The Book List....

[ianuk]

So here is the list thus far..need to more for the general class....just can't quite put my finger on the last 2...btw, I'm teaching 10 Books Every SCA Person Should Own and this is the general for everyone list...I'll have other lists for specifics but this is the everyone list. Any suggestions? I thought I had asked this before but I can't find the post.

1. Sara Thursfield. Medieval Tailor’s Assistant: Making Common Garments 1200-1500. Costume and Fashion, Press 2001.

2. Theophilus. On Divers Arts: The Foremost Medieval Treatise on Painting, Glassmaking, and Metalwork. Trans. John G. Hawthorne and Cyril Stanley Smith. Dover Publications, 1979.

3. Marc Drogin. Medieval Calligraphy: Its History and Technique. Dover Publications (1989)

4. Arthur Charles Fox-Davies. A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Gramercy (1993)

5. Cindy Renfrow. Take a Thousand Eggs or More: A Translation of Medieval Recipes from Harliean MS 279, Harliean, MS 4016 and Extracts. C. Renfrow 1997

6. David Edge and John Miles Paddock. Arms and Armor of the Medieval Knight: An Illustrated History of Weaponry in the Middle Ages. Crescent (1993).

7. Geoff Egan. Dress Accessories c. 1150- c.1450. Bydell Press (2002).

8. Greta Arwidsson. The Mästermyr Find: A Viking Age Tool Chest from Gotland. Larson Publications (2000).

Comments

[carloche.livejournal.com]

I see you have a lot of "making things" books, but did you want some good overview/history books? I just finished A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age
by William Manchester and it was VERY good.

[raventhourne.livejournal.com]

I've been looking through my collection on general history ones and I'm kinda stuck...I've been trying to narrow it down to 1 versus the 8-9 in my library.

[lissamc.livejournal.com]

The first one I recommend for newcomers is actually the Known World Handbook.

If you want some specifics for textiles or beads, I can give some suggestions there.

[snotblossom.livejournal.com]

How about Woven into the Earth? That's a good one.

[ysabet.livejournal.com]

I rock! I own (or have owned, one of 'em went with the evil ex) six out of the eight, and I think I've read both of the two I don't have. In particular I love the Mästermyr Find and Theophilus books; both of mine are dog-eared and much cuddled, with notes scribbled here and there.

[ysabet.livejournal.com]

Forgot to add this...

Another really excellent book that I'd recommend is Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years, or Women, Cloth and Society In Early Times, by Elizabeth Weyland Barber. Magnificent book; it's a study of not just what women did to keep society alive, but *why* they did it... it's kind of surprising, just how tasks got portioned out sometimes-- the reasons aren't nearly as obvious as you'd think. The book's full of from-the-ground-up recreations of weaving, discussions on alternate methods, you name it. And you can find it here. (http://www.amazon.com/Womens-Work-First-Years-Society/dp/0393313484/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231199225&sr=8-1)

[cowboy-r.livejournal.com]

Poking about on Amazon and at Chivalry Sports reveals... goodness, those are some spendy titles!

[argentlupin.livejournal.com]

I think the list is great but I would adjust it in one way. For those books that are out of print you may want to put in alternate title that will allow people to look for a different book that provides information along the same vein. That way those that can find the out of print book that they can afford know they are getting a good book while still providing a resource for those that may not be able to find the out of print book.

[raventhourne.livejournal.com]

Only one is out of print and yes, the alternate books are in work.

[avilina.livejournal.com]

For number one, I would recommend "The Tudor Tailor" as an alternate for those leaning more late period.

As a note on number 5, I think you just told me what 1 of the few cooking books my husband DOES NOT have is.

[raventhourne.livejournal.com]

This is general list...tudor tailor is for a more advanced student. Medieval tailor goes through all of the basics of tailoring simple garments, shows you sewing techniques and accessories...so its a great source...even if its not for your period.

[ickaimp.livejournal.com]

Randomly, the guy in red (http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/jlu/episodes/destroyer/82.jpg) at the end of the series finale of JLU is the Crimson Avenger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_Avenger_(Lee_Travis)).

... Because it was gonna annoy me until I found out. ^^;;

[raventhourne.livejournal.com]

you is the awesome!

Oh, wow..is he neat! I'd like to see more of him!