So... Vert, on a fess between three Cross Osmorog argent, a Lekawica azure? Assuming that Nawojka wants to try to submit the device without the weird Polish...
... I'm pretty sure the W thing is in the PicDic already. I know I've seen it somewhere.... The cross thingies can always be blazoned as some existing form of...
It is my understanding that they save thier best most colorful clothing for special occasions, such as entertaining. most of the clothing shown is them...
... Submit a picture. We register the picture. Don't worry about the blazon. If you can't find the words, we can, if it can be adequately blazoned. Just make...
I have given up the idea of trying to blazon this wretched device of mine properly, and just want to get it out of my house. Is there a way of blazoning it so...
There's also the late 15th century Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch, and his Haywain triptych, that apparently shows Romani ladies in the foreground, and once...
... I have not seen any illustrations of early 15th C. Germanic Gypsies. There is a late 15th C. German woodcut and a mid-15th C. Swiss miniature. Neither...
Would their skirts been multicolored? ... From: "Marian Walke" <marian@...> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 11:38 To: <sig@yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re:...
Gypsies were poor, frequently itinerants. They often lived by practicing marginal crafts, fortune telling, and begging. Therefore, a Gypsy woman at that time...
Greetings I have a friend that has asked me to make her a 16th century Romanian Gypsy skirt. She hasn't really narrowed the time frame much more that mid to...
On thing to keep in mind is that in the SCA, you don't need to always stick to the one persona, dress style, or gender. There is nothing to stop you from...
Urtans also wrote an article on the whole bog finds the next year it seems in Latvian, though it may have been translated from the Russian. Vladislavs...
Greetings, I am new to the SCA and am trying to find information about my persona. Ive chosen Early Romania, Wallachia, the 13th or 14th centuries. Anything...
There's a reproduction of it at the National History Museum of Latvia too: http://www.history-museum.lv/english/media/mosaic/atdari/shield.jpg (It's different...
... Thank you for that tid-bit, I've filed it away. Unfortunately this project has to be put on hold. Morning sickness isn't inspiring... ... Rosie- saying...
Very minor addition here... but I just read a brief mention of woodcuts for pictures of saints and it reminded me of this thread. In "Atlas of Medieval Europe"...
Swedish. (The '.se' in the addy tells you.) I love this site but I haven't used it in a long time. Looks like they've added a lot of stuff! If you go back to...
thank you...I can read some of it but I can't ever get back to the museum site to verify country. It used to be linked directly from the museum. Ianuk On Tue,...
Also, I also love the patterns from this museum site. Its in danish (I think) but the patterns are easy to understand. I use their pants pattern all of the...
Do they want norse or rus? Point 'em at http://users.bigpond.net.au/quarfwa/miklagard/costume/rus/trader/Rus_description.htm --Sfandra ... ****************** ...
Strangely enough, the Midrealm's King and Prince are both Varangian Rus/Swedes. Both have requested online resources detailing the digs in very early Rus,...
Hi Paul, How do you feel about recipes? I've been trying to collect some pierogi ones, and was thinking about sharing them. --Sfandra ... ****************** ...
I'm still willing to help with Pennsic stuff. So let me know when you get a time and day nailed down as well as what you need. Marija [Non-text portions of...
Linen! Linen is your friend! Also very light cotton - muslin or gauze. I wear Kievan rus' year round. 95% of all my garb is linen. If it's not linen, it's...
Hi, I put in for the meeting space with the pennsic u people. Haven't heard anything specific... What's on your mind? Margarita On May 31, 2008, at 6:48 PM,...
