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[fpb]

The fandom can be a nasty place. I just had the unpleasant experience of getting to know a woman who is, one, a skank, and, two, proud of it. Ugly. It's like trying to make a slug understand that leaving a slimy trail behind is nothing to be proud about.

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[bufo-viridis.livejournal.com]

Yes, I remember the portrait, v. interesting (is it a part of a larger picture or a separate piece?). My question was coming from the fact that it was customary to show impartant figure with flags and other insignia, as a mark of a person/position/function. Since I know only basic facts about Joan, I was curious if there exist any sources telling she was appointed Royal Standard Bearer or similar position.

[fpb.livejournal.com]

I believe that it comes from the margin of a book, and that it is believed to be the writer's immediate reaction to actually seeing her in the street. Notice how carefully the monogram of Jesus on the flag is written; whoever it was who drew it was more used to handsome book lettering than to drawing.

[bufo-viridis.livejournal.com]

Indeed, the monogram is very careflly done - the author was a monk-scribe? Not unlikely. The picture is doubly interesting then - kind of a photo snapshot 700 years old... The whereabouts are unknown? She wears a curious mix of knight's (sword, very properly done, one can identify the type immediately; the drawer must have seen them a lot, too) and ladies attire. Her dress seems to be not a very plain one, but more of an elegant type - the frills below...
I wonder how significant is that she wears her long hair loose?