[MR] Question on Banners

[David Chessler]

At 06:39 PM 9/14/2007, Anthony Bryant wrote:

>On Sep 14, 2007, at 4:48 PM, Dave Montuori wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 14 Sep 2007, Anthony Bryant wrote:
> >> I've seen too many designs ruined by people using all-caps in
> >> Blackletter or other heavily ornamental calligraphic hand that was
> >> never intended to be used for all caps.
> >
> > But how often were such hands used on personal banners (or gonfannons,
> > which most SCAdians hereabouts seem to call banners)?''
>
>Not too terribly often, but I figured if someone has to post a
>question about caps vs. lower case, this should be clarified as well
>just in case.


I've found original documents for my period in Italy and England on 
the internet (I think they were from library sites). I've downloaded 
them, and I use them as models, along with Drogin and a couple of 
other sources.



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