projects ahead

[Donata Bonacorsi]

I know that this has been verry quiet on this list for some time. So
here I am to liven it up abit.

First off, is anyone entering something for the Twelfth Night A & S
competition? If you are, is there any one on one type help you need? I
will be entering the competition, but I feel that if I am able to help
you, and you beat me, then I will be proud to have taught you.

After teaching in five straight classes, I'm feeling burned out for
large classes. So there will not be a class from me at this next
Collegium, but I am willing to do some one on one times.

I've been asked to spearhead printed scrolls for the kingdom. Here's my
idea:

(1) We can make period laid paper with the kingdom's arms for a
watermark. I've done preliminary work on making our own laid screens.
This will need another iteration to fix some issues that came up with
the prototype. One thing that is really needed for this is thin
straight brass wire (the stuff I used was spooled which made it very
hard to straighten).

(2) The art can be made with wood cuts. These can jigsaw together as we
want to change them around.

(3) We can make our own moveable type. I am working on getting a Type
mould (there is a gentleman back east doing the same thing. So far I
have a volunteer to help pour the lead. Once I have the mould matrix I
will need calligraphers to create the lettering, jewelers/moneyers to
make the dies and stamp them into the matrix. I think this is the "Long
term" project.

Just imagine having our own period made type, being able to set up the
recipients name as well as all of the other info into the type itself.
It could become a choice on the scribal fasttrack.

Donata

[Greg Lindahl]

On Wed, Sep 13, 2006 at 10:47:14AM -0700, Donata Bonacorsi wrote:

> Just imagine having our own period made type, being able to set up the
> recipients name as well as all of the other info into the type itself.
> It could become a choice on the scribal fasttrack.

Heh. I think I may have the only scroll in the SCA made to look like
it was typeset, but of course it's hand-drawn. With a hand-drawn
image which looks like a woodcut. :-)

It would be really cool to have this stuff for the fasttrack.

-- Gregory

[Lyle H. Gray]

On Wed, 13 Sep 2006, Donata Bonacorsi wrote:

> Just imagine having our own period made type, being able to
> set up the recipients name as well as all of the other info
> into the type itself. It could become a choice on the scribal
> fasttrack.

Master Iheronimus Brueckner of the East has been known to print
promissory notes using one of his presses, with a space for the
kingdom seal to be applied to the note.

Regards,
M. Lyle FitzWilliam
Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers of the East
Kingdom

--
Lyle H. Gray
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[Donata Bonacorsi]

> Master Iheronimus Brueckner of the East has been known to print
> promissory notes using one of his presses, with a space for the
> kingdom seal to be applied to the note.
>
> Regards,
> M. Lyle FitzWilliam
> Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers of the East
> Kingdom

Thanks for reminding me, I'll plan to pick his brain after Twelfth
Night (to many things going on before)

Donata