[Ponte Alto] Fwd: [MR] Scroll Blank Competition at Coronation - DETAILS (Please crosspost.)

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--- Britni Newton <newtonb69 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: "Britni Newton" <newtonb69 at hotmail.com>
> To: AtlCoronationFall06 at yahoogroups.com
> Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:18:27 -0400
> CC: keep at windmastershill.org,
> needleznpinz at charter.net,
> 	atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> Subject: [MR] Scroll Blank Competition at Coronation
> - DETAILS (Please
> 	crosspost.)
> 
> 
> Greetings to all Atlantia!
> 
> I am Lady Livia Zanna, Scrivener Royal to their
> Majesties and Highnesses of 
> Atlantia.  Their Highnesses have expressed a desire
> to bestow genuine 
> scrolls upon the populace whenever possible, and to
> that end, I will be 
> sponsoring a Scroll Blank Competition at Coronation,
> Labor Day Weekend.
> 
> The scoring will be per individual piece, weighted
> towards artistic merit 
> and historical accuracy, but cumulatively additive
> per entrant.  This means 
> that if Entrant A submits 3 very poor quality
> pieces, done in an hour in 
> Crayon, and entrant B submits one, extremely well
> done, completely 
> documentable piece, entrant B has an equal or better
> chance at winning, 
> depending upon how both are scored.
> 
> My aim and purpose is to encourage research and
> artistic skill, as opposed 
> to haste.  Pre-generated promissories are not
> appropriate or valid for this 
> competition.
> 
> IMPORTANT NOTES:
> 
> ***Scroll blank entries do NOT need to have the text
> calligraphied upon 
> them, though extra points will be given for those
> with it.   Teams of two 
> people (one calligrapher / one illuminator) may
> enter as a single entrant 
> for scoring purposes if there is a clear delineation
> of skills.  (This means 
> that if 2 people are both doing calligraphy and
> illumination, they can not 
> enter together to increase the cumulative scoring.)
> 
> ***All Scroll blank entries MUST have the
> heraldrically correct badge, and 
> text conforming to Atlantian Standards as found in
> the Scribal handbook.  
> (If you have any questions about this, please feel
> free to email either 
> myself, or the Clerk Signet)  Artistically colored
> black pearls, or purple 
> coral branches will lose points.
> 
> ***Documentation IS important, though not required,
> and it does not need to 
> be excessive, for the purposes of this competition. 
> A picture of your 
> source material (if any), your artistic media, a
> quick synopsis of your 
> method, and reasoning for your artistic decisions
> during creation will 
> suffice.  You will not be judged on the quality of
> your documention.  But it 
> will be used to determine your level of research as
> regards your finished 
> product.
> 
> ***Blanks should not have the K&Q's name, the Date,
> or the Recipient's Name 
> / Gender.  Please leave appropriate space for these.
> 
> ***After the competition, all pieces will become the
> property of their 
> Majesties Atlantia.  I will have a digital camera
> on-site to take pictures 
> of all the entries.
> 
> I heartily encourage ALL scribes, of all levels
> (especially Novices!), to 
> enter this competition!  You both serve your
> kingdom, and your fellow 
> Atlantians with your art, and I greatly look forward
> to seeing you there.  
> If you have any questions regarding the rules or
> judging guidelines, PLEASE, 
> please feel free to email or call me with your
> concerns, and I will do my 
> best to clarify.   There will be multiple prizes.
> 
> Please crosspost this to all lists, especially the
> scriptoriums.
> 
> In Service to the Kingdom,
> Lady Livia Zanna,
> Scrivener Royal.
> 
> 
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