From: owner-scribes@castle.org (scribes digest) To: scribes-digest@castle.org Subject: scribes digest V7 #86 Reply-To: Sender: owner-scribes@castle.org Errors-To: owner-scribes@castle.org Precedence: bulk scribes digest Tuesday, March 5 2002 Volume 07 : Number 086 ======================================================================== 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]: I'm new Re: [scribes]: I'm new [scribes]: Gold Paint (again) ? [scribes]: cleaning writing tools [scribes]: ISO Master Ranthulfr Asparlundr Re: [scribes]: cleaning writing tools [scribes]: RE: Congratulations Re: [scribes]: cleaning writing tools Re: [scribes]: cleaning writing tools Re: [scribes]: RE: Congratulations [scribes]: more congratulations Re: [scribes]: I'm new [scribes]: Marinus Scribal event changed to collegium in April [scribes]: Classes and handouts RE: [scribes]: Classes and handouts [scribes]: RE: Congratulations Re: [scribes]: RE: Congratulations [scribes]: Gulf Wars Scribe's Point Re: [scribes]: Gulf Wars Scribe's Point ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 23:39:21 -0800 (PST) From: L R Subject: [scribes]: I'm new Hi, I'm new to this list and the scribal arts. I've had an interest for quite a while but just recently decided to pursue my interests. I've been involved in the SCA on and off over the past 6 years. I used to be in Aethelmarc but I moved to MD about a year ago and haven't had a chance to get involved down here yet. Angelique du Sainte Maguerite Lindsay Reinoehl Columbia, MD _____________________________________________________________ Fight the power! BlazeMail.com _____________________________________________________________ You deserve a better email address! Get personalized email @yourname or @yourcompany from Everyone.net --> http://www.everyone.net?tag =================================================================== 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: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 05:57:50 -0800 (PST) From: Suzanne Powell Subject: Re: [scribes]: I'm new Welcome to the list and to the scribal arts in the SCA. We're very glad to have you join us! - -- Suzanne - --- L R wrote: > Hi, > > I'm new to this list and the scribal arts. I've had an interest for quite a > while but just recently decided to pursue my interests. I've been involved > in the SCA on and off over the past 6 years. I used to be in Aethelmarc but > I moved to MD about a year ago and haven't had a chance to get involved down > here yet. > > Angelique du Sainte Maguerite > > Lindsay Reinoehl > Columbia, MD > ===== HL Suzanne de la Ferté Barony of Bjornsborg, Kingdom of Ansteorra - ------------------------------------------------------------ Suzanne C. Powell San Antonio, Texas suzanne_powell@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - sign up for Fantasy Baseball http://sports.yahoo.com =================================================================== 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: Mon, 04 Mar 2002 08:34:19 -0600 From: Cindy Baker Subject: [scribes]: Gold Paint (again) ? At 10:38 PM 3/2/2002 -0500, Fionnseach du Lochielle wrote: >Does this work well with the Daniel Smith's Metallic watercolor (I use the >Richgold color as it looks the 'brightest')? Yes, I often mix the richgold metallic watercolor with yellow ochre. It helps make a more even paint layer. Haven't found a cure for the grainy texture yet though. You might try burnishing the area once it's thoroughly dry - this helps a bit, but is not a complete remedy. Ellen of the Scholars. =================================================================== 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: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 10:37:04 -0800 From: "Elizabeth Marshak" Subject: [scribes]: cleaning writing tools Greetings, I've bought my first set of Rapidiograph pens and am wondering, do I need to buy the solution the manufacturer sells to clean the pens or do more knowledgeable people on this list have other solutions they use? Also what do people use to clean their dip pens? I am tring to minimize the different number of cleaning things so that my kit can be as portable as possible, I already have the Old Masters brush cleaning stuff and I love how it works. In service, Elizabeth Annora Dernelof Kingdom of Caid Glendale, CA =================================================================== 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: Mon, 04 Mar 2002 18:46:04 +0000 From: "Russell Husted" Subject: [scribes]: ISO Master Ranthulfr Asparlundr Master Ranthulfr Asparlundr, I have been trying to get to your web page but have been unable. I wanted to contact you privately, but since plan one failed, I am on to plan two. Please reply, your servant, mahee _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. =================================================================== 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: Mon, 04 Mar 2002 13:10:24 -0600 From: "Amy L. Hornburg Heilveil" Subject: Re: [scribes]: cleaning writing tools > Also what do people use to clean their dip >pens? I keep a bit of amonia in two tight containers. Pop in the dirty nib, swish it around a bit; pop dirty nib into the next container, swish it around a bit; pop now pretty darned clean nib into next container which has water in it, swish it around a bit; dry clean nib on cloth and put away for future use. SMiles, Despina =================================================================== 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: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 11:22:29 -0800 From: "Ken Stoner" Subject: [scribes]: RE: Congratulations Thanks Tam! It is indeed a great honor to be An Tir's A&S champion for the next year! I am especially looking forward to going to Pennsic and Estrella as my Kingdoms "A&S Ambassador". My favorite entry of the day was "Pigments". This was a "Sciences" entry that went over very well with the judges. :-) Cystennin - -----Original Message----- From: Tammy L. Williams [mailto:tamlyn@gte.net] Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 9:41 PM To: LIST- An Tir Scribes; LIST - Scribes Subject: [antir_scribes]: Congratulations Congratulations to HL Cystennin Ap Gereint on winning An Tir Arts and Sciences this last weekend and becoming An Tir's A&S Champion this year. His entries included a knife for cutting quills, several period pigments and a oak gall ink that he produced from instructions in Cennini, Theophilus, and "The Booke of Secrets", a cloissonne placque, two scrolls - Winchestor and Northern Rennaisance (from a black book of hours) styles, and a research paper on various gilting methods. Tam =================================================================== To unsubscribe from this list, send email to with a blank Subject: line and unsubscribe antir_scribes in the body of the message. Do not include any additional text. =================================================================== 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: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 11:26:03 -0800 From: Carolyn_Richardson@prosystemfx.com Subject: Re: [scribes]: cleaning writing tools I use the same thing to clean my Rapidograph pens as I use to clean my dip pens - Formula 409. The trick with the technical pens is to take them completely apart when cleaning them. That might sound rather daunting at first since getting the metal "nib" back into that teeny hole can be a problem, but I find I can do it by holding the base of the nib in one hand, and then lightly dropping the plastic case it goes into onto the fine wire tip there. If it doesn't go in immediately, I just keep doing that using very light pressure until the plastic case drops onto the wire by itself. Don't try to force it - you'll bend the wire. Tetchubah of Greenlake, Caid Cry "Bother" and let loose the Poohs of war. =================================================================== 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: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 11:28:54 -0800 From: Carolyn_Richardson@prosystemfx.com Subject: Re: [scribes]: cleaning writing tools I forgot to mention about cleaning my technical pens - to get the inside of those round plastic parts absolutely clean of ink, I use an old mascara brush. After all, it's shaped like a bottle brush and these are just little round tubes, so it works great. Tetchubah Cry "Bother" and let loose the Poohs of war. =================================================================== 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: Mon, 04 Mar 2002 13:42:05 -0600 From: "Amy L. Hornburg Heilveil" Subject: Re: [scribes]: RE: Congratulations At 11:22 AM 3/4/2002 -0800, Ken Stoner wrote: >Congratulations to HL Cystennin Ap Gereint on winning An Tir Arts and >Sciences this last weekend and becoming An Tir's A&S Champion this year. I would like to add my congratulations on a job well done. Smiles, Despina =================================================================== 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: Mon, 04 Mar 2002 14:11:00 -0600 From: Seth Davis Subject: [scribes]: more congratulations Congratulations also seems fit for Mistress Margarette de St. Martin-sur-Mer (aka Maggie), who was elevated to the Order of the Laurel this weekend past for her many benevolent talents in calligraphy and illumination. Cheers! ~Uther Deputy to the Falcon Signet Kingdom of Calontir %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. And inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. --Julius Henry “Groucho” Marx %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% =================================================================== 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: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 17:08:40 EST From: BRNDALSTON@aol.com Subject: Re: [scribes]: I'm new - --part1_34.23a40c8d.29b54a68_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 3/4/2002 2:40:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, brunhilde@blazemail.com writes: > Hi, > > I'm new to this list and the scribal arts. I've had an interest for quite > a while but just recently decided to pursue my interests. I've been > involved in the SCA on and off over the past 6 years. I used to be in > Aethelmarc but I moved to MD about a year ago and haven't had a chance to > get involved down here yet. > > Angelique du Sainte Maguerite > > Lindsay Reinoehl > Columbia, MD > Welcome to the list, and to Atlantia! I am the deputy Clerk Signet (Kingdom's Scribe office) and live in Marinus (Portsmouth, Virginia). I do a lot of events up your way and can hook you up with people up there if you need some help. Check out the Atlantian Scribes Page at: http://scribe.atlantia.sca.org/ for further information. Again, welcome! Brandy (Lady Brandwyn Alston of the Rift, Deputy Clerk Signet) - --part1_34.23a40c8d.29b54a68_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 3/4/2002 2:40:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, brunhilde@blazemail.com writes:


Hi,

I'm new to this list and the scribal arts.  I've had an interest for quite a while but just recently decided to pursue my interests.  I've been involved in the SCA on and off over the past 6 years.  I used to be in Aethelmarc but I moved to MD about a year ago and haven't had a chance to get involved down here yet.

Angelique du Sainte Maguerite

Lindsay Reinoehl
Columbia, MD

Welcome to the list, and to Atlantia! I am the deputy Clerk Signet (Kingdom's Scribe office) and live in Marinus (Portsmouth, Virginia). I do a lot of events up your way and can hook you up with people up there if you need some help. Check out the Atlantian Scribes Page at:

http://scribe.atlantia.sca.org/

for further information.

Again, welcome!
Brandy
(Lady Brandwyn Alston of the Rift, Deputy Clerk Signet)
- --part1_34.23a40c8d.29b54a68_boundary-- =================================================================== 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: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 17:04:24 EST From: BRNDALSTON@aol.com Subject: [scribes]: Marinus Scribal event changed to collegium in April - --part1_13e.a5944ad.29b54968_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Greetings everyone, I just wanted to let you know that the event I had planned for April 20 called the Pen or Sword has been changed to a collegium instead. Due to my school schedule I had to step down as autocrat and the new autocrat has created the following event to be held on the same day instead: The Barony of Marinus presents A Collegium Fighters, Scholars, Craftsmen, Merchants, established and new members - you are all invited to the barony of Marinus on April 20, 2002, for a day of study and practise. We have a fine site with class rooms, a gathering Hall, fighting field, and archery area. All we need do is fill it... There will be a series of seminars on the Martial Arts being offered on the field. We will have instructors with different styles of fighting who would be willing to compare and share their skill with others. If you are interested in teaching or assisting, please contact Syr Otto von Schwartzkatz at marinus_marshal@yahoo.com or (757) 306-0479. MoLs who wish an opportunity to practise should contact Lady Felicia Morgan at marinus_mol@yahoo.com or (757) 588-8753. It is our hope to provide an avenue of practise and one-on-one teaching for the entire day in all forms of field activity. There will be an announcement later concerning the possibility of Marshallate or MoL classes. For archery information, please contact Lady Brandwyn Alston of the Rift at Brndalston@aol.com or (757) 488-3597. A full schedule of classes will be posted on a website linked from http://marinus.atlantia.sca.org/ and updated as the classes fill. Baron Ulliam will be bringing his portable forge for a day of blacksmithing, and classes on costume making (Japanese and Venetian), gold-work embroidery, tablet weaving, cooking, and basic how-tos for beginning SCAdians are already scheduled. More instructors are needed. There is a *small* (home-sized) kitchen available should an instructor wish to teach hands-on cooking. This event is 6 weeks before Atlantian University and would be an opportune venue for testing out a new class format or subject. If you wish to teach, please contact the Autocrat. Anyone willing to bring and set up their period pavilion in order to provide examples of travelling living spaces will be showered with the Autocrat's gratitude (and possibly chocolate). The gathering Hall will have a corner set aside for bulky craftsmen's equipment such as looms or foot-powered lathes, as well as smaller tools (like knitting needles, say. Or lucets). The premise is that if you bring such equipment, you would be willing to assist a beginner in learning your craft when you are working there. There will be a Watchman posted to ensure that your possessions are undisturbed while you are in class, shopping or on the field. Lighting is standard, not excessively bright or dim, and the floor is not carpeted. 8 foot tables and regular chairs are plentiful in the Hall. Merchants are welcome and can set up under the covered walkway which fronts the classrooms, or by the field after consultation with the Autocrat. There is no merchanting fee. Since this is a collegium, we are especially hoping for books, craft tools and supplies, more books, equipment to support fighters and archers... and did we mention books? Dining facilities are not convenient to the site, so a small Corner Inn will be set up in the Hall to provide consumables and beverages throughout the day. This is a fundraiser to help replace the barony's very tired and excessively small pavilion. Warning! The site is dry and the Baroness is rabid about a mug or goblet being used rather than drinking from an "original container"! Loaner mugs will be provided for those who have forgotten their own. One classroom will feature an overhead projector, transparencies and pens for tracing, and masking tape in order to give event attendees an opportunity to create banners and wall hangings. Bring your design, fabric, and such markers as you will need to outline your project. The site opens at 9am and closes at 6pm. There are no are children's activities planned at this time. Hotel arrangements will be posted via the Merry Rose as soon as possible. Event costs are: Adult - $5.00, Children under 12 - $2.50, babes in arms are our guests. Please make cheques payable to "Barony of Marinus, SCA, Inc". Reservations for the event will be handled by Lady Elizabeth of Marinus, 4053 Rainbow Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23456 (757) 471-4642. marinus_chronicler@yahoo.com . For questions or further information, please contact the Autocrat, Baroness Rosine of Rowanwald, at 905 Spring Garden Lane, Va Beach, VA 23452, (757) 468-2823, or Rowanwald@sybercom.net . Directions and a map are available at: http://marinus.atlantia.sca.org/directions/faithbaptist.html The site is the Stonebridge Elementary School/Faith Baptist Church, 1629 Jolliff Road, Chesapeake, Virginia, 23321-1307 >From the North Take your best route to I-64 East in Hampton, VA. Take Exit 264 onto I-664 South and proceed through the Monitor-Merrimac Bridge-Tunnel. Take the 5th Exit (Exit 12 - Dock Landing Road - State Rt. 663). The exit splits, so stay on the RIGHT side so that you'll be heading West on Dock Landing Road. Follow from ** below. >From the South Take your best route to US Route 58 East through Suffolk, VA. Follow the signs for I-664 North heading towards Newport News/Hampton, VA. Take the 1st exit (Exit 12 - Dock Landing Road - State Rt. 663). The exit splits, so stay on the LEFT side so that you'll be heading West on Dock Landing Road. Follow from ** below. >From Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach Take your best route to I-264 West. Proceed over the Berkley Bridge and through the Downtown Tunnel. At the end of I-264 follow the signs for I-664 North. Take the 1st exit (Exit 12 - Dock Landing Road - State Rt. 663). The exit splits, so stay on the LEFT side so that you'll be heading West on Dock Landing Road. Follow from ** below. ** - Turn left at the first light onto Jolliff Road (at the T-intersection). The site is approximately 1/4 mile down the road on the left side. Look for the Faith Baptist Church sign. The parking lot is behind the church. >> I am sorry for any inconvience this may have caused anyone. The Pen or the Sword will likely be rescheduled for a later date when my schedule is not so hectic. I will keep you posted. Brandy - --- - --part1_13e.a5944ad.29b54968_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Greetings everyone,
I just wanted to let you know that the event I had planned for April 20 called the Pen or Sword has been changed to a collegium instead. Due to my school schedule I had to step down as autocrat and the new autocrat has created the following event to be held on the same day instead:



The Barony of Marinus presents A Collegium

  Fighters, Scholars, Craftsmen, Merchants, established and new members -
you are all invited to the barony of Marinus on April 20, 2002, for a day of
study and practise. We have a fine site with class rooms, a gathering Hall,
fighting field, and archery area. All we need do is fill it...

  There will be a series of seminars on the Martial Arts being offered on
the field. We will have instructors with different styles of fighting who
would be willing to compare and share their skill with others. If you are
interested in teaching or assisting, please contact Syr Otto von
Schwartzkatz at marinus_marshal@yahoo.com or (757) 306-0479. MoLs who wish
an opportunity to practise should contact Lady Felicia Morgan at
marinus_mol@yahoo.com or (757) 588-8753. It is our hope to provide an avenue
of practise and one-on-one teaching for the entire day in all forms of field
activity. There will be an announcement later concerning the possibility of
Marshallate or MoL classes.

  For archery information, please contact Lady Brandwyn Alston of the Rift
at Brndalston@aol.com or (757) 488-3597.

  A full schedule of classes will be posted on a website linked from
http://marinus.atlantia.sca.org/ and updated as the classes fill. Baron
Ulliam will be bringing his portable forge for a day of blacksmithing, and
classes on costume making (Japanese and Venetian), gold-work embroidery,
tablet weaving, cooking, and basic how-tos for beginning SCAdians are
already scheduled. More instructors are needed. There is a *small*
(home-sized) kitchen available should an instructor wish to teach hands-on
cooking. This event is 6 weeks before Atlantian University and would be an
opportune venue for testing out a new class format or subject. If you wish
to teach, please contact the Autocrat. Anyone willing to bring and set up
their period pavilion in order to provide examples of travelling living
spaces will be showered with the Autocrat's gratitude (and possibly
chocolate).

  The gathering Hall will have a corner set aside for bulky craftsmen's
equipment such as looms or foot-powered lathes, as well as smaller tools
(like knitting needles, say. Or lucets). The premise is that if you bring
such equipment, you would be willing to assist a beginner in learning your
craft when you are working there. There will be a Watchman posted to ensure
that your possessions are undisturbed while you are in class, shopping or on
the field. Lighting is standard, not excessively bright or dim, and the
floor is not carpeted. 8 foot tables and regular chairs are plentiful in the
Hall.

  Merchants are welcome and can set up under the covered walkway which
fronts the classrooms, or by the field after consultation with the Autocrat.
There is no merchanting fee. Since this is a collegium, we are especially
hoping for books, craft tools and supplies, more books, equipment to support
fighters and archers... and did we mention books?

  Dining facilities are not convenient to the site, so a small Corner Inn
will be set up in the Hall to provide consumables and beverages throughout
the day. This is a fundraiser to help replace the barony's very tired and
excessively small pavilion.  Warning! The site is dry and the Baroness is
rabid about a mug or goblet being used rather than drinking from an
"original container"! Loaner mugs will be provided for those who have
forgotten their own.

  One classroom will feature an overhead projector, transparencies and pens
for tracing, and masking tape in order to give event attendees an
opportunity to create banners and wall hangings. Bring your design, fabric,
and such markers as you will need to outline your project.

  The site opens at 9am and closes at 6pm.
  There are no are children's activities planned at this time.
  Hotel arrangements will be posted via the Merry Rose as soon as possible.

  Event costs are: Adult - $5.00, Children under 12 - $2.50, babes in arms
are our guests. Please make cheques payable to "Barony of Marinus, SCA,
Inc". Reservations for the event will be handled by Lady Elizabeth of
Marinus, 4053 Rainbow Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23456 (757) 471-4642.
marinus_chronicler@yahoo.com .

For questions or further information, please contact the Autocrat, Baroness
Rosine of Rowanwald, at 905 Spring Garden Lane, Va Beach, VA 23452, (757)
468-2823, or Rowanwald@sybercom.net .

Directions and a map are available at:
http://marinus.atlantia.sca.org/directions/faithbaptist.html

The site is the Stonebridge Elementary School/Faith Baptist Church, 1629
Jolliff Road, Chesapeake, Virginia, 23321-1307

>From the North
Take your best route to I-64 East in Hampton, VA. Take Exit 264 onto I-664
South and proceed through the Monitor-Merrimac Bridge-Tunnel. Take the 5th
Exit (Exit 12 - Dock Landing Road - State Rt. 663). The exit splits, so stay
on the RIGHT side so that you'll be heading West on Dock Landing Road.
Follow from ** below.

>From the South
Take your best route to US Route 58 East through Suffolk, VA. Follow the
signs for I-664 North heading towards Newport News/Hampton, VA. Take the 1st
exit (Exit 12 - Dock Landing Road - State Rt. 663). The exit splits, so stay
on the LEFT side so that you'll be heading West on Dock Landing Road. Follow
from ** below.

>From Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach
Take your best route to I-264 West. Proceed over the Berkley Bridge and
through the Downtown Tunnel. At the end of I-264 follow the signs for I-664
North. Take the 1st exit (Exit 12 - Dock Landing Road - State Rt. 663). The
exit splits, so stay on the LEFT side so that you'll be heading West on Dock
Landing Road. Follow from ** below.



** - Turn left at the first light onto Jolliff Road (at the T-intersection).
The site is approximately 1/4 mile down the road on the left side. Look for
the Faith Baptist Church sign. The parking lot is behind the church.
>>

I am sorry for any inconvience this may have caused anyone. The Pen or the Sword will likely be rescheduled for a later date when my schedule is not so hectic. I will keep you posted.

Brandy

--- - --part1_13e.a5944ad.29b54968_boundary-- =================================================================== 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: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 15:04:55 -0800 From: Carolyn_Richardson@prosystemfx.com Subject: [scribes]: Classes and handouts I taught my beginning illumination class and my white vine illumination class over the weekend at the Collegium Caidis. I was shocked - both classes were completely full and I had extra people I allowed in for the beginning illumination class. I think both were well received, too. I did have some trouble with my slide projector during the white vine class - it wanted to melt my slides. Just the frames, not the film itself thank goodness. But I don't know what its problem was - it's never done that before and the fan seemed to be working okay. It's very old but has been trusty up to now. I've emailed Kodak to see if I can get the slides remounted, hopefully with paper mounts rather than plastic ones this time. I did discover one thing that's probably true just about anywhere anymore - it's cheaper to make CDs of the slides for color purposes than it is to try and get color copies made nowadays. I have a CD-RW in my computer here at work which I have no use for on my actual job so I've been using it to make personal CDs and backup copies. A CD-R (not rewritable) costs me about $6.00 for a pack of 10 at Office Depot for their store brand - that's less than $1.00 per CD. I had about 45 pictures for the slides so I also took them using my digital camera and scanner. It makes about 8M of jpegs, which hardly dents the memory capacity of a CD (these are 700MB) but at that price I don't mind wasting the memory space. Much cheaper than color copies. And it has the advantage that with a good resolution jpeg, someone can take it home and put it into their own computer and enlarge the pictures as they want, and get more detail than they could with the slides shown in class. Just an idea to keep in mind the next time you teach! Tetchubah of Greenlake, Caid Cry "Bother" and let loose the Poohs of war. =================================================================== 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: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 15:41:13 -0800 From: "Ken Stoner" Subject: RE: [scribes]: Classes and handouts I do the same thing. I took extra "copies" on CD of all my project documentation to the A&S championship so that if people wanted a copy they could have one without the expense of my color documentation packets... Another nice investment is in one of the cheaper LCD Projectors. I usually borrow one from work, but they make really great slide show viewers... - -----Original Message----- From: Carolyn_Richardson@prosystemfx.com [mailto:Carolyn_Richardson@prosystemfx.com] Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 3:05 PM To: scribes@castle.org Subject: [scribes]: Classes and handouts I taught my beginning illumination class and my white vine illumination class over the weekend at the Collegium Caidis. I was shocked - both classes were completely full and I had extra people I allowed in for the beginning illumination class. I think both were well received, too. I did have some trouble with my slide projector during the white vine class - it wanted to melt my slides. Just the frames, not the film itself thank goodness. But I don't know what its problem was - it's never done that before and the fan seemed to be working okay. It's very old but has been trusty up to now. I've emailed Kodak to see if I can get the slides remounted, hopefully with paper mounts rather than plastic ones this time. I did discover one thing that's probably true just about anywhere anymore - it's cheaper to make CDs of the slides for color purposes than it is to try and get color copies made nowadays. I have a CD-RW in my computer here at work which I have no use for on my actual job so I've been using it to make personal CDs and backup copies. A CD-R (not rewritable) costs me about $6.00 for a pack of 10 at Office Depot for their store brand - that's less than $1.00 per CD. I had about 45 pictures for the slides so I also took them using my digital camera and scanner. It makes about 8M of jpegs, which hardly dents the memory capacity of a CD (these are 700MB) but at that price I don't mind wasting the memory space. Much cheaper than color copies. And it has the advantage that with a good resolution jpeg, someone can take it home and put it into their own computer and enlarge the pictures as they want, and get more detail than they could with the slides shown in class. Just an idea to keep in mind the next time you teach! Tetchubah of Greenlake, Caid Cry "Bother" and let loose the Poohs of war. =================================================================== 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: Mon, 04 Mar 2002 21:11:44 -0500 From: "Peter B. Steiner" Subject: [scribes]: RE: Congratulations Cystennin, My heartiest congratulations Sir! :-) I would welcome an offline discussion of Period pigments, if and when you have the time. Peter Peter Gwer Rychen von Bern Lapidary & Scribal Arts Aethelmearc Ken Stoner wrote: > Thanks Tam! > > It is indeed a great honor to be An Tir's A&S champion for the next > year! I am especially looking forward to going to Pennsic and Estrella > as my Kingdoms "A&S Ambassador". > > My favorite entry of the day was "Pigments". This was a "Sciences" entry > that went over very well with the judges. :-) > > Cystennin > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tammy L. Williams [mailto:tamlyn@gte.net] > Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 9:41 PM > To: LIST- An Tir Scribes; LIST - Scribes > Subject: [antir_scribes]: Congratulations > > Congratulations to HL Cystennin Ap Gereint on winning An Tir Arts and > Sciences this last weekend and becoming An Tir's A&S Champion this year. > His entries included a knife for cutting quills, several period pigments > and > a oak gall ink that he produced from instructions in Cennini, > Theophilus, > and "The Booke of Secrets", a cloissonne placque, two scrolls - > Winchestor > and Northern Rennaisance (from a black book of hours) styles, and a > research > paper on various gilting methods. > > Tam > > =================================================================== > To unsubscribe from this list, send email to > with a blank Subject: line and > unsubscribe antir_scribes > in the body of the message. Do not include any additional text. > > =================================================================== > 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: Tue, 05 Mar 2002 02:08:37 -0500 From: Fionnseach du Lochielle Subject: Re: [scribes]: RE: Congratulations My congratulations as well Cystennin! Perhaps, instead of an off-list discussion, it could be held on-list? Afterall, I do believe period pigments are completely on-topic for this list... :) (at least, I hope so) Again, congratulations on taking the Championship! :) Peter B. Steiner put into words: >Cystennin, > >My heartiest congratulations Sir! :-) > >I would welcome an offline discussion of Period pigments, if and when you have the time. ~=Sister Fionnseach du Lochielle=~ Not to have, but to give; Not to take, but to receive. =================================================================== 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: Tue, 05 Mar 2002 07:33:45 +0000 From: "I.C. Kessler" Subject: [scribes]: Gulf Wars Scribe's Point

Greetings All!

Gulf Wars is next week.

Scribe's Point will be in the same building as last year (The Dungeon across from Troll), *however* the rooms have been divided up a little differently to keep the people working on projects off of the bouncy plywood floor.  Thank the Autocrat if you happen to see her, she is also a scribe and feels our pain. ;)

Bathrooms will be more easily available, you no longer have to go out one door and in another to get to them.

Scribe's point is open, by the schedule from 9AM to 5PM. It is lit, enclosed, and climate controlled. However the door cannot be locked, so valuable books and works in progress shouldn't be left lying about, or may be done so at your own risk. After-hours scribing and midnight-oil-burners should be arranged with me, THL Isabel the Mad.

Royal University Meridies (RUM) will not be at the war this year, so the shelves and shelves of books we had available before won't be there. 

Scribe's point closes for the War at noon on saturday. After that time, work space is dedicated to scribes working on business for great court only. 

If you have any questions about scribe's point or are dying to teach a last-minute class in the point, please contact me at ICKessler@Hotmail.com.

Isabel C Kessler

Isabel the Mad

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=================================================================== 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: Tue, 5 Mar 2002 08:00:54 EST From: ThlJennet@aol.com Subject: Re: [scribes]: Gulf Wars Scribe's Point - --part1_a2.21b65a93.29b61b86_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Greetings All, Scribe's Point at last years GWs was a very happening place. I encourage all scribes to at least drop by and see what is going on. There were Laurels and beginners alike working on projects or just playing with all sorts of scribal stuff. :) Isabel, will there be any classes planned? I'm doing an Acanthus Leaf class at A&S tent 3 on Thursday afternoon, but I'll be glad to do a run through earlier in the week at Scribe's Point. Just a plug for the A&S doings at GWs - there will be classes in three A&S tents going on at this year's War. Don't know much about the A&S competition, I do plan to check it out this year. Hope to see everyone there. Gulf Wars is loads of fun. I just hope I can get to see everything I want to see. :) Jennet - --part1_a2.21b65a93.29b61b86_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Greetings All,

Scribe's Point at last years GWs was a very happening place.  I encourage all scribes to at least drop by and see what is going on.  There were Laurels and beginners alike working on projects or just playing with all sorts of scribal stuff.  :)

Isabel, will there be any classes planned?

I'm doing an Acanthus Leaf class at A&S tent 3 on Thursday afternoon, but I'll be glad to do a run through earlier in the week at Scribe's Point.  

Just a plug for the A&S doings at GWs - there will be classes in three A&S tents going on at this year's War.  Don't know much about the A&S competition, I do plan to check it out this year.  

Hope to see everyone there.  Gulf Wars is loads of fun.  I just hope I can get to see everything I want to see.   :)

Jennet
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