ANST - scrolls

[Mark.S Harris]

Fra Tadhg Liath wrote:
> Of course, there is nothing to require us to adopt either the size
> (which ranged from postcard size to about the size of a hand towel) or
> the artistic sensibilities of period charters -- period grants of arms,
> for example, were fancy enough to satisfy all but the most ornatophilic
> of SCA folk. It all depends on what analogy we draw with our period
> models. Right now we use period charters, which I think the most
> appropriate analogical model. Other positions are certainly
> sustainable.

Do you mean that some period grants of arms were illuminated? Or had
other decorations added? I do have a file with the text of a period 
grant-for-life which doesn't indicate that there were other decorations.
One interesting point is that it was done in two parts. The giver kept
one and the receiver got one. This is probably a different type of
grant than that of which you speak.

Is there a need that all of our award scrolls be of a particular
type? If there are grounds for an illuminated period grants of arms
scrolls, perhaps we could use such a format for our grants of arms
and the clerical (mainly calligraphy) style for others. We use 
different regalia for different awards.

Why do you think period charters are the most appropriate model
for our award scrolls?

Lord Stefan li Rous
stefan at texas.net

(Oh yes, the grant-for-life text and description is in this file in
the SCRIBAL ARTS section of my Florilegium if anyone is interested:
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/rialto/Grant-example-msg.html )
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