Kingdom of the West: Competition for 2004 Information & Resource Sheet


Prepared to assist potential entrants to the contests. This is NOT a comprehensive list, merely some starting points. Enjoy -

March Crown:

Fine Art: Headgear (hats, coronets, veils)

Hats and Hair - articles and links by Mistress Cynthia Virtue

Listing of links to pictures of Straw Hats in Rennaissance Works of Art

Medieval Finds from Excavations in London, 3, Dress Accessories c.1150-1450, by Geoff Egan and Frances Pritchard, ISBN: 0851158390.

Practical Science: Making a "Fine Spice"

The Medieval Kitchen: Recipes from France and Italy by Odile Redon, Françoise Sabban, & Silvano Serventi -- includes Fine Spice. Also seen on website.

Spice Powder interpretation with citation

Spices from the East

Beltane:

Performing Art: Period Instrumental Piece (5 min. max)

Early Music FAQ

A class in medieval music

La Trobe University Library Medieval Music Database

Medieval Music Links Page

Archive of Medieval Music (Images)

Medieval and Renaissance Musical Instruments

Technical Science: Eating Utensils (any medium)

Medieval and Renaissance Eating Utensils and Feast Gear [note: lots of links here]

Feast For the Eyes

Medieval Pottery Research Group Links [note: includes links to a major database of items]

English Drinking Vessels: Black Jacks

Genesis of the Fork

June Crown:

Fine Art: Gloves and Mittens

3-Fingered Gloves

How to Make a Pair of Gloves (includes links to documentation and booklist)

Technical Science: Portable Period Seating - any medium ( e. g. chair, stool)

How to make a Stool

Medieval Pavilion Resources

3 Legges Stool with pics, bibliography, links to extent items

Viking Stool

Medieval Woodworking Links

Eames, Penelope. Furniture in England, France, and the Netherlands from the Twelfth to Fifteenth Century. London, The Furniture History Society, 1977.

Dieh, Daniel and Mark Donnelly, Medieval Furniture: Plans and Instructions for Historical Reproductions. Published by Stackpole Books. 1999 ISBN 0-8117-2854-4.

Diehl, Daniel, Constructing Medieval Furniture: Plans and Instructions with Historical Notes. Published by Stackpole Books. 1997 ISBN 0-9117-2795-5,

A&S:

Fine Art: Illuminated Capital Letter

Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry

Die Miniaturen der Manesseschen Liederhandschrift - Manesse Codex 1300

The Guttenberg School of Scribes

Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts

Fine Art: Tableware (any medium, anything that goes on a table)

Medieval and Renaissance Eating Utensils and Feast Gear [note: lots of links here]

Feast For the Eyes

Medieval Pottery Research Group Links [note: includes links to a major database of items]

English Drinking Vessels: Black Jacks

Genesis of the Fork

Scully Terence, The Art of Cookery in the Middle Ages,Woodbridge, Boydell Press, 1995.

Performing Art: 14th/15th C. Joyous Song (3 min. max)

Early Music FAQ

A class in medieval music

La Trobe University Library Medieval Music Database

Medieval Music Links Page

Archive of Medieval Music (Images)

Performing Art: Any Period Form of Poem or Song: Topic: Honor (3 min. max)

Early Music FAQ

A class in medieval music

La Trobe University Library Medieval Music Database

Medieval Music Links Page

Archive of Medieval Music (Images)

Medieval Poetry

Medieval Poetry - links to poems online

Building Blocks of Old English Poetry

Technical Science: Research Paper: Layouts and Plants of the Medieval Garden

Penn State's Medieval Garden

Medieval Garden Class with large resource list

Prebendel Manor House

Whittington Castle Medieval Garden

Brother Cadfael's Herb Garden: an Illustrated Complanion to Medieval Plants and their Uses. By Rob Talbot and Robin Whiteman. Published by Little Brown and Company 1997. ISBN 0-8212-2387-9.

Gerards's Herbal: A History of Plants. Edited by Marcus Woodward. Published by Senate 1994. ISBN 1 85958 051 3.

The Embroiderer's Garden, by Thomasina Beck. Published by David& Charles Craft. 1987. ISBN 0 7153 0691 X.

The Medieval Garden, by Sylvia Landsberg. Published by Thames and Hudson. ISBN 0-500-01691-7.

The Medieval Garden Design Book, by Ramona Jablonski. Published by Stemmer House 1982. ISBN 0-88045-011-8.

The Renaissance Garden in Englaind, by Roy Strong. Published by Thames and Hudson. 1979 and 1998. ISBN 0-500-27214-X.

"Gardens" #25 Compleat Anachronist, by Deidre Ui Mhaille, Published by SCA Inc.1986.

Technical Science: Hawking Gear (for the bird) - any medium

Overview of 15th Life: Falconry with bibliography

Lists with series of Links to info and bibliographies

Falconry through Medieval Times: a compilation of pictures and extant pieces

Scottish Falconry Site includes detailed history and info on birds and equipment

Practical Science: Glasswork - Hot Glass, Lampwork/Beads, Cold Glass, Stained Glass

Medieval Beadwork

Medieval Lampworking

Wondrous Glass: Roman Glassworks

Hands on Glass Beads

Practical Science: Practical Items made from Animal Fat - Soap, Candles, Ointment, Sources of Light

Museum of Ancient Inventions

Real Hand Made Soap

Soapmaking


Purgatorio:

Performing Art: Tell a Tale (5 min. max)

Technical Science: Gaming Equipment for Period Board Games

Gaming

Medieval Renaissance Games and Equipment

Medieval and Renaissance Games Home Page

The Museum of Games (Virtual)

October Crown:

Performing Art: On Site Poetry: 3 words and the Role of the Consort (3 min. max)

Medieval Poetry

Medieval Poetry links to poems online

Practical Science: Weaving - A Period pattern with Documentation

Museum of Ancient Inventions

Medieval Sourcebook: The Regulations of the Weavers' Gild of Stendal, 1233

Textiles and Weaving Links from Atlantia

12th Night:

Fine Art: Decorative Bookbindings

Evolution of the Medieval Book

Archeology of Medieval Bookbinding, by J. A. Szirmai. Published by Ashgate 2000. ISBN 0 85967 904 7.

Bookbinding Basics, by Paola Rosati. Published by Sterling Publishing Co., 1998. ISBN 0-8069-7939-9.

Bookbinding In Great Britain: 16th to 20th Century. Catalogue 893. Published by Maggs Bros. Ltd. 1964.

Bookbinding Its Background and Technique, by Edith Diehl. Published by Rinehart and Co. 1946. Vol I & II.

Bookbindings: Victoria and Albert Museum, by Johm P. Harthan. Published by HMSO1985. ISBN 0 11 290226 X

English Embroidered Bookbindings, by Cyril Davenport. Published by Kegan, Paul , Trench, Trubener and Coompany London, 1899.

Fine and Historic Bookbindings from the Folger Shakespeare Library, by Frederick A. Bearman, Nati . Krivatsy, J. Franklin Mowery. Published by the Folger Shakespeare Library. 1992. ISBN 0-96299254-1-1.

Pictorial Bookbindings, by Marjam Foot. Published by The British Library 1986. ISBN 0-7123-0099-6.

Textile and Embroidered Bookbindings. Published by Bodlian Library Oxford 1971.

The History of Bookbinding 525-1950 A.D.: An Exhibition held at the Baltimore Museum of Art November 12, 1957 to January 12, 1958. Published by the Trustees of the Walters Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland 1957.

The Portfolio 1894: Monographs on Artistic Subjects. Bookbinding in France, Albert Durer's Engravings, Italian Book-Illustrations. Edited by P. G. Hamilton. Published by Seeley and Co. 1894.

Practical Science: Dyeing: Reds

Dye Recipes from the Innsbruck Manuscript

How to Dye with Cochineal

Early, Medieval and Renaissance Dye Recipes - resources

Medieval Textiles Newsletter - Madder


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