[Scriptoris] Starting a Scribal Guild... yay!

[Hillary Greenslade]

Greetings, 
Stargate Scribes Guild meets twice a month.  Guild meetings are predominately focused on painting charters. We also use the guild meetings to work on prize and award scrolls for upcoming Baronial events.  From time to time, I'm able to bring in a DVD to show-n-tell some scribal technique, or show images from a museum.   Also, we try to plan field trips a few times a year to a library or museum; such as to the Univ. of Houston rare books department in the library to view the historical manuscripts they own.  When Stargate hosts a demo, the Scribes Guild provides calligraphy of the patron's name to show the skill set, as well as a display of scribal arts, framed.  Lastly, we offer classes periodically, on calligraphy and illumination skills; and plan to invite teachers from neighboring groups to visit and teach.  

You may also want to check out a short handout I created some time ago with some ideas on 'Starting and Maintaining a Scribal Guild'; a few ideas, certainly not all the things you can come up with, but might spark some thoughts for how to keep your guild interesting and not just charter painting all of the time.  Go to Administration, look for the article 'Starting and Maintaining a Scribal Guild'.
www.scribe.ansteorra.org     
To start a 'formal guild' - check with your Northern Regional Signet for suggestions. 

Cheers and good luck, Hillary (Stargate Scribes Guild Principal)


----- Original Message ----
From: Shanna Ward <camberbabe at sbcglobal.net>
To: scribal list <scriptoris at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tue, April 27, 2010 12:12:56 PM
Subject: [Scriptoris] Starting a Scribal Guild... yay!

Greetings Fellow Scribal Combatants!
Some of the Ladies in my area have expressed interest in starting a formal scribal guild.  We have consistent meetings/practices with a fairly nice turn out.  I was curious to hear from other groups on the subject.  
Do you have a formal scribal guild or not? Has there been a difference for your group or the work that is put out? Are there common trouble areas to avoid?
Also, I’m curious whether the information on the scribal site is up to date.  If not, could someone forward the most correct version of requirements needed to start & maintain a scribal guild?
I appreciate everyone’s time.  Have a wonderful day!
Ly Shanna “scribal is my combat” Camber
Barony of Wiesenfeuer
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