Lady Antoinette Argentina

Coral Branch

14 November 2020 at Leon Court at Castillo de Ponferrada

I couldn't find much information about Lady Antoinette, so I went with something from Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta, an exemplar that has not only been on my list but is Maestra Livia's March #LaurelWars2020 pick! When I was almost finished I somehow managed to spill a decent amount of ink on this scroll, which was then scraped off.

Calligraphy & Illumination

K ValravnRoxbury MillAtlantia

Text

"Why Fear the undoing, the drooping of hoarfrost That fridigly kills? Petals englossed & succulent fruits, which winters exhaust, Eternally thrive now, bright and uncrossed:Woven by thee, Antoinette Argentina.Thy works are the verdure, which cannot be lost. Brightness for brightness, We repay thy cost;Thus with Coral, the sea-rose, We thy name embossed.Given 14 November AS LV at Leon Court at Castillo de Ponferrada by Anton Rex and Luned Regina of Atlantia."
Lord Ishmael Stedfast ReedRoxbury MillAtlantia

Materials

Egg Glair with Pearl Ex (no Gum Arabic)Egg Glair with WN GouacheNoodler's BP Black InkA razor for scraping up the ink puddle

Substrate Size

8.5" x 11"

Completion Date

27 October 2020

Script

Fraktur

Source

Mira calligraphiae monumentaEuropean Columbines and Sweet CherryJoris Hoefnagel (Flemish / Hungarian, 1542 - 1600)and Georg Bocskay (Hungarian, died 1575)Vienna, Austria 1561–1562; illumination added 1591–1596Ms. 20 (86.MV.527), fol. 2816.6 × 12.4 cm (6 9/16 × 4 7/8 in.)

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