Marking the 70th year of Her Majesty's reign and the 350th anniversary of the Public register, the Queen has graciously signed folio 1 of Volume 96 of the Register, the royal arms as used in Scotland, painted by Herald Painter, Clare McCrory.
The scan does not do justice to the richness of the gold. My thought is that flatbed scanners are only suited to paper and print - paint on vellum requires a camera as there is a 3D aspect to heraldic painting.
Interestingly (to me), this is the very first emblazonment of the undifferenced arms of the sovereign in Scotland in the Register. Volume One way back in 1672 blazoned the Sovereign's arms but did not illustrate them.
