Beatrice Domenici della Campana

Beatrice at Northshield Crown Tournament, March, 2023

Magnifica Beatrice Domenici della Campana (pronounced Bay-uh-TREE-chay Doh-MEN-uh-chee dell-uh Come-PAH-nuh) was born and raised on the lace-making island of Burano, just outside Venice, in the mid to late 15th century.

Within the Current Middle Ages, Beatrice is interested in Heraldry, scribal arts, sewing, pattern drafting, music, dance, madrigals, regalia, precedence and protocol, cooking, mead-making, inter-Kingdom anthropology, Tudor history, Venetian history, jewelry making, whitesmithing, heraldic display.

Beatrice started her time in the Society in the Shire of Coeur du Val, and moved from there to (the then Shire of) Dragon's Mist. During her time in An Tir, she primarily served and worked as a herald, including a term as Dexter Gauntlet Herald. From A.S. XXXIX through XLI, she served as Kingdom Chatelaine. She was also at various times a warranted Senior Constable and a Junior (non-authorizing) Marshal for heavy combat.

In A.S. XLI (2007), Beatrice moved to the Midrealm, and from there in A.S. XLVIII (2013) to the Kingdom of Northshield, where she now resides in the Barony of Caer Anterth Mawr (Milwaukee, WI).

Beatrice prefers to be surprised for awards and being called into Court (if you can manage to surprise an experienced and suspicious court herald...).

Registered Armory

Beatrice's primary arms, Per fess argent and Or, two roses counterchanged.

Beatrice's current primary arms, Per fess argent and Or, two roses counterchanged, were registered under an Individually Attested Pattern, documented to mid-sixteenth century Venice via Italian armorials. Since registering these arms, pictures/emblazons heraldically identical to these registered arms have been found in two separate late period Venetian armorials.

Beatrice has two sets of "ancient arms" (this term isn't technically used for individuals, only for branches, but these are badges that were at one point Beatrice's primary arms):
Per pall inverted argent, azure, and sable
Argent, a lion rampant contourny sable, in chief two roses azure each charged with a rose argent.

The second of these "ancient arms" can be found on the armorial display Roll of Arms of the Barony of Dragon's Mist, added when Beatrice was resident in Dragon's Mist from A.S. XXXV through XLI (modernly 2000-2007). These are also the arms shown on her An Tir Order of Precedence entry and the An Tir Roll of Arms.

Beatrice has the following registered badges (with purposes listed in parentheses):

(Fieldless) A rose per pale argent and azure (generally used to mark personal possessions and associates)
(Fieldless) A hawk's bell argent (generally used as a token or favor)
(Fieldless) A compass rose per pale argent and azure (associated with her household)

Beatrice has an additional (Italian IAP) badge in submission, which she expects to be decided on the February 2025 LoAR (due to be published around April, 2025).

Beatrice's livery colors are royal blue and silver.

Registered Names

Beatrice has an alternate persona with the registered name Beatrice Bell, a noblewoman in the court of Elizabeth I of England.

Beatrice has a household, the House of the Compass Rose

Beatrice has submitted her personal heraldic title, Ruosa Zalla Araldo. This is a Venetian title, which means "Gold Rose Herald", and it is not yet registered.

Order of Precedence

Beatrice in her Pelican coat (construction and embroidery by Sisuile Butler of the East). The wreath around the embroidered Pelican on the back contains symbols of her primary service--a griffin for Northshield, a lion for An Tir, crossed trumpets for Heraldry, and an apple for the University of Atlantia.

Magnifica Beatrice is a member of the Order of the Pelican, and prefers the Venetian title. If using English titles, she prefers "Dame".

Beatrice's current Order of Precedence listing is kept by the Kingdom of Northshield, and you can find it on her Northshield profile.

Her An Tir Order of Precedence listing, which does not include her awards and honors from outside of An Tir, can be found here.

Arts

Beatrice is a scribe, both an illuminator and a calligrapher, and samples of her scribal work can be found in the Northshield Scribal Gallery at the bottom of her Northshield profile.

Beatrice is a costumer and makes most of her own garb as well as teaching others. While her primary area of expertise is late 15th century Italian women's clothing, including the sumptuary laws of Venice in this era, she has secondary expertise in 1570's Elizabethan English women's clothing, and has made clothing from a wide variety of SCA periods and cultures, including Norse/Viking, 14th century English/French, late-period Ottoman/Persian, and 11-13th century Western European.

Beatrice has made silk heraldic banners and fans with modern methods (silk dye and gutta) for SCA heraldic display.

Beatrice is a dancer, mostly of SCA-taught English Country, 15th century Italian, and 16th century Italian dance. She also teaches dance, and was honored to be able to lead a Newcomer's Ball at Gulf Wars in 2024.

Beatrice is a bard, primarily a vocalist, and some of her performances have been recorded by Viscountess Elashava bas Riva of Northshield for her SCA Bardic focused YouTube channel ShavaSue.

Heraldic Research

Beatrice has researched and documented for submission nine pieces of armory under the Individually Attested Pattern rules. Five of these have been high-complexity Tudor armory, and four have been low-contrast Italian armory. She has also taught classes on the pattern of high-complexity Tudor armory, and continues research into both these armorial practices.

For her heraldic title submission, Beatrice researched and documented the Italian-language equivalent for "Herald" -- Araldo -- as it was used in late-period Florence and Venice. Rather than relying on a modern language dictionary translation, she was able to find references to the use of Araldo by or in reference to working heralds, either from those cultures or who visited as diplomats.

Current Offices and Warrants

Beatrice (center, yellow gown), as Pennsic War Herald, stands between the processions of the Midrealm and the East Kingdom as they enter Opening Ceremonies at Pennsic 48 (2019).

• Since June 2022: Staff, University of Atlantia (virtual)
  
• Since January 2019: War Herald (opening/closing ceremonies), Pennsic War
  
• Since February 2018: Green Staff Herald (coordinator, precedent project), Laurel (Society Herald) office
  
• Since April 2017: Armored Combat Marshal of the Field (non-combatant), Northshield
  
• Since November 2014: Advisor, UW-Milwaukee Student SCA group
  
• Since August 2014: Instructor & Coordinator, Caer Anterth Mawr Scribal Guild
  
• Since March 2014: Instructor & Coordinator, Caer Anterth Mawr Clothiers Guild
  
• Since January 2014: At-Large Herald, Northshield

Past Offices and Warrants

An Tir Past Offices and Warrants

• Senior Constable (safety patrol, fire watch)
• Junior Marshal, Armored Combat
• Heraldic Field-Head, Crown Tournament (An Tir runs 8 simultaneous fields for Crown, and the field head coordinates all the voice heralds for that field, including training as needed)
• September 2004-September 2006: Kingdom Chatelaine
• February 2004-September 2004: Reporting and Contingency Deputy, Kingdom Chatelaine
• March 2001-July 2002: Dexter Gauntlet Herald (keeper of the Kingdom Order of Precedence)
• May 1997-May 1999: Shire Herald, Coeur du Val

Northshield Past Offices and Warrants

• January 2023-September 2023: Crescetis Herald (mentoring), Northshield
• July 2018-October 2022: Compass Herald (report tracking & rostering), Northshield
• December 2017-September 2023: Deputy Herald, Caer Anterth Mawr
• February 2017-February 2019: Gold Key, Caer Anterth Mawr
• February 2017-December 2017: Herald, Caer Anterth Mawr
• October 2016-May 2017: Non-combat Marshal-in-Training (Armored Combat)
• April 2015-February 2017: Chatelaine and Gold Key, Caer Anterth Mawr
• October 2015-September 2016: Gifts Coordinator, Reign 24 (Rhys & Gwenhwyvar)
• August 2015-September 2016: Bardic Champion, Caer Anterth Mawr
• February 2015-February 2016: Isendun Herald (notifications)
• February 2014-March 2020: Instructor, Caer Anterth Mawr Dance Guild (coordinator from 10/15)
• January 2014-February 2017: Deputy Herald, Caer Anterth Mawr

Other Service

Beatrice has served as a consulting herald, a court herald, a tournament herald, a site cry herald for multiple events and nobles. She has also completed original calligraphed and illuminated scrolls for multiple Northshield royal reigns and for her home Barony of Caer Anterth Mawr.

Classes Taught

Beatrice holds the Magistrae Ithra in Precedence and Protocol, and has taught extensively in her years in the Society. While her teaching has mostly focused on heraldry, and she has taught classes in multiple topics and at many levels within the area of heraldry, she has also taught classes in Costuming, clothing history, scribal arts (both calligraphy and illumination), and dance. She has also taught classes specifically for newcomers to our Society.

During and since the plague years, Beatrice has been involved in ethereal events across the Known World, and her contributions as staff and instructor for those events can be found here.

A (non-exhaustive but fairly inclusive) list of class titles and topics that Beatrice either has taught or can teach can be found here: Classes Beatrice Teaches

Articles Published

• The Tale of a Defeat to Beat all Victories (non-original); Song of the Tower (CAM), April 2022
• Early Literature of the British Isles; Song of the Tower (CAM), November 2017
• Libro de los Juegos--A look at medieval chess; Song of the Tower (CAM), October 2017
• Yes, you too can write a letter of recommendation!; Song of the Tower (CAM), August 2017

Event Steward and Staff Jobs Held

Known World Events

• Track Coordinator, Known World Newcomer's Symposium, November 2024
• Track Moderator, Known World Chatelaine's Symposium, December 2023
• Event Steward, Known World Heraldic and Scribal Symposium, June 2023
• Deputy War Herald, Pennsic War, Pennsic 47 (2018)
• Emergency Deputy (Herald 2) and scheduler for classes and senior shifts, Herald’s Point, Pennsic 2016-17
• Senior Armory Herald & Deputy Shift-Herald-In-Charge, Pennsic Herald’s Point, Pennsic 2015(44), 48-Present

Northshield Events

• Event Co-steward, Northshield Kingdom Heraldic and Scribal Symposium, March 2018
• Event Co-Steward, Boar’s Head, Caer Anterth Mawr, December 2017
• Deputy Event Steward, Theodore’s Medieval Academy for Novices, Caer Anterth Mawr, March 2017
• Gate Warden, Boar’s Head, Caer Anterth Mawr, December 2016
• Royalty Liaison & Chatelaine, Border Skirmish, Caer Anterth Mawr, June 2016
• Site Herald, Boar’s Head, Caer Anterth Mawr, December 2015
• Primary Field Herald, Pas de Armes, Canton of Blachemere, August 2015
• Event Chatelaine, Border Skirmish, Caer Anterth Mawr, June 2015
• Coordinator and Liaison, Geek Week demo at UW-Milwaukee, February 2015
• Moot Steward, “Peer Moot”, Caer Anterth Mawr, February 2015
• Royalty & Media Liaison, Border Skirmish, Caer Anterth Mawr, June 2014

An Tir Events and Services

• Event Steward, Regional Championships, Rivers Region
• Constable in Charge (security patrol)
• Herald In Charge
• Head of Gate
• Coordinator, Youth Ithrotir (games/arts competition), Egil's (26?)
• List Mistress
• Event Marshal
• Court Herald
  • Baronial
    • Cesare and Astrid of Terra Pomaria
    • Ambrose and Marian of Adiantum
    • Brutus and Kate of Adiantum
  • Principality of the Summits
    • Ambrose and Marian
    • Dublin and Katharine
    • Durin and Ceridwen
    • Saer Bane and Meagan
  • Kingdom of An Tir
    • Brendan and Aryana
    • Sven and Signy
    • Skepti and Asa
• Consulting Table coordinator/staff

Scribal Preferences

One of our scribes pointed out that persons should list their favorite flowers and bugs and fruit and vegetables to make things easier for the scribes.
Therefore:
Roses (especially heraldic in blue and white), carnations, lilac, lavender, anything on the cooler side of the spectrum (blue, purple, white, bluish reds, but not yellows and oranges usually). Bees and dragonflies and ladybugs and butterflies. Apples, pears, any sort of berry or melon. Broccoli, spinach, winter squash, carrots, parsnips, peas, green beans, and asparagus.
Beatrice generally prefers mid- to late-period scrolls (no runic, please), but has no particular preferences as to time, place, or style within that preference. As a scribe herself, she is especially fond of receiving scrolls where a scribe has dived deep down the rabbit hole to create something they are passionate about.