I had offered to Hugoline to do calligraphy for a Silver Crescent scroll she was doing, since she was going to try for an early period scroll, but couldn't do the roundy-type hand (uncial). I said I loved doing that.
She couldn't find an illumination exemplar that she liked and felt was within her skills, but she did find something else that was pretty cool. She sent me the exemplar, Paris, Bibl. Mazarine, 729 Opera (Hugo de Sancto Victore)
It looked like early gothic, which is not my favorite to do, but I can do it. It had a spot with all Lomardic capitals which I've never done. I couldn't figure out a good way to integrate those into the words, so I left them out entirely. Comparing it to my books it was a cross between early gothic and foundational, which made it SOOO much easier for me to do. The text was not long, I'm sure Aislinn has a write up on her research for that. But I got the line spacing to a point I liked and got it done fairly quickly. I'm satisfied with how it came out, and the recipient seemed to like the scroll as well.
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