Twyg - OTC

 Order of the Tygers Combattant for Antonius Gracchus (known as Twyg).

This was based on a funerary stone I had seen while traveling on Cologne (Koln) a number of years ago.  Thankfully, Jay has all his pictures organized and I could find them.  This was in the Romano-Germanic Museum (see below):

The scroll is on papyrus that was brought back to me from Egypt as a gift.  Because of that, I wanted to make the materials the star of the scroll and left the rough edges in place.  Illumination was done using period paints by Archangel Arts.  

Words and Latin translation by Aelia Fortunata.

Illumination and calligraphy by me (ink on some very bumpy/fibery papyrus)

Words are as follows:

Prae populis Orientalibus, propter facultatem armibus magnam, Antonius Gracchus nominatUr Twyg Ordoni Tygridem Combattantes excellitur, et armam adnuitur. Fecerunt Donovan Rex et Megha Regina Orientis, intra Bellum Centum Minutae in Silvestre Ferruceo.


Before the Eastern people, because of great skill with arms, is Antonius Gracchus called Twyg praised into the Order of the Tygers Combattant, and is granted arms. Done by King Donovan and Queen Megha of the East, during the 100 Minutes War in the Rusted Woodlands

Remy - Laurel

This was another collaboration with Nataliia, but with some wonky timelines due to Pennsic and Pennsic A&S prep. 

I basically had the time from when I came back from the event to Falling Leaves to get the calligraphy done and get as many of the word to fit in the space provided as possible. I did a lot of work and rework of the calligraphy trying to get the just slightly out of period hand to work for me with the abbreviated timeline, but again. Learning a new hand in a short timeline is not the brightest of ideas so some of the letter forms are not ideal and look a bit more like other hands I know better. All in all though I think it pulled together well and made for a complete piece with the stunning illumination Nataliia did.

Illumination by Natallia Anastasiia Evgenova 

Words by HRH Donovan Shinnock 

Calligraphy by me using Dr. PhMartin's Specralite gold 18 carat. 

Souce is http://bibliotecaestense.beniculturali.it/info/img/mss/i-mo-beu-gamma.l.10.18.pdf (used exemplar on page 8 of the file)