Illumination
Markings in the margins of a manuscript, whether in the form of words, notes or weird little drawings, are known by this general term.
What is Marginalia?
QUill pens were most commonly made from the molted flight feathers of this large bird.
What is a goose?
What was the name of the ruling that eliminated checking every published roll of arms for conflict?
What is The Modest Proposal?
What document provided by the SCA is not considered proof of name registration?
What is your blue membership card?
Name a type of armorial display used to denote a relationship.
What is marshalling?
Magna Carta was written on this medieval writing surface, made from prepared animal skin.
What is vellum?
This hand, used in the Holy Roman EMpire between approximately 800 and 1200 C.E., is named after the first Holy Roman Emperor.
What is Carolingian miniscule or Caroline Miniscule?
What type of scribal illumination is specifically not allowed to be registered?
What is Celtic knotwork?
What is the Mundane Name Allowance?
Name a type of field division that is most often used to denote relationships.
What is quartering?
This term refers to a medieval writing office, responsible for the production of official legal documents.
What is a chancery?
These plant growths were commonly used to make the black ink used to write medieval charters and legal documents.
What are oak galls?
What type of name was allowed to be registered until the mid 1990's?
What are Elvish names?
Name a type of website that is not considered sufficient documentation.
What is a 'what to name your baby' website?
Name a type of badge you can put on any background.
What is 'fieldless'?
This Christian prayer book is hte most common type of surviving medieval illuminated manuscript.
What is a Book of Hours?
Fraktur and textualis are examples of this type of script.
What is Blackletter?
What was the 'original' cutoff date for armory design under the Really Old Rules?
When was 1485?
What is 'fitz'?
Name the type of research you must do if you want to register something outside the core rules.
What is an Individually Attested Pattern (IAP)?
This term, derived from the Ancient Greek words for 'scrape' and 'again', refers to a manuscript page, either from a scroll or a book, from which the text has been scraped or washed off in preparation for reuse.
What is a palimpsest?
Who is Titivillius?
What was the term used in the early days for returned something for further work?
What was 'rejected'?
Name a type of surname used to denote personal characteristics.
What is a descriptive byname?
Name a charge that is reserved to the Order of Chivalry but is often requested by other people.
What is an annulet of chain?