This Maunche was a lot of fun to do. The illumination was done in the style of a Roman wall mosaic, all hand cut and hand pasted (not using fish glue due to severe allergies). It is based on the Metiochus and Parthenope mosaic from Turkey, assumed to have been made around 1 AD or BC (exact date uncertain). The calligraphy was based off of a Roman Military diploma from 80 AD. I'm particularly proud of this piece, even if my whole house is covered in tiny squares. A close estimate of around 2000 squares were used in this particular project, ranging in size from around 0.5 to 1cm squared. Words are as follows:
translation [with commentary] to be read before the ipay atinlay scroll.
Diploma of Golden Handcuffs in the Arts
[Roman togas had no sleeves – hence no word for maunches – but they did have handcuffs]
Ionnes II, most daring, and Honig II, most joyous to behold,
Emperor and Empress of the Kingdom of the East, to
she called Aciterix Caldius Julius Cittinius
she called Kit of Coldwood
she called Well-seasoned Centurion
she called Well-risen Frontiersman
for service in the artistic wars
against the vagaries of picayune criticism
has distinguished herself most nobly
and now joins our Order of the Maunche
done by our hands this second day of October in the 56th year of the society
in the Shire of Coldwood
at the Closing of the Inne.
DIPLOMA MANICIS AUREUM IN ARTIBUS
IMPERATOR IONNES SECUNDUS HOTSHOTUS IMPERATRIX HONIG SECUNDA HUBBAHUBBASIMA REX ET REGINA ORIENTALIS AD NOMINA ACITERIX CALDIUS JULIUS CITTINIUS NOMINA KIT OF COLDWOOD NOMINA CENTURION CRUSTICUS NOMINA HICKUS UPJUMPUS AD SERVITIUM IN BELLAM ARTIBUS NITPICKUS AD NAUSEUM ET KICKASSUS NOKIDUM FATERI REGIUM ORDINEM MANICIS SECUNDO DIE OCTOBRIS ANNO SOCIETATIS QUINQUAGINTA SEX (LVI) IN AGRO FRIGUS IN FINE INNE.
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[Gratis! Gratis, populus! Igpae atinlay non dificiles est.]
Scroll by Boyarina Katrusha Skomorokh.
Macaronic misdirections by Tristan le Chanticler.
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