Auntie Elspeth Reviews Calligraphy and Illuminatio
Annotated bibliography by Elizabeth Wallace (in the SCA, Elspeth nic Cormac) that focuses on books related to calligraphy, illumination, and drawing done before the 17th century. Intended for a historical recreation audience, such as the SCA.
Auntie Elspeth Reviews Embroidery Books
Annotated bibliography by Elizabeth Wallace (in the SCA, Elspeth nic Cormac) that focuses on books related to embroidery, needlework and lacework done before the 17th century. Intended for a historical recreation audience, such as the SCA.
Flowers for an Elizabethan Garden
Historical and practical information about 16th century flowers for the modern gardener, including a database of period plants, naming conventions, and tips on choosing and acquiring plants.
Historical Brewing
Book reviews, links to sites and articles (brewing, mead, wine, ingredients, judging, recipes, organizations, SCA guilds, homepages). For SCA members: competition guidelines and forms, mailing list archives.
Jadwiga's Cooking Page
Medieval cooking articles, recipes and links.
The Lacemaker's Home Page
Lacemaker mailing list, articles, supplier database, lace guild database, links, pictures.
The Tangled Web of Lara the Lacemaker
Lace making and sewing instruction.
Thorngrove Athenaeum
Medieval and Renaissance embroidery, clothing, cooking, and history articles; current projects, pictures, 15th century Venetian persona interview, and some lighter amusing stuff.