Court Baron
Design
Late 14th century Italian, based upon The Visconti Hours. Inspired by the border shown in LF80v. The style of the illuminated 'U' is a combination of the illuminated 'D' from the same page and the architectural style of many other pages in the Visconti Hours, and depicts Baron Timothy defending his castle. The Arms in the original border were replaced by the Achievement of Arms for a Court Baron, and the smaller Arms along the sides were replaced with symbols of various orders and activities (from upper-left, counter-clockwise): white column for Stag, Outlands badge, sword for Stags Blood, spoon/fork for cooking, golden trumpets for heraldry, golden heart for Stags Heart, Arms of the Baron of Dragonsspine. Added to the border: a white stag for the Kingdom of the Outlands, and a purple dragon for the Barony of Dragonsspine. The coronet shown in the achievement shows the details of Timothy's actual coronet. This scroll won the Visual category of the Dragonsspine A&S competition in Sept 2003.
Hand
Gothic, Drogin pg. 139, with Uncial Versals.
Related References
- Hours of Gian Galeazzo Visconti — Wikipedia — Background on the Visconti Hours' Old Testament miniatures, including the Belbello da Pavia–phase Moses cycle in the Landau-Finaly portion.