Scroll 03 · French · 21 Dec 2001

Baroness' Degree of Elegance

For Zoe Kale Laskarina · Dragonsspine Baronial award

Design

Late 13th century French design. Style inspired by Psalter of Jean duc de Berry (see The Illuminated Alphabet, pg 92). Vine border inspired by Visconti Hours (LF 95v. Israelites Leave Egypt). Illuminated capital F is original design based upon period patterns. "Doodles" filling the lines to the right margin are taken from other French manuscripts.

Hand

Gothic, from Drogin pg 139. Capitals taken from "Medevil" computer font from an SCA web site and is similar to capitals shown in Drogin pg 142. Capitals were done with a Pigma Micron rather than the dip pen used for the rest of the text, so they are not quite as black as the rest of the text.

Colors & Details

All colors are period. Extensive use of gold leaf, especially in initial capital was common. This scroll uses gold gauche instead of gold leaf. All white work is white gauche, applied with a fine brush.

Related References

Paris, BnF, Français 13091 — Biblissima portal — Biblissima authority record aggregating IIIF manifests and scholarly metadata for the Berry Psalter by André Beauneveu and Jacquemart de Hesdin.
Hours of Gian Galeazzo Visconti — Wikipedia — Background on the BR 397 / LF 22 Visconti Hours (Florence, Biblioteca Nazionale) used as the border source, with scholarly bibliography.