Manor de Blair
Delftwood, Æthelmearc

Irish Stout Entered by: Gyles de Blair Category: Beverages: Beer & Ale Brief description: A beer in the style of an Irish Stout, crafted from a purchased kit. Score: 25.3 (out of 60)

Nut Brown Ale Entered by: Gyles de Blair Category: Beverages: Beer & Ale Brief description: A beer in the style of a Nut Brown Ale, crafted from a purchased kit. Score: 24.0 (out of 60)

Red Ale Entered by: Gyles de Blair Category: Beverages: Beer & Ale Brief description: A beer in the style of a Red Ale, crafted from a purchased kit. Score: 31.7 (out of 60)

Steam Ale Entered by: Gyles de Blair Category: Beverages: Beer & Ale Brief description: A beer in the style of a Steam Ale, crafted from a purchased kit. Score: 14.3 (out of 60)

A Pair of Hand-sewn Bias-cut Ladies Hose Entered by: Alheydis von Körckhingen Brief description: This is a pair of bias-cut ladies hose based on fragments of late 14th-century hose found in the London Thames River excavations. They are made of cotton flannel, and were hand sewn using overlapping edge seams on the foot sections. Category:       score:      Clothing: Accessories 38.5 (out of 60)

A Woman's Hood with Pieced Liripipe Entered by: Alheydis von Körckhingen Brief description: This is hand-sewn woman’s hood, based on fragments of similar hoods of the 14th century found in London. It is of fulled wool, sewn with linen thread, and features a pieced liripipe, cast pewter buttons and silk-edged buttonholes. Category:      score:      Clothing: Accessories 50.0* (out of 60) (* =  first place singles category winner)

A Hand-Bound Pelican Scroll Booklet with Middle English Text and Four Newly-Devised Fingerloop Braids Based on the Fingerloop Braiding Instructions in Harley MS 2320 Entered by: Alheydis von Körckhingen Brief description: This is a hand-bound Pelican scroll booklet with Middle English text and four newly-devised fingerloop braids based on the fingerloop braiding instructions in the British Library manuscript Harley MS 2320. Categories:      scores:      Fiber Arts: Weaving 58.7* (out of 60) Literary Arts: Research Papers 53.5* Literary Arts: Prose 49.0 Material Manipulation: Bookbinding 48.0 Scribal Arts: Illumination 51.3* Scribal Arts: Calligraphy 45.4 (* =  first place singles category winner)

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An Æthelmearc Pelican based on the Reichsadler of the Holy Roman Empire Entered by: Alheydis von Körckhingen Brief description: This is an SCA award scroll based on German woodcuts of the Reichsadler, the Imperial Heraldic Eagle of the Holy Roman Empire, and depicts the constituent groups of the Kingdom of Æthelmearc at the time of the award, organized by group type and arranged in order of precedent within each group. Categories:      scores:      Heraldic Display 57.0* (out of 60) Scribal Arts: Calligraphy 46.7 Studio Arts: Drawing 52.0 (* =  first place singles category winner)

A Set of Perfectly Period Paper Boxes Entered by: Alheydis von Körckhingen Brief description: This is a set of cardstock boxes made by cutting and folding the material in the manner illustrated on page 306 of the Hours of Catherine of Cleves (New York, Pierpont-Morgan Library, MS M.917). Category:      score:      Material Manipulation: Other 50.0* (out of 60) (* =  first place singles category winner)

A Medley of Tunes from Playford Played on Hammered Dulcimer Entered by: Alheydis von Körckhingen Brief description: A medley of two tunes selected from John Playford’s English Dancing Master and arranged for hammered dulcimer, an instrument well-known throughout Western Europe by the mid-15th century, and popular in England across class boundaries in the 16th and 17th centuries. Category:      score:      Performance Arts (Musical): Instrumental 42.7* (out of 60) (* =  first place singles category winner)

A Scroll Based on the Hours of Henry VIII Entered by: Alheydis von Körckhingen Brief description: This is an SCA award scroll based on the September calendar page of the Hours of Henry VIII, A French book of Hours painted circa 1500 for an unknown patron by the illuminator, Jean Poyet, and considered to be the artist’s masterpiece. Categories:      scores:      Scribal Arts: Calligraphy 40.0 (out of 60) Scribal Arts: Illumination 47.3

An SCA Award Scroll in the Style of the Canterbury Codex Aureus Entered by: Alheydis von Körckhingen Category: Studio Arts: Illumination Brief description: This piece is an award scroll for the Order of the Millrind, a grant-level Æthelmearc award for service, presented to THLady Fionnghuala inghean Diarmada at the Feast of the Seven Deadly Sins on February 4th, AS XL (2006). It is based on the Chi-Rho page (folio 11) of the Canterbury Codex Aureus (“Golden Book”), an 8th century Gospel Book in the Kentish Insular style. Score: 49.7 (out of 60) Note: the thumbnail is a photograph, which shows the effect of the gold leaf better than a scan. The enlargement is a scan. Although the scan does not show the golf leaf well (it looks brown), the scan shows the detail better.

An SCA Award Scroll with Iconographic Scenic Border Entered by: Manor de Blair Group Entry (Alheydis von Körckhingen) Category: Studio Arts: Illumination Brief description: This piece is a court baronetcy scroll for Her Excellency, Baroness Una de Saint Luc. It is based on a full-page miniature depicting Saint Luke painting the Virgin Mary. Medieval miniature painting often employed detailed and specific iconography, especially in depictions of Saints. For example, Saint Sebastian is almost universally depicted with an arrow, the instrument of his martyrdom. Portraits of the nobility often include references to their armory, their personal badges, their land holdings, and to notable biographical events. For this scroll, I explored including iconographic elements related to Baroness Una de Saint Luc, including the winged ox of Saint Luke, Chartres Catherdral, The Three Ravens of Thescorre, the three shells of Her Excellency's armory, and even Saint Luke himself. Score: 46.3 (out of 60)

Italian Jeweled Border Illumination with Miniature Portrait Entered by: Manor de Blair Group Entry (Alheydis von Körckhingen) Category: Studio Arts: Illumination Brief description: This piece is a commemorative wedding certificate painted for Baroness Olivia d’Anjou and Lord Christopher Harper. My primary source, at the request of the bride, was the website of Mistress Yvianne de Castel d'Avignon, “Italian Renaissance style SCA scrolls.” Here, Mistress Yvianne displays several of her pieces, which are in turn based on Italian Renaissance manuscript painters, especially Attavante degli Attavanti. Like their exemplars, Mistress Yvianne’s borders are divided into rectangular sections, and are filled with jewelry of gemstones and pearls, as well as gold acanthus leaves, wreathing and bunting. Score: 41.3 (out of 60)

Armorial Glassware Inspired by German Armorial Humpen and Becher Entered by: Alheydis von Körckhingen Category: Heraldic Display Brief description: This is a piece of painted glassware inspired by armorial pieces from Germany and Bohemia of the late 16th century. Armorial display was enameled onto a variety of forms, including plates and oil lamps, but the most popular vehicles by far were the drinking vessels of German tradition, including Becher (beakers) and Humpen (large drinking glasses). Score: 48.7 (out of 60)

A Tabby Woven Fabric Sample Entered by: Manor de Blair (Alice de Blair), age 11 Category: Fiber Arts: Weaving Brief description: I Have made a hand woven fabric sample. The materials I have used to make this are cotton thread #10 for the warp, acrylic yarn for the weft, and to paint the piece of wood, I used acrylic paint. The weaving pattern I used is tabby weaving. Tabby weaving is when you go over-under-over-under. I made this as a school art project. Score: 24.3 (out of 60)

Porter Ale Entered by: Manor de Blair (Gyles de Blair) Category: Beverages: Beer & Ale Brief description: A beer in the style of an English Porter, crafted from a purchased kit. Score: 34.0 (out of 60)

Beeswax Candles Entered by: Manor de Blair (Maria Adriane) Category: Household Arts Brief description: A set of four hand-dipped beeswax candles. Score: 25.0 (out of 60)

An English Sgraffito Tile Based on the Tring Tiles Entered by: Alheydis von Körckhingen Category: Ceramics: Pottery Brief description: A square ceramic tile featuring sgraffito decoration made in a class taught by Oksana Goncharova of the East Kingdom The tile depicts a scene from one of the Tring Tiles, now housed at the British Museum, and originally installed at The Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Tring, Hertfordshire, England, circa 1320-1330.  Score: 23.7 (out of 60)

Musical Performance of "Ballo del Fiore" on Recorder, Flute, Guitar and Drum Entered by: Manor de Blair (Gyles de Blair, Alheydis von Körckhingen, Maria Adriane and Alice de Blair) Category: Musical Performance Brief description: A performance of “Ballo del Fiore,” from Fabritio Caroso’s 16th century dance manuals, Il Ballarino and La Nobilità di Dame, in a four-voice setting by Dame Elsbeth Anne Roth. The first section uses the melody as it is simply stated in Caroso, and repeats it with limited variation. The second section embellishes the melody completely to eighth-notes, save a final half note on each line. For our performance, we have chosen to mix sections of simple melody with embellished melody, in order to create the flavor of an improvisational performance. MP3 file Score: 52.3 (out of 60)

A Suite of Three Songs from Areau's Orchesographie Arranged for Hammered Dulcimer Entered by: Alheydis von Körckhingen Category: Literary Arts: Musical Arrangement Brief description: Three tunes have been selected from Thoinot Arbeau’s 1589 manual of French court dance, Orchesographie, and arranged for hammered dulcimer, an instrument well-known throughout Western Europe by the mid-15th century, and depicted in several media being played by French noble women of the 15th and 16th centuries. The tunes selected are “Belle Qui Tiens Ma Vie,” “Jouyssance” and “Bransle d’Ecosse.” PDF files of the arrangements: "Belle Qui Tiens Ma Vie" "Jouyssance" "Bransle d'Ecosse" Score: 52.3 (out of 60)

Musical Performance of Three Songs from Arbeau's Orchesographie on Hammered Dulcimer Entered by: Manor de Blair (Gyles de Blair, Alheydis von Körckhingen, Maria Adriane and Alice de Blair) Category: Musical Performance Brief description: A performance of three dance tunes selected from Thoinot Arbeau’s 1589 manual of French court dance, Orchesographie, played on the hammered dulcimer, an instrument well-known throughout Western Europe by the mid-15th century. The tunes selected are “Belle Qui Tiens Ma Vie,” “Jouyssance” and “Bransle d’Ecosse.” MP3 file Score: 54.3 (out of 60) First Place Winner for Musical Performance

Two SCA Award Scrolls in the 15th c. Style of William Abell Entered by: Alheydis von Körckhingen Category: Studio Arts: Illumination Brief description: Set of two SCA award scrolls in the 15th c. English style of William Abell, based on folio 127v of The Psalter and Hours of Henry Beauchamp. The scroll to the left is based very closely on the original. The scroll on the right is mirror-imaged, and has the initial re-set onto the inner margin, in order to create a matched facing page. Score: 52.0 (out of 60) First Place winner for Studio Arts

A Crocheted Caul from an original pattern Entered by: Alheydis von Körckhingen Category: Clothing: Accesories - Textile Brief description: The caul was a hair net, worn prevalently in the 13th and 14th centuries, usually in combination with a barbette, a filet and/or a veil. The construction in period was netting. The pattern for this piece is intended for people who, like myself, have not yet learned to net using a mesh knot, but who are already familiar with basic crochet stitches and construction. Score: 37.7 (out of 60)

Handwoven Pouch Entered by: Autumn of Delftwood (Alice de Blair), age 9 Category: Children's Entries Brief description: This is a bag I made in my spare time with my lap loop kit I got from California from my mom and dad. I used twill and tabby to make it. The medieval way of making bags is the exact way I did it. In my spare time I make whatever I can so I made this. I made this bag because I knew it would look pretty. Score: 42.0 (out of 60) First Place winner for Children's Entries

Musical Performance of Arbeau's Bransle d'Ecosse Entered by: Alheydis von Körckhingen (with quartet) Category: Performance Arts: Musical Brief description: A performance of the Bransle d’Ecosse, a dance melody from Thoinot Arbeau’s Orchesographie, published in Langres in 1589, arranged in a four-part setting by Joseph Casazza in 1990. Arbeau's Orchesographie is a collection of dance instructions that includes a suggested tune for each of the dances. Some of the dances, such as the mimed bransles, were probably danced to specific pieces of music. Others may have been danced to a variety of tunes, with Arbeau’s melody being simply a suggestion. Joseph Casazza's arrangement is comprised of both of two tunes suggested by Arbeau for inclusion in a suite of Scottish bransles. Score: 47.5 (out of 60) First Place winner for Performance Arts Recipient of the AEthelmearc Kingdom A&S Minister's Choice Award for Performance