Diamante da Magenta

Photo Diamanté da Magenta Information Resides: Barony of Seagirt http://seagirt.antir.sca.org Pronouns: Not specified Date Started: October 2010 Awards: [No link added to Order of Precedence] Prefered Title: Not specified Offices: Event Steward Seagirt Masked Ball April 2011 : Event Steward Daffodil 35/AS 46 (2012) Heraldry Argent, in pale three mullets barry and per pale sable and Or; 16th century Italian women displayed their Device on a lozenge WELCOME ~ BENVENUTO Diamanté da Magenta Persona History Born in Magenta Italy on March 15, 1477, Diamanté is the only daughter of Adamantine of Thira, Greece, who died in childbirth. Diamanté's father, Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, was so distraught at the death of his beloved wife that he swore he would never love another woman in his life. Leonardo's mother Caterina, and her husband Achattabrigga, raised Diamanté in Vinci until Leonardo brought Caterina and Diamanté to Milan, to the court of Ludovico Sforza and Beatrice D'Este, to live. No one at court thought of Diamanté as anything other than a truly devoted and loving servant to Caterina. When Caterina died, Leonardo proclaimed Diamanté to be his ward. Much attention had been given to ensuring Diamanté was well educated, and her schooling exceeded that of many noblewomen. Her love of books brought her so often to the court library that her knowledge of its contents was greater than that of the Bibliotecario. She was offered a position in the library and often tutored the daughters of Nobles. Her position allowed her to travel with the Bibliotecario and her skill and intellect was fully appreciated and admired by the Sforza University staff and Noble households, whose libraries she helped to build to enviable status. Households she served in & Places of Residence: •Duke Ludovico Sforza & Duchess Beatrice d'Este, Milan 1493 - 1498 •Marquess Francesco iL Gonzaga & Marchesa Isabella d'Este, Mantua 1498 - 1518 •King Francis 1 of France, Cloux, 1518 - 1529 •Barony of Seagirt, Principality of Tir Righ, Kingdom of An Tir, 1529 - current Siblings - none Business Partner - Canzone di Fiorenzi ; Canzone and Diamante own several properties and a thriving vineyard and wine business together, and Canzones sons are also helping to manage and care for these businesses. Personal Library Inventory: •Aurora Consurgeans- 38 fine watercolour miniatures •De Docta Ignorantia - Nicolas Of Cusa's philosophy and theology •Chrysolorus Erotemata - Greek grammar treatise •A Journey Beyond Three Seas - detailed journal of a Russian merchants descriptions of customs, ceremonies and the politics of India •Les Livres des Tournois - a wonderful French record of ancient tournament customs of France, Germany and the Low Countries •Les Quinze Joies de Marriage - satirical analysis of the lies and arguments which plague married couples and set them up to fail mercilessly •The Master of the Game - how the English conducted a Game Sport Hunt, and how it differed and resembled the French customs of hunting and trapping •The Perfumed Garden of Sensual Delight - recipes for sexual maladies and instructions and advice in the book on how and what men and women should do to ensure they appear most attractive to one another •Ritsou Manuscript - collection of short, single simple musicals for small choirs •Tea Manual - the wonderful milestone work recording the simple way Prince Ning brewed loose tea and the ceremony of tea from leaf selection to how to heat the water and which china to use •The Wedding of Sir Gwain and Dame Ragnelle - the bardic tale which told of the discovery of 'what a woman really wants •Canterbury Tales by Chaucer Convivo - philosophical work which paid homage to Cicero and Beothius; •il Filocolo - 5 volumes, the first novel written in Italian, in prose, which tells the love story of Biancifiore & Florio •Divina Comedia - Dante Aligheiris in three volumes, all 14,233 lines of exquisite poetry, divided into the three cantinas •Book of the City of Ladies and The Treasure of the City of Ladies (also known as The Book of the Three Virtues) - Christine de Pizan •Ditie de Jehanne dArc - Christine de Pizan, poem honouring Joan of Arc •Querelle du Roman de la Rose - a written rhetorical discourse between Christine de Pizan & Jean de Montreuil Diamanté da Magenta currently resides in the Barony of Seagirt, Principality of Tir Righ (http://www.tirrigh.org/branches.php), Kingdom of An Tir. As her income allows, she is now retired and pursues her interests in horses, the Arts & Sciences, dance, and developing her skill with the blade. Of course her love of books continues, for when you can read, you can do anything! S.C.A. Honors and Awards •Subscribing member since November 2009 ~ Member # 200312 expires 31 June 2016 •Name: Diamanté da Magenta I sent my NAME, DEVICE & BADGE registration application papers away in on June 22nd, 2010. They were all approved November 2010. I was informed December 31st, 2010 by Elizabeth Lions Blood. Registration process took just over 6 months. •Lady Title Award of Arms March 12, 2011 (AS XLV) I was awarded this privilege by Their Highnesses Kheron Azov and Kenna of the Clan MacDonald of Tir Righ. An Italian woman uses the title "donna" (with a small d, to distinguish her from those using the title Donna, awarded to female white scarf achievers in Rapier Arts •Rock August 20, 2011 This is an award for service, It is given at their Excellencies pleasure to those gentles who have performed outstanding service to the barony. The Insignia is: A small bag containing a stone; The stone is chosen by Their Excellencies with consideration of the attributes of each particular recipient. Institued by: Baron Sir William mac Brennan and Voevoda Nadezdha Toranova. It was presented to me by their Excellencies Ming Lum Pee and Elína Kársdóttir of Seagirt •Damoiselle Tangwystl verch Glyn (Jambe de Lion) took me under her wing for one year and a day, from August 20th 2011 to August 21st 2012. During that year she guided me and mentored me, helping me safely navigate the SCAdian Known World. At the end of the year and a day she presented me with a a beautifully hand stitched Italian gown as my 'graduation' gift. Although the official year is over, Her Excellencies generosity never ends, and I am honoured and proud to be a recipient of her kindness and honest friendship. September 11, 2013 •Declaration to work to become a SEAGIRT BARON'S SCHOLAR Seagirt DAFFODIL Tournament March 15, 2014 Formal Application was presented to Eideard Fifth Baron of Seagirt. Successfully completed the FINE ARTS category: Calligraphy & Illumination, and the TRADES & CRAFTS category: Book Binding (I presented 50 handmade little blank books, hinge bound) Continued my Scholar progress with Connal, Sixth Baron of Seagirt. Successfully completed the GAMES category at SST, August 2014 completing the documentation section for games component September 2014. Achieved my Golden Swan, and so completed the Scholars PERSONA category requirements October 2014 •Silent Harp August 16, 2014 This award is presented for unheralded achievement in the Arts. The Insignia is: an unstrung harp (hence, silenced) It pre-dates Seagirt's elevation to Barony. It was presented to me by their Excellencies Connall MacLagmayn and Letitia Talbott Sixth Baron and Baroness of Seagirt •Golden Swan October 12, 2014 The Tournament of the Golden Swan is the SCA's pre-eminant persona development challenge for female personas. It has been sponsored since 1984 by the Shire of Appledore in the Kingdom of An Tir within the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), a world-wide historical recreationist group. The first Golden Swan was held in Kelowna, B.C. and it has run annually since, making it the longest running SCA Challenge Tournament. The purpose of Golden Swan is to foster the highest level of knowledge of the lives of women in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Its aim is not merely to confine itself to women's history and women's issues, although these do form part of the research most candidates will do. A successful Golden Swan has acquired a level and depth of understanding of what a woman's life was like in a given time period that may be unequalled even in the highest levels of academia. In addition, the candidate will require immense acting ability, to stay in persona for a period of 36 hours. I competed along with two others, both of whom also succeeded in achieving the Award of the Golden Swan. Service 2010 •Seagirt Daffodil (Saanich Fair Grounds) - 2nd Chef for Feast, working with Baron Lachlan Mac an Toisich •Shire of Lionsdale Tir Righ Heraldic Symposium (Lionsdale) - Class set-up •Seagirt Sargeants, Yeomen & Gallants; Seagirt Summer Tourney (Camp Bernard, Metchosin) - Gate •Seagirt Fall Masked Ball of Champions (Victoria) - Tavern Assistant to Anna Jane Byrd 2011 •Daffodil (Saanich Fair Grounds) - Set up Merchants Row •Grande Demo (Vicotria Rudd Park) - Set-up •Spring Masked Ball of Champions (Victoria) - Event Steward & Day Food •Seagirt SeaLion War (Mountainaire Campground, Nanaimo) - Assist with Baronial Pavilion set-up; Gate •Seagirt Summer Tourney (Goldstream Park) - Set-up;Gate •Seagirt Tir Righ September Coronet (Mountainaire Campground, Nanaimo) - Set-up;Gate;Inspiration for Lothar •Seagirt Yule (Victoria) - Last Minute 2nd Chef to Janet Kempe 2012 •Seagirt Daffodil (Cowichan Exhibition Grounds) - Event Steward & Feastocrat •Seagirt Summer Tourney (Cowichan Exhibition Grounds) - Gate •Lionsdale Tir Righ August Investiture (Albion Fairgrounds) - retinue for Princess Kenna •Seagirt Fall Masked Ball of Champions (Victoria) - Gate 2013 •February Investiture (Cowichan Exhibition Grounds) - Day Food •Daffodil (Cowichan Exhibition Grounds) - Gate •Seagirt Spring Masked Ball (Victoria) - Played the role of Lady Alizabeth the Elaborate in the first Medieval Murder Mystery Pageant •Seagirt Newcomers Event (Cobble Hill) - Gate •Seagirt Summer Tourney (Cobble Hill) - Created the Dragon costume and the Black Knight mannequin for the childrens Black Knight Amazing Race contest •Seagirt Fall Masked Ball (Victoria) - Dayfood •Seagirt Yule (James Bay Community School Centre) - created one dozen dolls, 18" in height, fully clothed in documentable clothing for the Barony of Seagirt Largess. Won the Dirty Dozen Donation Derby by a few beads in the vote. Congratulations to Duchess Megan Grigg for her second place award. Gave my prizes to Storm Princess Juahara, in appreciation for and personal honouring and recognition of her elegance and nobility. 2014 •Designed and created Principality Charter Blanks •Seagirt Summer Tourney (Cobble Hill) - Created, organized and ran the children's activity - a recreation of the Paoli di Sienna, the 700 year old horse race which still takes place every year on July 2nd and August 16th in Sienna Tuscany (part of my Scholars Games Testing) •August Investiture Event (Qualicum Bay), with Ceridwen - Gate & Open Kitchen for "Orphans" Interests and Leisure Pursuits •Historical clothing design and construction •Embroidery and embellishment •16th Century Research •Spiritual Alchemy and Herbalism •The Art of Dancing with Blades ~ Rapier •Dancing •Bibliophilia Aspirations & Goals Diamanté is working towards Invitation of Membership in the Royal Company of the Sable Rose Achievement in becoming a Seagirt Scholar and a Golden Swan Being worthy of the awards some day of Goute, Jambe and Laurel