From: owner-scribes@castle.org (scribes digest) To: scribes-digest@castle.org Subject: scribes digest V5 #48 Reply-To: Sender: owner-scribes@castle.org Errors-To: owner-scribes@castle.org Precedence: bulk scribes digest Thursday, March 1 2001 Volume 05 : Number 048 ======================================================================== 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]: Monthly Administrivia Mailing [scribes]: Monthly Administrivia Mailing [scribes]: Introduction Re: [scribes]: Fwd: Hi & pigment question Re: Re: [scribes]: wax seal question [scribes]: Re:Fwd: Hi & pigment question ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 00:00:01 -0800 (PST) From: Lee Damon Subject: [scribes]: Monthly Administrivia Mailing This is the monthly mailing of the administrivia information for the scribes-digest mailing list. [Last updated on: Fri Jan 23 21:27:07 PST 1998] This is the Digest of the scribes mailing list. It is open for discussion of scribal arts including illumination, calligraphy, paper making, etc. The posting address for scribes (including the digest) is "scribes@castle.org". To unsubscribe, send email to "majordomo@castle.org" with "unsubscribe scribes-digest" in the body of the message. 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Do not include any additional text in the body. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 17:00:01 +0800 From: Jean-Paul Blaquiere Subject: [scribes]: Introduction After lurking (and de-lurking occasionally!) I received a message from majordomo@castle.org telling me about the scribes list. I must have skipped through it before and missed all the useful info .... As for who I am, my mundane name is plastered all through the headers and .sig :) , but my society name is still just Jean-Paul. I have yet to finalise my persona, suffice to say it will be southern French from ~1000 AD. I think the the Carolingian minuscule script has had some influence here *grin* Apart from scribing, which I have started developing my interest in in the last couple of months, I do a little bit of everything. I mean everything! I have dabbled in rapier combat, am trying to keep up with that, but being the pseudo archery marshall, and teacher is making that difficult. I would like to try heavy fighting, but that's in the future ;P I make garb *occasionally*. I have made enough to get by and am still stoked over the velvet doublet I finished for the Championship event late last year. I dance, I play the violin even more occasionally, I sing, er, I do not sing! By request *grin* I scare cats and break windows at 100 paces. Current projects are learning to illuminate, it's a challenge, but a good one, and making self bows, both of which are keeping me busy busy busy. The mundanities that support my real life are being a part time PC support droid and night filler at a local supermarket, all while attempting to nuke my brain doing 4th year mechatronic engineering. Spare time? I must investigate that possibility sometime .... and I reside in the Barony of Aneala, Lochac, West Kingdon. (Perth Western Australia) which is a little way away from most everyone else. back to being in service, *flourishes* /Jean-Paul - -- Jean-Paul Blaquière || Avatar of Computational japester@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au || Thaumaturgy http://japester.ucc.asn.au || The only thing keeping me from being a serial killer is my distast for manual labour - dilbert =================================================================== 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: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 08:16:59 -0600 From: "Amy L. Hornburg Heilveil" Subject: Re: [scribes]: Fwd: Hi & pigment question - --=====================_57439243==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed >I'm personally >thisclose< to dumping this list because it's the ONLY one >of the >30+ I'm on that I have to do that with, and I'm tired of replying to something >only to realize later that I've sent it to one person and not the group. > > >Effingham > >In fact, I just hit "send" and almost sent this to JP, and would have had the >spell-checker not flagged the ">thisclose<" and I saw the "to" line. OH NO! Effingham, please don't leave us, we need you. Your brain is too full for you to go off and not let us pick at it anymore. Please don't go...... >Dammit, this is aggravating!! Ah, but is it more agrivating than gold stuck to the bottom of kitty cat paws? or ink that won't flow, or discovering that you have to regrind your paint because it *wasn't* as fine as you'd like? or? Please stay. Despina - ---------- There are no short cuts to any place worth going. - --Source Unknown - --=====================_57439243==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
I'm personally >thisclose< to dumping this list because it's the ONLY one of the
30+ I'm on that I have to do that with, and I'm tired of replying to something
only to realize later that I've sent it to one person and not the group.


Effingham

In fact, I just hit "send" and almost sent this to JP, and would have had the
spell-checker not flagged the ">thisclose<" and I saw the "to" line.

OH NO! Effingham, please don't leave us, we need you.  Your brain is too full for you to go off and not let us pick at it anymore.  Please don't go......

Dammit, this is aggravating!!

Ah, but is it more agrivating than gold stuck to the bottom of kitty cat paws?  or ink that won't flow, or discovering that you have to regrind your paint because it *wasn't* as fine as you'd like? or?

Please stay.
Despina
There are no short cuts to any place worth going.
--Source Unknown
- --=====================_57439243==_.ALT-- =================================================================== 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: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 08:29:06 -0600 From: "Amy L. Hornburg Heilveil" Subject: Re: Re: [scribes]: wax seal question - --=====================_58166388==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed At 01:07 AM 3/1/2001 -0500, Jennifer wrote: >Gwen, >The Kingdom of Ealdormere already has a wax seal. It just rarely gets used. >Genevieve >Ealdormere Sounds like you just have to get them some wax - as a hint - and specifically request that your scrolls (those you receive as well as those you make) are impressed rather than rubber stamped. Thanks to you Genevieve, as I now know I can request such a seal for a couple of scrolls I am doing for Ealdormerians. :) Hey, Gwen, have you anyone in mind for making your Laurel scroll yet? and when is your date? Inquiring minds and itchy fingers want to know..... *grin* In Pursuit of the Dream, Despina de la Brasov - ---------- - ---------- Some people are working backstage, some are playing in the orchestra, some are on stage singing, some are in the audience as critics, and some are there to applaud. Know who and where you are. - --=====================_58166388==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" At 01:07 AM 3/1/2001 -0500, Jennifer wrote:
Gwen,
The Kingdom of Ealdormere already has a wax seal. It just rarely gets used.
Genevieve
Ealdormere

Sounds like you just have to get them some wax - as a hint - and specifically request that your scrolls (those you receive as well as those you make) are impressed rather than rubber stamped.  Thanks to you Genevieve, as I now know I can request such a seal for a couple of scrolls I am doing for Ealdormerians. :)

Hey, Gwen, have you anyone in mind for making your Laurel scroll yet? and when is your date? Inquiring minds and itchy fingers want to know..... *grin*

In Pursuit of the Dream,
Despina de la Brasov
 Some people are working backstage, some are playing in the orchestra, some are on stage singing, some are in the audience as critics, and some are there to applaud. Know who and where you are.
 - --=====================_58166388==_.ALT-- =================================================================== 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: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 09:52:08 EST From: RenScribe@aol.com Subject: [scribes]: Re:Fwd: Hi & pigment question In a message dated 2/28/2001 9:10:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, dannw@pathcom.com writes: > Secondly, my real question is, what on earth do I do with my period > pigments? How do I turn powder to paint? I've got the shells, the glass > thingy, etc... but, can't seem to make head or tails of any written > instructions I've seen. I really learn best visually but, I'm hoping that > someone can make it clearer than Cennini? I responded to Gwendoline off list with a copy of the text from the handout I use when I teach period paint making. I will happily send it to anyone who requests it, but it's rather long to post to the entire list. I also recommend the site www.eggtempera.com Follow the link for "New to the Medium" then the link to "Preparing the pigments" for step by step instructions with pictures. I also noticed that they have added a link to pigments from the main page. The page has a list of safety precautions and information on the toxicity of individual pigments. Another good source for information is one of the "Artists' Handbooks". Check the painting section of just about any bookstore or library. Best of luck Eibhlin =================================================================== 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 #48 ****************************