Hi, My name's Ekat and I"m a scribe. (Hi Ekat). It all started 14 years ago. I experimented with blanks. It was just something to do from time to time. But before I knew it, the Signet pushed an assignment on me. Then multiple assignments. I couldn't go a Reign without doing at least one. Then it was a month ( Read more... )

Here's the most recent scroll I've done
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Hi.

My name is Eléonore and I recently joined Livejournal. I'm currently in a small art school specialized in illumination. I'm always keen on sharing and learning, so I was ecstatic to find this community. But I also see that the last registered activity goes back to June 2011... Is this still an active space?

In hope to hear from some of you,

As Drachenwald signet, I've got a collection of backlog scrolls whose recipients I've been so far unable to track down. Occasionally it's useful to get solicit the help of the entire known world, so I'd like to ask folks who have the time to take a look through the album of backlog scrolls to see if there's anyone that you know.

Thanks!

About two weeks ago I asked for some advice. I got lots -- thanks very much, everyone! -- and heeded much of it. Just saw the court report indicating that the scroll has been presented last night, and thus I can post pictures of it here:


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I'm really, really bad at extrapolating. So I need some advice.

My original is BL MS Egerton 2432 f. 34v:


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There's a thread going on in one of my Yahoo! groups, regarding what we didn't know when we started out doing the whole scribal gig ( Read more... )

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As some of you might remember, I've photographed some old books and manuscripts and illuminations from my collection over the years? I have no idea of why this idea took so long, especially as I've had an iPad for quite a few months, but I'd like to copy those books and illuminations over onto a tablet computer ( Read more... )

I have noticed a severe decline in Livejournal use amongst my friends and communities. Interestingly, most costumers have private blogs or dress diaries where I can get my fix, but I was curious if any scribes out there keep a separate blog for their creative works. Obviously our work has a much different spin in that it's so secretive until the ( Read more... )