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Dog Days Virtual Collegium Aug 9, 2025

For those of us unable to make it to an event this weekend, on Saturday, August 9, 2025 Ellen DeLacey, Genovefa Hareflot, and Soo Yun are running a virtual collegium with class offerings that include heraldry and scribal.

For a complete list of courses, please visit the event website.

The Zoom codes will be posted the morning of the event on the Google spreadsheet schedule.

Heraldry

  • The Heraldic Submission Process and How It Works  – 1 hour – Any ageA basic class on how the process of submitting Names & Armory works (mainly in Meridies) – Meistres Bronwen o Gydweli  (Meridies)
  • Very Basic Conflict Checking: Armory1 hour -18 and upA very basic class on conflict checking armory to help people get started, and to acquaint new heralds and submitters on how this works. – Meistres Bronwen o Gydweli  (Meridies)
  • Intro to Name Formations in Period Heraldry – 45 minutesAny age – Types of names found in period, how they are formed, and which types are found in various cultures. Teacher: Magnus von Lubeck (Meridies)
  • Gaelic Names for English Speakers – 45 minutes – Any age – Gaelic names and their Anglicized forms, how to construct a Gaelic name along with documentation sources. Teacher: Magnus von Lubeck (Meridies)
  • East Asia Sources for Names & Heraldry – 45 minutes – Any age – Name and heraldry sources for Japan, China and Mongolia. Teacher: Magnus von Lubeck (Meridies)
  • Name Searches & Conflict Checking in SCA Hearldry [sic] – 45 minutes – Any age – Using the search and complex search to find and conflict check names in SCA Ordinary. Teacher: Magnus von Lubeck (Meridies)

Scribal

  • A Comparative Analysis of Different Ink Recipes, class 2 (does not depend on class 1) – 1 hour – 15 and up – Learn how different oak gall ink recipes compare – Alfhild de Foxley (Drachenwald)
  • Scribal materials & Gouache 101 – 2 hours – Any age – Understanding characteristics and properties of a scribal tool kit . How to use the materials , gouache color theory and mixing . Exploring levels of opacity and layering . – THL Elizabeth of Roxbury-Mill (Middle)
  • Color mixing and matching , creating a medieval palette – 2 hours – Any age – Introduction to color theory . Fundamental on color concepts and how to apply them to a manuscript. – THL Elizabthe of Roxbury-Mill (Middle)