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I had a little trouble with the front gapping (hook n eye) not sure how to solve it. Maybe I can cover with trim? Well, I typically do the front of that kind of gown so that I can overlap them just a tiny bit and pin them closed (rather than going with hook-and-eye closure). I'd suggest maybe creat...

The short gown's neckline does appear to be a tad high, but if you're more comfortable with it up there, it's not a deal-breaker. http://larsdatter.com/18c/shortgowns.html has a few extant examples (although the links are hideously out of date -- the CW links no longer go to the right place, you'll ...

IIRC, there are a couple at either http://larsdatter.com/sewingkits.htm (especially the images of tailors) and http://larsdatter.com/merchantstalls.htm (or possibly http://larsdatter.com/merchantbooths.htm instead). Some examples that are springing to mind - http://www.nuernberger-hausbuecher.de/75-...

While it's a bit later than your period of interest, there are a lot of interesting details of rural life in the Luttrell Psalter (c. 1325-1340); you can see some modern interpretations/recreations of the illustrations in the Luttrell Psalter Film, which is online at http://youtu.be/O0AnUM1tt54

Oh, final question, what sort of bottles would is store the ink in authentically speaking? :arrow: http://www.larsdatter.com/inkwells.htm There's not a lot of extant Western examples from c. 900-1200, but there's this inkhorn and this stoneware inkwell , for example. As an illuminator, you may find...

The length of braies varies over time -- see http://www.larsdatter.com/breeches.htm -- although, really, there are very few points when knights seem to be wandering around in public with their braies showing. Farm-workers & laborers, sure, or naughty boys or wicked men in the process of being pu...

I've been doing some research into chairs and stools (WoTR). Having looked at loads of images of lots of different classes of people (posh people dining, all the way through different trades to milkmaids) I haven't seen anything that looks like the folding stools that are so very popular. Are these...

Some more possibilities for you, depending on what sort of portrayal you typically do - a goffered (frilled) veil for a particularly well-to-do lady, or this simple cap which would work well for a working woman. You could also consider a hood . These links can help you figure out some different comb...

Okeydokey - linkspage developed! http://www.larsdatter.com/tailed-coifs.htm This little white linen cap would cover her ears, as well as keeping modern hairstyles (including fringe) covered up. There are a few different patterns for this style of cap, including a few experimental re-creations by var...

Here's some 14th century English recipes (taken from Forme of Cury):
http://forum.sausagemaking.org/viewtopi ... 2337e31d20

Earrings would have been highly unusual for a woman in 15th century England or in western Europe in general (see http://larsdatter.com/earrings.htm of course). I agree with Dave B; rather than try to find a "period" pair (I suspect there are plenty of jewelers willing to sell gaudy earring...

Colin Middleton wrote:Does anyone know if the same style was used in the 15th Century? Are there any surviving coffers from that period?

http://larsdatter.com/boxes-leather.htm

You may want to see http://larsdatter.com/goldsmiths.htm for some images of jewellers at work; this will give you some more ideas as to tools and techniques. Some of the images will also help suggest what clothing might have been worn by jewellers, but obviously, some of the images of St. Eligius ar...

More images of cloth merchants (drapers) at http://larsdatter.com/drapers.htm too.

i would also be interested if anyone can think of any other medieval games that mops can take part in :arrow: http://larsdatter.com/games.htm :D Another game that's not really linked from there (or its subpages) is a medieval balance game involving two players and (often) a stick. I don't know the ...

Dunno if it'd help (it is a fairly random assortment) but http://www.larsdatter.com/grindstone.htm has a few examples of this, I think.

Do you know is it possible to find this book as e-book?(Gale Owen-Crocker's 'Dress in Anglo-Saxon England'). It's available as a preview at http://books.google.com/books?id=45RJYhTGZiUC&pg=PP1 There's also some links online at http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&am...

I've just finished knitting MooseAbuse a pair of lobster mittens (thumb and two big fingers). Karen's fab site has some pictures of them FWIW -- the "lobster mittens" (nice term for them!) :) are at http://larsdatter.com/gloves.htm -- in the "THREE-FINGERED GLOVES (aka SPLIT MITTENS)...

There's several hand-pavises at http://larsdatter.com/painted-shields.htm but they seem to all be German or Austrian -- even the two with pictures of St. George. There's also a description of pavises in use during a battle from the Wars of the Roses (it's in the second gray square on that page) but ...

Working on a new page now, actually -- http://larsdatter.com/pavilion-heraldry.htm

http://www.nramuseum.com/the-museum/the ... berty.aspx
http://www.nramuseum.com/the-museum/the ... llery.aspx

You could also try the search page at http://www.nramuseum.com/the-guns/advanced-search.aspx

This is one of those "it depends" questions ... for a 14th century English archer, probably not; but for a 16th century English noblewoman, sure. Check out http://larsdatter.com/earrings.htm for a bunch of examples. As regards the Bosch image above, and other images in 15th century norther...

(Yes, I Know about Larsdatter.com, but the majority of illustrations there are continental, so not worthless, but obviously care should be exercised in using them as exemplars) Well, to be honest, I'm not sure how much of the Mendel Housebook can really be held up as an exemplar of typical stuff fo...

Karen knows I am a devotee, but she would agree that the visual record is not enough to make judgements on prevalance. :o blasphemer! :@ :wink: No, you're right, and that's one of the things I point out on that page. I haven't found visual evidence of a woman in a dagged hood, and thought that migh...

Actually, this is one of these items I want to do more research into, so perhaps someone can help me out here. In my experience women's hoods tend to be open with very short (almost vestigial) gorgets/cape. Do anyone have any evidence of women wearing hoods with deep (over shoulder length) gorgets?...

Diverging the subject a bit more, didn't women used to colour their hair back in the 15th C? Here's a recipe from my translation of the Manual de mugeres : Lye to turn hair blond Take four celemines of vine-shoot ash, and one pound of ash of the lees of white wine. And add in a pot of rainwater, an...

Tod wrote:Karen Larsdatter's pages are excellent you can find a link around here some where.

http://www.larsdatter.com

http://larsdatter.com/hose.htm deals with a lot of the conversation in this thread, I think.

I know this is an old posting, but I've assembled a list of links to 18th century (mostly English) cookbooks at http://larsdatter.com/18c/cookbooks.html which may help in your search.

Thanks, everybody! :$ Just added a new feature (which I may end up adding to the medieval/renaissance section of larsdatter.com too, at some point) -- it's got an RSS feed getting you to the newest pages, so users can subscribe to it and find out what I've added, since it's growing at about a page a...