Manuscript Art

Jackie Williams Jackie is a scribe in the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) in the Middle Kingdom. She began learning illumination art in 2002 with her first scroll to commemorate a friend's wedding. Since then she has created scrolls for the Society at a variety of award levels, as well as for private commissions such as graduations, weddings, stationary, and personal gifts. Jackie teaches several hands-on classes on manuscript art including the Intro to Illumination Art series, 14th Century Manuscripts, and Italian White Vine. Jackie has received several awards within the Society for her teaching and work with illuminated art including the Order of the Willow and the Order of the Evergreen.

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	Order of the Cavendish Knot Period: 15th century Medium: Gouache on pergamentum Description: Based on The Black Hours, 1475 c.e. Year: 2008			Gift to House Kheperu Period: 8th century Medium: Gouache on opaline vellum Description: Celtic design, inspired by the Lindisfarne Gospels Year: 2006
	Order of the Willow Period: 15th Century Medium: Gouache on pergamentum Description: Based on the illumination in the book by Giovanni Boccaccio: La Theseide Year: 2006			Commissioned Gift Period: Late 15th century Medium: Gouache on paper Description: Italian White Vine Year: 2006
	Commissioned Gift Period: Late 14th-early 15th century Medium: Gouache on pergamentum Description: Based on the illumination from the Book of Hours of Catherine of Cleves. Music from French troubador Guillaume de Mauchet. Commissioned by HRM Queen Noelle, made for Canadian musician Heather Dale. Year: 2005			Order of the Willow Period: Late 15th century Medium: Gouache and gold leaf on pergamentum Description: Italian White Vine Year: 2006
	Order of Chivalry Period: Mid-15th Century Medium: Gouache on opaline vellum Description: Based on the Bible of Borso d'Este Year: 2006			Order of the Willow Period: Late 15th century Medium: Gouache on pergamentum Description: Italian White Vine Year: 2006
	Award of the Purple Fretty Period: Early 15th century Medium:Gouache and gold leaf on pergamentum Description: Based on the illuminations of Boccaccio's Of Famous Women. These scrolls were made for the signets of the Middle Kingdom. Year: 2006			Award of the Purple Fretty Period: Early 15th century Medium:Gouache and gold leaf on pergamentum Description: Based on the illuminations of Boccaccio's Of Famous Women. These scrolls were made for the signets of the Middle Kingdom. Year: 2006
	Award of the Purple Fretty Period: Early 15th century Medium: Gouache and gold leaf on pergamentum Description: Based on the illuminations of Boccaccio's Of Famous Women. These scrolls were made for the signets of the Middle Kingdom. Year: 2006			Order of the Cavendish Knot Period: Early 13th Century Medium: Gouache on paper Description: Based on the illumination of Ptolemy's Almagest Year: 2004
	Court Baron Period: Late 14th century Medium: Gouache on pergamentum Description: Based on the King Wenceslas Bible Year: 2004			Order of Evergreen Period: 16th Century Medium: Gouache on pergamentum Description: Tugra - Based on the Berat of Murad III, Istanbul Year: 2005
	Gift to TRM Felix and Madeleina Period: 14th Century Medium: Gouache on opaline vellum Description: Made for TRM Felix and Madeleina Year: 2005			Commissioned Stationary Period: 14th century Medium: Gouache on pergamentum Description: Made as personal note paper for TRM Aleric and Noelle. Year: 2005
	Purple Fret Period: Mid-14th century Medium: Gouache on pergamentum Description: Grasille style, based on the illumination of the Poetical Works of Guillaume de Machaut Year: 2004			Award of the Purple Fretty Period: 14th century Medium: Gouache and ink on paper Description: Grasille style, inspired by the Book of Hours of Jean d'Evreux from the workshop of Jean Pucelle. Music from French troubador Guillaume de Mauchet, done for the Saltatoris Dance Guild. Year: 2005
	Order of the Chivalry Period: Early to 14th century Medium: Gouache on opaline vellum Description: Based on the illumination of the Morgan Crusader's Bible. Made as knighting scroll. Year: 2004			Award of Arms Period: Mid-15th Century Medium: Gouache on paper Description: Based on the illumination from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in the Lichfield Cathedral Library Year: 2006

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