From: owner-scribes@castle.org (scribes digest) To: scribes-digest@castle.org Subject: scribes digest V5 #33 Reply-To: Sender: owner-scribes@castle.org Errors-To: owner-scribes@castle.org Precedence: bulk scribes digest Sunday, February 25 2001 Volume 05 : Number 033 ======================================================================== To unsubscribe from this list, send email to with unsubscribe scribes-digets in the body of the message. Leave the subject line blank. Do not include any additional text. [scribes]: Whimper Re: [scribes]: Whimper Re: [scribes]: Whimper Re: [scribes]: Whimper Re: [scribes]: Whimper ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 17:50:37 -0800 From: "Laura F. Jenkins" Subject: [scribes]: Whimper I just finished the calligraphy for an award scroll and as I was congratulating myself for only making 3 mistakes (two of which can be fixed easily) I realized I left the year off. There is room above and below the line to write the year in with a really small nib, but it will look weird. Any suggestions? I really do not like doing calligraphy and hope not to have to do it all over. Oh...it's an uncial hand. grumpy aliskye lyondemere, caid =================================================================== To unsubscribe from this list, send email to with a blank Subject: line and unsubscribe scribes in the body of the message. Do not include any additional text in the body. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 22:03:23 -0500 From: "Helen Schultz" Subject: Re: [scribes]: Whimper Alyske: If there is room to also draw in a hand pointing from the added date to the place it belongs, this is one period way (with a very elongated point finger). Or, draw a rope around the date and have some little figure pulling it up to the line where it belongs. Sometimes scribes in period left out entire sentences or lines, and had to do this sort of thing to "insert" them back into the text, as vellum was precious and they, too, didn't want to have to do the entire page again. Just chalk it up to good ol' Titivilus , but don't be grumpy. KHvS - ----- Original Message ----- > I just finished the calligraphy for an award scroll and > as I was congratulating myself for only making 3 > mistakes (two of which can be fixed easily) I realized > I left the year off. There is room above and below > the line to write the year in with a really small nib, > but it will look weird. > > Any suggestions? I really do not like doing calligraphy > and hope not to have to do it all over. Oh...it's an uncial > hand. > > grumpy aliskye > lyondemere, caid =================================================================== To unsubscribe from this list, send email to with a blank Subject: line and unsubscribe scribes in the body of the message. Do not include any additional text in the body. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 19:50:10 -0800 From: "Laura F. Jenkins" Subject: Re: [scribes]: Whimper There isn't a lot of room so I don't know if there is space to do anything fancy. (I wonder if James would notice if I just left the year off....oh! Hi Jim-Bear :) I'm having a scriptorium at my house tomorrow, so I'll let it sit on my drafting table until tomorrow and take a look in the morning and see if inspiration strikes. Thanks for the advice. cheers, aliskye lyondemere, Caid Helen Schultz wrote: > Alyske: > > If there is room to also draw in a hand pointing from the added date to the > place it belongs, this is one period way (with a very elongated point finger). > Or, draw a rope around the date and have some little figure pulling it up to the > line where it belongs. > > Sometimes scribes in period left out entire sentences or lines, and had to do > this sort of thing to "insert" them back into the text, as vellum was precious > and they, too, didn't want to have to do the entire page again. Just chalk it > up to good ol' Titivilus , but don't be grumpy. > > KHvS > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > I just finished the calligraphy for an award scroll and > > as I was congratulating myself for only making 3 > > mistakes (two of which can be fixed easily) I realized > > I left the year off. There is room above and below > > the line to write the year in with a really small nib, > > but it will look weird. > > > > Any suggestions? I really do not like doing calligraphy > > and hope not to have to do it all over. Oh...it's an uncial > > hand. > > > > grumpy aliskye > > lyondemere, caid > > =================================================================== > To unsubscribe from this list, send email to > with a blank Subject: line and > unsubscribe scribes > in the body of the message. Do not include any additional text in > the body. =================================================================== To unsubscribe from this list, send email to with a blank Subject: line and unsubscribe scribes in the body of the message. Do not include any additional text in the body. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 20:19:43 -0800 (PST) From: Bryan Bell Subject: Re: [scribes]: Whimper Greetings, Aliskye! Another thought I had which may not be period, but might be pretty would be to fit the date into the illumination--insert the numbers in "balls" or circles hanging from the foliage in an appropriate place. Or to have a person within the illumination holding a scroll or book with the date on it. Meisterin Katarina showed me a piece that had a scroll coming out of the scribe's hands wrapping around the borders, perhaps you could do something like that to put the date on? Best of luck! Bryan (mundane) > I realized >I left the year off. There is room above and below >the line to write the year in with a really small nib, >but it will look weird. =================================================================== To unsubscribe from this list, send email to with a blank Subject: line and unsubscribe scribes in the body of the message. Do not include any additional text in the body. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 23:22:46 -0600 From: "Corinna Taylor/Al Frank" Subject: Re: [scribes]: Whimper Hi Laura, I've no suggestions about inserting the year. But if you "really do not like doing calligraphy", I suggest you find a scribe who does and collaborate so you only need to illuminate. Corinna TreeGirtSea =================================================================== To unsubscribe from this list, send email to with a blank Subject: line and unsubscribe scribes in the body of the message. Do not include any additional text in the body. ------------------------------ End of scribes digest V5 #33 ****************************