From: owner-scribes@castle.org (scribes digest) To: scribes-digest@castle.org Subject: scribes digest V8 #39 Reply-To: Sender: owner-scribes@castle.org Errors-To: owner-scribes@castle.org Precedence: bulk scribes digest Saturday, August 10 2002 Volume 08 : Number 039 ======================================================================== 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]: old Xerox monk commercial -1977 Re: [scribes]: anyone there [scribes]: need Royal Seal/Signatures RE: [scribes]: anyone there Re: [scribes]: anyone there [scribes]: Gulf Wars XII Scribes Point Re: [scribes]: need Royal Seal/Signatures [scribes]: Scroll Competition for Crown Tourney Atlantia Re: [scribes]: probably a silly question with a long intro ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 13:35:36 EDT From: PDRUSS@aol.com Subject: [scribes]: old Xerox monk commercial -1977 - --part1_aa.fbf6d83.2a8405e8_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Greetings While preparing for our scribal night, I ran across the old Xerox commercial on the Internet, the one where the monk has to produce 500 copies of a manuscript. http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/sb01/cbsshow.htm Click on the link next to the monk photo and see the commercial. Tamara - --part1_aa.fbf6d83.2a8405e8_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Greetings

While preparing for our scribal night, I ran across the old Xerox commercial on the Internet, the one where the monk has to produce 500 copies of a manuscript.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/sb01/cbsshow.htm

Click on the link next to the monk photo and see the commercial.

Tamara - --part1_aa.fbf6d83.2a8405e8_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: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 10:44:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Hillary Greenslade Subject: Re: [scribes]: anyone there - --- PDRUSS@aol.com wrote: > is anyone getting my mail, I'm not getting anything from the list, so send > me private answer. > Tamara > I got it, I would suspect the list is quiet as a number of scribes are packing or on their way to Pennsic which really gets going this weekend, till the 18th. So, it will probably get chatty again, when they all get home and discuss the new book or supplies they bought... massively jealous way down here in southern Ansteorra. Ah, well, maybe next year. By the way, I understand that Isabel the Mad is planning to try and get the scribal classes at Gulf Wars moved into the other half of the scribal building there... so we will actually be inside, in A/C and with electricity to do overheads/slide/multimedia classes. I'm looking forward to it if it all works out. Way to go Isabel! Cheers, Hillary __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.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: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 20:38:41 -0500 From: "ELIZABETH DUPUY" Subject: [scribes]: need Royal Seal/Signatures This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C23F1B.9515DCA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings Fellow Scribes and Illuminators: I met Lady Maithair (of Mid-Realm) at Gulf Wars in 2001, while we were = volunteering at Scribes' Point. Lady Maithair graciously offered to = make an AoA scroll for me - and it is most beautiful. =20 I actually received my AoA at Border Raids, when it was held at Beech = Bend in Bowling Green KY (1993/4?), yet had never received a scroll. =20 I am seeking former Majesties Finn and Garlanda, as They were reigning = at that season. =20 I would be very appreciative if someone would aide my quest in obtaining = Their Former Majesties' signatures and the stamp of Mid-Realm upon this = scroll. With much anticipation, Lady Elspeth la Faire=20 Kingdom Meridies Shire Glaedenfeld - ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C23F1B.9515DCA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Greetings Fellow = Scribes and=20 Illuminators:

I met Lady Maithair (of = Mid-Realm)=20 at Gulf Wars in 2001, while we were volunteering at Scribes'=20 Point. Lady Maithair graciously offered to make an = AoA=20 scroll for me - and it = is most=20 beautiful.

I actually received my AoA at Border Raids, when it was held at = Beech Bend=20 in Bowling Green KY (1993/4?), yet had never received a scroll. =

I am seeking = former=20 Majesties Finn and Garlanda, as They were reigning at that season. =

I would be very = appreciative if=20 someone would aide my quest in obtaining Their Former Majesties' = signatures=20 and the stamp of Mid-Realm upon this scroll.

With much=20 anticipation,

Lady Elspeth la Faire =

Kingdom = Meridies

Shire=20 Glaedenfeld

- ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C23F1B.9515DCA0-- =================================================================== 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, 8 Aug 2002 16:00:38 -0700 From: "Ken Stoner" Subject: RE: [scribes]: anyone there This gentle is right. The list volume dies down dramatically during the Pennsic Holiday. No need to be alarmed. :-) Although I must say that it worried me the first year that it happened. - -----Original Message----- From: Hillary Greenslade [mailto:hillaryrg@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 10:44 AM To: PDRUSS@aol.com; scribes@castle.org Subject: Re: [scribes]: anyone there - --- PDRUSS@aol.com wrote: > is anyone getting my mail, I'm not getting anything from the list, so send > me private answer. > Tamara > I got it, I would suspect the list is quiet as a number of scribes are packing or on their way to Pennsic which really gets going this weekend, till the 18th. So, it will probably get chatty again, when they all get home and discuss the new book or supplies they bought... massively jealous way down here in southern Ansteorra. Ah, well, maybe next year. By the way, I understand that Isabel the Mad is planning to try and get the scribal classes at Gulf Wars moved into the other half of the scribal building there... so we will actually be inside, in A/C and with electricity to do overheads/slide/multimedia classes. I'm looking forward to it if it all works out. Way to go Isabel! Cheers, Hillary __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.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. =================================================================== 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: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 11:20:08 +0800 From: Jean-Paul Blaquiere Subject: Re: [scribes]: anyone there > On Aug 08, Ken Stoner illuminated : > This gentle is right. The list volume dies down dramatically during the > Pennsic Holiday. No need to be alarmed. :-) > except for us who lurk here and will not be going to Pennsic. *sigh* international air fares *sigh* Have fun the lot of ye, I will be there one day too. ./jehan - -- Jean-Paul Blaquiere || Avatar of Computational japester@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au || Thaumaturgy http://japester.ucc.asn.au || verum ipsum factum Questions are dangerous, for they have answers =================================================================== 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: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 00:00:21 EDT From: ThlJennet@aol.com Subject: [scribes]: Gulf Wars XII Scribes Point - --part1_b2.fc5e264.2a849855_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Yes indeed, Scribes Point will have classes (again) next year. As well as a Scribal Social! We would love to see a variety of classes - ala Pennsic! Anyone who wants to contact Isabel or even myself, we will have an email setup that will be available off the Gulf Wars webpage. Scribe - scribe@gulfwars.org > THL Isabel the Mad and/or THL Jennet of Tewkesbury We would love to see the Scribes from other Kingdoms come and teach a class!! Please let Isabel know what you would like to teach! Gulf Wars is a mere seven months away. :) I never been to Pennsic, but I sure would love to go someday, especially to see the scribal classes. And to shop too. jennet > By the way, I understand that Isabel the Mad is planning to try and get > the > scribal classes at Gulf Wars moved into the other half of the scribal > building there... so we will actually be inside, in A/C and with > electricity > to do overheads/slide/multimedia classes. I'm looking forward to it if > it > all works out. Way to go Isabel! > Cheers, Hillary > > - --part1_b2.fc5e264.2a849855_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Yes indeed, Scribes Point will have classes (again) next year. As well as a Scribal Social!

We would love to see a variety of classes - ala Pennsic!

Anyone who wants to contact Isabel or even myself, we will have an email setup that will be available off the Gulf Wars webpage.

Scribe - scribe@gulfwars.org
> THL Isabel the Mad and/or THL Jennet of Tewkesbury

We would love to see the Scribes from other Kingdoms come and teach a class!! Please let Isabel know what you would like to teach!

Gulf Wars is a mere seven months away. :)

I never been to Pennsic, but I sure would love to go someday, especially to see the scribal classes. And to shop too.

jennet

By the way, I understand that Isabel the Mad is planning to try and get
the
scribal classes at Gulf Wars moved into the other half of the scribal
building there... so we will actually be inside, in A/C and with
electricity
to do overheads/slide/multimedia classes. I'm looking forward to it if
it
all works out. Way to go Isabel!
Cheers, Hillary

- --part1_b2.fc5e264.2a849855_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: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 07:28:48 -0500 (CDT) From: "Pixel, Goddess and Queen" Subject: Re: [scribes]: need Royal Seal/Signatures Well, since Their Graces are no longer a couple, I suggest you contact the Dragon Signet at either dragon_signet@yahoo.com, or signet@midrealm.org. Margaret FitzWilliam Northshield On Thu, 8 Aug 2002, ELIZABETH DUPUY wrote: > Greetings Fellow Scribes and Illuminators: > I met Lady Maithair (of Mid-Realm) at Gulf Wars in 2001, while we were volunteering at Scribes' Point. Lady Maithair graciously offered to make an AoA scroll for me - and it is most beautiful. > I actually received my AoA at Border Raids, when it was held at Beech Bend in Bowling Green KY (1993/4?), yet had never received a scroll. > I am seeking former Majesties Finn and Garlanda, as They were reigning at that season. > I would be very appreciative if someone would aide my quest in obtaining Their Former Majesties' signatures and the stamp of Mid-Realm upon this scroll. > With much anticipation, > Lady Elspeth la Faire > Kingdom Meridies > Shire Glaedenfeld > =================================================================== 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, 10 Aug 2002 12:44:39 EDT From: BRNDALSTON@aol.com Subject: [scribes]: Scroll Competition for Crown Tourney Atlantia - --part1_14e.12391505.2a869cf7_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >>> Greetings fellow scribes from the Scrivener Royal Atlantia; I am sponsoring a scroll competition at Fall Crown Tournament (November 1-3 in Bright Hills) as part of the Tempore Atlantia. The time period for this event is: Fall Crown 2002 - items from 1492-1600 The theme for the competition is equestrian activities. Your scroll should have a horse or an item of tack (saddle, bridle, lance, horseman's mace, etc.) from the time period above somewhere in the illumination. You may also create an equestrian theme wording for the scroll, provided you have your text approved by the office of the Clerk of the Signet. Documentation of your design will get you extra points. The award should be from Atlantia's backlog, a current assignment you are working on, or from a Baronial award from a Barony in Atlantia. There will be four categories with prizes for each: Novice (anyone who has being doing SCA scrolls for one year or less); Journeyman (anyone who has been doing scrolls for over one year, but has not gotten a Pearl or Laural, or has not worked with period supplies or materials; Master (anyone who has a Pearl or Laural in any of the scribal arts/ or who works with period supplies and materials); and Non-paper (scrolls must be done on something other than paper, such as vellum, leather, parchment, wood, ceramics, embroidery, etc., for this category). You can get an assignment off the backlog from the Clerk of the Signet, Lady Genevieve D'Evereux at signet@atlantia.sca.org I shall be posting a list of books to look for in your library to get ideas/documentation from the featured time period (1495 to 1600). If anyone already knows of some books in this time period, please post them for the general populace. If you need any assistance or clarification, please do not hesitate to contact me at brndalston@aol.com or (757) 488-3597. Happy Scribing! Brandy (Lady Brandwyn Alston of the Rift, Scrivener Royal) <<< - --part1_14e.12391505.2a869cf7_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >>>
Greetings fellow scribes from the Scrivener Royal Atlantia;

I am sponsoring a scroll competition at Fall Crown Tournament (November 1-3 in Bright Hills) as part of the Tempore Atlantia. The time period for this event is:

Fall Crown 2002 - items from 1492-1600

The theme for the competition is equestrian activities. Your scroll should have a horse or an item of tack (saddle, bridle, lance, horseman's mace, etc.) from the time period above somewhere in the illumination. You may also create an equestrian theme wording for the scroll, provided you have your text approved by the office of the Clerk of the Signet. Documentation of your design will get you extra points.

The award should be from Atlantia's backlog, a current assignment you are working on, or from a Baronial award from a Barony in Atlantia.

There will be four categories with prizes for each:
Novice (anyone who has being doing SCA scrolls for one year or less);

Journeyman (anyone who has been doing scrolls for over one year, but has not gotten a Pearl or Laural, or has not worked with period supplies or materials;

Master (anyone who has a Pearl or Laural in any of the scribal arts/ or who works with period supplies and materials);

and Non-paper (scrolls must be done on something other than paper, such as vellum, leather, parchment, wood, ceramics, embroidery, etc., for this category).

You can get an assignment off the backlog from the Clerk of the Signet, Lady Genevieve D'Evereux at signet@atlantia.sca.org

I shall be posting a list of books to look for in your library to get ideas/documentation from the featured time period (1495 to 1600). If anyone already knows of some books in this time period, please post them for the general populace.

If you need any assistance or clarification, please do not hesitate to contact me at brndalston@aol.com or (757) 488-3597.

Happy Scribing!
Brandy
(Lady Brandwyn Alston of the Rift, Scrivener Royal)
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- --part1_14e.12391505.2a869cf7_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: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 22:33:49 -0700 From: "Tammy L. Williams" Subject: Re: [scribes]: probably a silly question with a long intro The other thing you might experiment with is using glair (whipped egg-white dregs:-) mixed with just a little water as the wetting agent for your pigments For some reason it doesn't seem to buckle quite as much and you get a slightly more authentic appearance. Tam - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martha Palotay" To: "Scribes" Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 8:14 PM Subject: Re: [scribes]: probably a silly question with a long intro > Oooh, yum, another source for parchment! Too bad he's so far away. > > It's fine to use watercolor on parchment, just don't use the wash-type > techniques. Mix the colors with only enough water to achieve the consistency of > heavy cream, and never wet the whole surface. Look at medieval examples to see > the sorts of effects you can achieve; note that none of them are the typical > fuzzy washed-out image modern people think of as watercolor. > > Personally, I prefer gouache (opaque watercolor), but most of the same > techniques apply. > > Have fun! > > Martha > Almost off to Pennsic > > --- merlyn@virulent.de wrote: > > I met a man today who makes his own parchment the period way, > > this was in Germany at a medieval market. > > > We talked at great length about the scribal arts as well , he doesn't > > do that himself but is interested and said he did not think water > > colours would be very suitable for working with parchment. > > so my question is this... aside from the REAL thing, which I cannot > > do right now, pigments that is, what works with real parchment... > > he gave me a small strip ( bookmark size) of goat's skin parchment > > and I would love to try some things on it but I don't want to ruin the > > very first bit of the real thing I have. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better > http://health.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. > =================================================================== 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 V8 #39 ****************************