Daniel of Isenfir

King's Missiliers

18 January 2019 at 12th Nacht Weihnachtsmarkt

Calligraphy & Illumination

K ValravnRoxbury MillAtlantia

Text

"As dancers glide and weave to pluckéd string,When skillful hands the notes obey,That self-same lute-loved hand makes darts take wingAlong a swift and narrow way.
One archer stands and sets his gaze sereneNot just on his own target, but he’s beenA marshall, helping others play.
So moved are we, King Cuan, Signy QueenIn A.S. 54, upon eighteenOf January - this, the day,
That at our 12th Night Weinachtsmarkt, we bringyou a King’s Missillier. And yea - Of Daniel, man of Isenfir, we sing.Some arrows never go astray."
Lady Iselda de NarbonneRoxbury MillAtlantia

Poem Documentation

Poem Type: VirelaiExemplar: Guillaume de Machaut’s “Douce dame jolie”

Materials

Windsor & Newton GouacheFine Tec Gold GouacheManuscript Fountain Pen, fine nib, & InkWhite 8.5"x11" Pergamenata

Paper Size

8.5" x 11"

Assignment Date

20 November 2019

Script

Bâtarde

Source Image

Date: 1390-1400Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Division occidentaleCote : Français 268Folio : 342Rubrique : comment les romains sortirent des provincesLégende : siège d'anticyre (-210)Descripteurs : anticyre, arc, bannière, bateau, bouclier, cité, cours.d'eau, échelle, lapidation, siègeAuteur, titre : titus livius, ab urbe condita (trad. pierre bersuire)Titre d'usage : Nom de pays : franceOrigine : parisSiècle : 14ème siècleDate : fin

Progress

Sources

How to find this Primary Source

  1. Go to: Mandragore, base des manuscrits enluminés de la BnF

  2. In the "Cote" field type "Français 268"

  3. Click "Chercher"

  4. Click on "Images"


A GREAT thanks to Alias Ela (Lady Elenor de La Rochelle) for being a BnF wizard, and all around good friend. I would not have found this primary source without her.