Quick little queen of the East

Known in song as the quick little queen of the east, Alexandre Saint Pierre and I wrote these words for Duchess Anna's scroll:

An Eastern Tiger in Truth

All hear tell of Anna Ophelia
Halloway Tarragon.
Mother, duchess, equestrian.
She is a shining beacon,
a paragon of virtue,
an example for us all
in either peace or war.
Thus we, Brennan & Coailfhionn
swiftly name her a Tyger of the East
on this xxx of January, a.s. l.



Which were quickly and deftly translated into Latin by Steffan ap Kennydd

Tigris Orientalis Vero

Omnes cognoscant Annam Opheliam Holloviam Tarragon.
Matrem, ducissam, caballariam.
Haec est ignis nitidus, specimen virtutis
Exemplar pro nobis omnibus
Et in pace et in bello
Itaque Nos Brennan et Caolfhionn
Eam dicimus velociter
Tigrem Orientis
Hoc die XXX [tricesimo] Januaris anno Societatis L [quinquagesimo].

Jamilia al-Suba al-Hadid min Bhakail OBT

Recipient:      Jamilia al-Suba al-Hadid min Bhakail

Award:            Order of the Burdened Tyger

Date:              May 30, A.S. L

Event:             SRWC & K&Q archery champs, Barony of Carillion

Royalty:          Omega and Ethyldreda

SOSN:            DE15-098

Be it known that Jamilia al-Suba al-Hadid min Bhakail al-Sayyidda has distinguished herself upon the occasion of Our Coronation. As autocrat she gathered and inspired a talented group of our subjects to create a glorious day. Therefore We, Darius and Etheldreda, King and Queen of the East, are pleased to admit her... again... into Our Order of the Burdened Tyger, as a sign of her achievement, being certain she shall henceforth avoid such follies ... until next time. Done this Feast Day of St. Hubert the 30th day of May Anno Societatis L at Kings and Queens Archery Championships in Our Barony of Carillion.

Words and Illumination by Lady Adrienne d'Evreus

Calligraphy by Lord Alexandre Saint Pierre

This scroll happened with a great amount of help from her lord, Rowen, who shared her current title and name spelling as well as periods of interest and favorite colors.  Then with help from my lord, Alexadre, who not only did the beautiful calligraphy but mentioned the Visconti hours, a page of which became the inspiration!

I first determined the size and chose LF33v of the Visconti hours as the inspiration.  I resized the inspiration and traced it in pencil to a piece of drawing paper using a light table.  Giving Alexandre the space dimensions for my drawing and his calligraphy, I sent him to play with the alphabet based on the same hours.

1. I inked the drawing then traced it onto the calligraphed 'blank'.  

2. Inked the pencil with India Ink.

3. Then I gilded it...  Three sections, three coats each before the gold.  It took three days.  So many little leaves!

4. Confirming with the signet clerk that the tiger was an unspecified blue, I chose the paint colors to reflect Suba's favorites, cyan blue and pink.

5. Two shades of each paint, plain dark cyan for the tiger, highlights, low-lights, tongue and ears.

6. My least favorite part, white work.  Getting better every time!

7. Touched up the black with black paint and cleaned up anything that needed it.

8. Ding!

It's difficult to reproduce your steps when you're not doing it... guess I should keep a better record while I'm doing it!

Leon dSaint Aubin - Order of the Tygers' Cub

Recipient:      Leon d' Saint Aubin
Award:            Order of the Tyger’s Cub  
Date:               August 23, A.S. XLIX
Event:             King’s and Queen’s Equestrian Championships at Quintavia Summer Celebration, Shire of Quintavia
Royalty:          Brennan Augustus and Caoilfhionn Augusta (Emperor and Empress Orientalis)
SOSN:            BC14-219
 

Assigned to:  i: Adrienne d'Evreaux, c: Alexandre St. Pierre

Order of Honor - Tyger's cub

Be it known that We, Brennan Augustus and Caoilfhionn Augusta, Emperor and Empress Orientalis, have seen and heard much of the good works

of Our noble young servant,

Leon d' Saint Aubin, who has, like the watchful crane, become a shining example to his brothers and his fellows and brought much gladness to Us and Our people. We are pleased, therefore, to welcome him unto Our Order of the

Tyger’s Cub and bestow upon him the position of page to the Crown of the East, that all shall know of his virtues. Done by Our Hand this twenty-third day of August, A.S. xlix at the Summer Celebration in our Shire of Quintavia.

King’s signature space Queen’s signature space

Severe Backlog, Grand Master Bowman for Deormund Wulfscyld

Achieved: 12/1/1987
Awarded: 8/16/1989 Pennsic
King Morguhn & QueenMaurya
Grand Master Bowman

To all the patient and faithful of the East to whom these presents shall come,
We Morguhn and Maurya, King and Queen of the East, give joy and greetings.
Exultation and joy mark this day We delight in the display of skill demonstrated
by all the archers of the East and we are surpassingly impressed by the skill of
Deormund Wulfscyld in earning the rank of Grand Master Bowman,
such status was attained on 1 December 1987.
This accomplishment, attested to by the scorekeeper and
Captain General of the Archers, is a rare occasion and as such We wish
to laud this achievement in the presence of our subjects
on this 16th day of August, anno Societatis XXIV at Pennsic War.

Calligraphy and white work by Lord Alexandre Saint Pierre, Illumination by Lady Adrienne d'Evreus.  Inspired by Luttrell Psalter.