نبتهج! في هذا اليوم السادس والعشرين من شهر مارس في السنة السادسة والخمسين من عمر الجمعية ، استثمر إيوان ورو هونيغ ، الإمبراطورية السيادية ، ومنحها فيفيان دي دنبار أمجاد وأوسمة عالية ، وتملأ الثناء مثل بتلات الورد على رأسها. أكاليل من أوراق الغار التي قدموها لها ، وهدايا ذات قيمة كبيرة ، ولكي تُعرف قيمتها ، منحت مكانة خطابات براءة اختراع ، أرجوانية ، متدلية وعلى رأس ثلاثة أغصان من هيذر أرجوانية باهتة. نبتهج!


Transliteration:
Nabtaji! fi hadha al-yawm al-saadis wa leishrin min shahr maris fi al-sanat al-saadisat wal-khamsin min eumr al-jam-ee-ath , aistathmar 'iiwan wa ru hunigh , al'iimbiraturiat al-siyadiat , wamanahaha fifiaan di dinbar 'amjad wa'awsimatan ealiatan , watamla al-thana' mithl bitlat al-ward ealaa rasiha. 'akalil min 'awraq alghar alati qadamuha laha , wahadaya dhat qimat kabirat , walikay tuerf qimatuha , manahat makanat khitabat bara'at aikhtirae , 'urjuaniat , mutadaliyatan waealaa ras thalathat 'aghsan min haydhar 'urjuaniat bahitatun. Nabtaji!

Award of Arms - Ander

 Award of Arms for Ander Tynegate.

Words and Calligraphy by me.






Silver Crescent - Robert

Silver Crescent scroll for Robert Whitcome of Brandywine made by members of his scribal family tree. 

Based on the Hours of Catherine of Cleves: https://www.themorgan.org/collection/hours-of-catherine-of-cleves/327?fbclid=IwY2xjawIy7_9leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHSAC8xQzt8CblZtJy6jb3v_dit698EIo4pRnE-QDLb3Rb842cy14OCx4rA_aem_8ajt1xdZhd0np8dIqlV2dA 


Words by Harold von Auerbach.

Page1: Thyra Eiriksdottir, me, Marieta Charay, Camille Des Jardins

Page 2: Eloise Coulter, Aaradyn Ghyoot, Eva Woderose



Completed February 2021