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From the Scriptorium: Svatý's newsletter.
August 2002 September 2002
Svatý Archives:
Recent Additions:
A Fifteenth Century Cookry Boke compiled by John L. Anderson
Donated by Muirgheal of Knockfiernan
Lord of the Dance (VHS) Same people as RiverDance only artsy
Donated by Thomas MacPaul the Younger
RiverDance the Video (VHS 71 min)
Donated by Thomas mac Paul the Younger
English Wayfaring Life in the Middle Ages by J.J. Jusserand
Translated from the French by Lucy Toulmin Smith
No copyright date by Preface is dated October, 1891
Illustrated. Donated by Magnus Darkhair
The following six items were received from the Middle Kingdom
Information Office on Jan 2 and added to the archives:
Middle Kingdom Boke of Ceremonies
Middle Kingdom Marshal of Fence Handbook (7/96 rev)
Middle Kingdom Chronicler's Handbook (1996 edition)
Middle Kingdom Scribe's Handbook (1992 edition)
The Middle Kingdom Handbook: A Guide to Some Customs and Courtesies
2nd edition.
Forward Into the Past (1989 edition)
Beyond Prowess: Studying Chivalric Literature by Terry Sheehan
The Compleat Anachronist #88 Nov 1996
Northwatch Well-Versed Issue (Aug 31 AS)
A collection of songs from Northshield.
Donated by Darian Andrew McKay
Braveheart (VHS) donated by Lord Cecil Hagan
Basic Bookbinding: Materials and Techniques
The Compleat Anachronist Series #85 5/96
Donated by Thomas MacPaul the Younger
Memoirs of a Medieval Woman: The Life and Times of Margery Kempe
Memoirs of a woman born in 1373 in Norfolk, England.
Donated by Thomas MacPaul the Younger
The Age of Chivalry by the National Geographic Society
A beautifully illustrated book covering every aspect of
the knight's life. Includes 400 color illustrations,
11 maps and a 16 page pullout of the complete
Bayeaux Tapestry with commentary.
Donated by Thomas MacPaul the Younger
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Tuchman
5 maps, 40 pages of illustrations, 629 pages plus
bibliography, index and notes on primary sources.
Donated by Thomas MacPaul the Younger
Chronicle and Romance, vol 35 Harvard Five Foot Shelf of Books
A 1910 Harvard Classics edition which includes:
The Chronicles of Froissart by G. C. Macauly
A translation of the French chronicler Jean Froissant
(1337-1410). Campaigns, battles and rebellions.
The Holy Grail by Sir Thomas Malory from the Caxton
edition of The Morte D'Arthur.
A Description of Elizabethan England written by William
Harrison for Holinshed's Chronicles. Chapters cover
individual topics, i.e., food, apparel, gardens, etc.
Donated by Thomas mac Paul the Younger
I Am My Mother's Savage Daughter
From video of Bardic Madness IV
The Clans of the Scottish Highlands by R.R. McLain
Illustrated by appropriate figures showing their dress,
tartans, arms, armorial insignia, and occupations.
Donated by Bill Nelson.
Are We There Yet? The Northshield Roadkill Singbook.
Beginning with a song of The Dream, followed by diverse
Rounds and Ballads, Songs of War, Love and Drink, Dalliance,
Bawdry and Silliness, and concluding with a large number
of verses to Olde Tyme Religion, including several verses
never before seen in an collection, and ending as is
fitting and traditional with The Parting Glass.
Donated by Thomas MacPaul the Younger.
Video Tapes:
#1 Contains general footage of three Events:
a) General footage of fighting & feast at Hertzkrieg II
b) Short footage of Demo at Vermillion Middle School
c) Fighting, dancing and feast at Ides of March in Huron
#2 Two tapes containing 3 hrs of footage from Bardic Madness IV
#3 Rob Roy (VHS) donated by Thomas MacPaul
#4 Braveheart (VHS) donated by CeCil Hagan
#5 First Knight (VHS) donated by Thomas MacPaul
Songbooks:
Rose & Nefr Dance Manual with accompanying tape.
The Northshield Singbook
Are We There Yet? The Northshield Roadkill Songbook
Northwatch Well-Versed Issue (8/96) donated by Darian Andrew McKay
Compleat Anachronist Series
The Compleat Anachronist is a series of pamphlets printed by the
Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. Each issue concentrates on
a specific topic and serves as a valuable starting point for
further research. Most issues contain bibliographies and resource
listings for additional study.
Back issues of The Compleat Anachronist are available for $4 each.
A subscription to the series is $8.00 per year for SCA members.
Below is a listing of the issues available from the Svatý Sebesta
archives. More are being added regularly.
Issue Issue
No. Date Title and Description
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2 9/82 Selections from the Hammer, Part 1
Three helms and mail.
3 11/82 Selections from the Hammer, Part II
Plate armor, gauntlets, roweled spurs.
10 1/84 A Critical Illumination in Gaul and France.
11 3/84 Traditional Ballads 1986 Revision with corrections.
14 8/84 Costuming to a T - Basic SCA Sewing
Introduction to sewing, Frankish, Anglo-Saxon, Norman,
Greek and Byzantine costume, pouches, pants, and a
Renaissance shirt.
16 11/84 A Compleat Herbal
Herbs as condiments and medicines, scents and dyes,
their use and cultivation.
19 5/85 Royal Castlebuilding in Medieval England
The human factor in construction - architect and
workmen, their tasks and schedues, and the financing
of the project. 20 7/85 Barbarian Cultures
Germanic Tribes, Slavs, Magyars, Celts.
22 11/85 Heraldry - The Design and Submission of Devices and Badges
in the Society for Creative Anachronism
Excellent and friendly advice on designing and
registering good heraldry, 1990 revision.
23 1/86 Arms and Armour III - Weapons and Armour in Western
Europe 400 A.D. to 750 A.D.
Swords and myths thereabout, spear, knife, axe, bow,
Roman influences on armor, shield, helmet, body armor.
24 3/86 Arms and Armour IV - Weapons and Armour in Western
Europe 750 A.D. to 1000 A.D.
Same topics as number 23 but later versions.
26 7/86 Pavilions of the Known World
Instructions on building several medieval-style tents.
27 9/86 Herbs II - An Herbal Grimoire
Fragrances, foraging, dyes, herbal medicine and
cosmetics, insect repellent, supplies and suppliers.
29 1/87 Weapons and Armour II - Weapons and Armour in Western
Europe 1100 A.D. to 1350 A.D.
41 1/89 Dyestuffs - Medieval dying methods and materials.
44 7/89 The Troubadours - A Selection of 12th Century
troubadours, their poetry and music.
45 8/89 Medieval and Renaissance Choral Music
An introduction to period music and a sampling of
pleasing (and relatively easy) songs composed before
the 17th century.
46 11/89 The Judgment of Allah
The Arms and Armor of Islam
47 1/90 A Primer in Calligraphy and Illumination
An intro for beginners.
48 3/90 A Brief Historie of the Theatre
A broad overview of 2000 years of theatre history,
including ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages,
Renaissance England, and 16th-17th century Spain
and France.
51 9/90 The Islamic World (1/93 printing)
History, religion, clothing, naming practices, cooking
Muslim heraldry, and names list.
54 3/91 The Mongols
The Lands, the peoples, their customs, laws and clothing.
The empire and its decline. Their legacy.
62 7/92 The True Trouveres - A description of and music (with
translation out of Old French) of the trouveres music
of Northern France.
65 1/93 A Japanese Miscellany - A quick reference for those
interested in period Japanese things.
70 11/93 The World's Oldest Dance The Origins of Belly Dancing.
77 1/95 Medieval Baskets
78 3/95 Non-European Games
Contemporary with the Medieval Period of European
Civilization.
79 5/95 From the Kitchen of Castle Gillywick
Willihilda the Kitchen Wench
Medieval recipes with a story attached to each one.
80 7/95 Things to Wear, Clothing of the Heian Period Japan
Japanese clothing for men and women.
81 9/95 Period Metrology: A Study of Measurement, Part 1
82 11/95 Period Metrology: A Study of Measurement, Part II.
83 1/96 The University of Paris
Higher Education in the Middle Ages.
84 3/96 Handgonnes In The Middle Ages
A short history and manual.
85 5/96 Basic Bookbinding:
Materials and Techniques
88 Beyond Prowess: Studying Chivalric Literature
11/96 Short descriptions of period literature
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