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)

Laurel - Vivian

March 2022

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!