About The Office
The Baronial Scribe is responsible for making baronial scroll assignments, following up with those making the scrolls, and get said scrolls to the Baron and Baroness at the correct time and place. The Scribe also instructs aspiring scrollmakers in the scribal arts, and works with the Baron and Baroness in the creation of special scroll texts, when they are needed.
History
Throughout human history, scribes have played an important role. Before the invention of the printing press, practitioners of the scribal arts were the primary vehicle for the transmission of human knowledge. All books had to be written by hand, which was an involved and very lengthy process.
Active Baronial Scribes
- Lady Anna MacTaggart
- Lady Aedhagan
- Lord Fergus McCain
- Lord Anthony Fantino
- Lady Ailionora MacFarlane
- Lord Caelan MacKinnon
- Lady Lasarfhiona
- Lady Emeline l'Espicier
Scribal Links
SCA Scribal Resources
- Outlands Scribal Handbook
- Outlands Scribe Page
- Outlands Scribes List
- Information for Kingdoms other than the Outlands
Scroll Examples
- http://www.ubs.sbg.ac.at/sosa/webseite/hsabb.htm
- http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/index.html
- http://gallery.euroweb.hu/html/zgothic/minatur/1351-400/french/index.html
- http://www.finns-books.com/contents.htm
Technique
- The Bodleian Library/University of Oxford: Browse manuscripts of various countries from the 11th-17th Century
- The British Library: Digital Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts
Books
- The Cambridge Illuminations: Ten Centuries of Book Production
- Illuminated Initials in Full Color
- Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts : A Guide to Technical Terms
- Calligraphy and Illumination: A History and Practical Guide
- Codices Illustres: The World's Most Famous Manuscripts
- Painted Prayers: The Book of Hours in Medieval and Renaissance Art
- The Visconti Hours
- Medieval Calligraphy : Its History and Technique
- Celtic Art : The Methods of Construction
- Celtic Knots: Mastering the Traditional Patterns (Celtic Design)
- The Book of Kells: An Illustrated Introduction to the Manuscript in Trinity College Dublin
- Arabic Geometrical Pattern and Design
- The British Library Guide to Manuscript Illumination: History & Techniques
- Illuminated Manuscripts: Treasures of the Pierpont Morgan Library New York
- The Calligrapher's Bible : 100 Complete Alphabets and How to Draw Them
- Illuminations From Books Of Hours
- The Illuminated Page: Ten Centuries of Manuscript Painting in the British Library