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This piece (left) was based almost directly after the late Italian masterpiece of illumination: Breviarium Strigoniense (right).

It was done for Lorenzo di Vita, one of five premier members of the Order of the Argent Blade.  Lorenzo is known for both his prowess and his height (he’s a slender giant) and this manuscript, being the longest ratio I’ve ever seen, was intended to be a subtle joke.

The order of the Argent Blade is a grant of arms, and was created upon the closing of the White Scarf of Caid, to create a true grant, which became necessary with corpora’s creation of the Order of Defense.