Lady Lucy of Wigan
Lark (Barony of Highland Foorde)
at Highland Havoc, 12 November A.S. LVII (57) 2022Calligraphy & Illumination
Kolfinna ValravnRoxbury MillAtlantiaWordifier
Ollam Lanea Inghean Uí ChiaragáinRoxbury MillAtlantiaEvery gentle of the Northlands, listen: We praise she who kindles the flame, And keeps us all in thrall to her worksAt hearthside, weaving bench, Lectern, and stitching frame.
Lady Lucy of Wigan marries imagination To ingenuity, sharing her spark with all Who would soar to heights of knowledge and art. Thus we induct her to our Order of the LarkThis 12th day of November, AS LVIIBaron Ludwig and Baroness Sinn, right and noble leaders of Highland Foorde
Glosses:(sung to the tune of “Rocket Man” by Elton John) Rocket cat: soaring over buildings near and far
Dear Lucy, We voted. You are our favorite. Signed, Everyone
Materials
Noodler's Walnut InkWinsor & Newton GouacheSubstrate Size
8" x 10"Script
German CursiveGerman Chancery
Fraktur
Source
Helm, Franz, approximately 1500-1567. Feuer Buech [manuscript]. [Germany], 1584. Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts University of Pennsylvania Ms. Codex 109http://dla.library.upenn.edu/dla/medren/pageturn.html?id=MEDREN_9915804513503681Progress
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