Spring Session Class Descriptions
College of Fine Arts & Sciences
Dean, College of Fine Arts & Sciences:
TH Baroness Kassia Gildea (Dee White)
E-mail: thl_kassia@yahoo.com
Lady Helewyse de Birkestad
The Undiscovered Country, Untranslated Manuscripts Regarding Cuisine from Italy 14th - 16th century
The cuisine of Italy still remains largely unexplored within the SCA, in comparison with that of England. This is in part due to the lack of translated manuscripts. This class will introduce students to the large number of excellent recipe, agriculture and health books in Italian. These books offer a unique and valuable resource to all cooks hoping to graduate from cooking almost exclusively from the Forme of Curye or secondary sources.
Class handouts will include a bibliography, translated recipes and menus from selected documents.
Cost per student: 50c per student to cover photocopy costs. 1 hour
Giles fitz Alan
Preserving Meat without Refrigeration
The class reviews the methods used to preserve meat and fish in period, and how the resulting product was stored. Advantages and drawbacks to these methods. The student should leave with an understanding of how meat can be preserved without refrigeration, and basic knowledge of how to preserve, and store meat without cold, and how to prepare the preserved meats for use.
Handout Samples 2 Hours
Sunnifa Gunnarsdottir
Viking Age Clothing: The Archeological Evidence
A brief survey of the major finds of Viking Age clothing, with an emphasis on interpreting the finds to make reasonably accurate reproductions.
No class limit. 20 handouts available for $5 each. 1 hour
Basic Inkle Weaving & Pattern Drafting for Inkle Looms
Class covers the basics of weaving on an inkle loom (different stylesdiscussed), as well as how to create your own patterns. If participantsbring unstrung looms and thread, can become a hands-on workshop.
No class limit. 20 handouts available for $3 each. 1 hour
Th Sarjent Dirk Jomsvikingr
Norse Belts Survey:
Summary of details around Viking Age belts, with heavy influence from Birka & Gotland. Available materials, size and morphology of strap and hardware. Methods of construction and decoration. Re-enactor friendly methods to make & use two simple tools: rivet heading tool and decorative metal stamps.
No class limit. Color booklets available for a fee. 1 hour
Norse Shoes Workshop:
Examination of the Oseberg shoes & methods of construction, with some correlation to York & Staraja Ladoga finds. A review of period tools (scissors are period), seams and stitch methods. Good shoes with no pattern required!
Class limit: 4. Some kind of handout will be available. 2 hours
Nicholaa Halden
Creating a 15 Century Bead Necklace.
This class discusses the elegant but simple bead necklace seen in many manuscripts, being worn with the Burgundian gown. Will look at several examples and variations. Instructor will demonstrate how to construct the necklace and handout will give materials list and instructions.
Handout $0.50 1 hr.
Brigette de Sainte Mere-Eglise
Beginning Spinning with wool
Basic workshop to understand the fundamentals.
No charge wool will be available; mohair available to those with wool allergies 1 hour
Beginning Lucet
Basic workshop to understand 2 basic braids to start anyone using a Lucet.
$5 or free if you bring your own lucet 1 hour
Katarina Peregrine
Calligraphic techniques for the Beginner for ages 12 and up;
Make your pen work for you! Learn basic strokes and techniques that will make your calligraphy learning curve less steep including: holding the pen properly, posture, building from strokework to letterform.
Class limit: 5 $5 This covers the handout (=/- 15 pages,) paper samples, and pen 2 hours
Meisterin Katarina Helene von Schönborn, OL
Whitework:
A hands-on class on a couple whitework illumination techniques; such as how to handle the brush, how thick/thin the paint should be, which white is the best, etc. Also covered will be designs for different periods.
Both beginner and intermediate scribes will find this class helpful.
$5 class fee includes color handouts and a brush
Class supplies limited to 10 people, but others may watch if interested. 2 hours
Ormsby Psalter:
Spend an hour looking at slides from the Ormsby Psalter, an early 14th century manuscript. For scribes, the details of whitework and gilding are exceptional. For heralds, the use of heraldry throughout the manuscript is most interesting. For 14th century costumers, the examples of dress for both men and women are wonderful.
1 hour
Lady Elizabeth
Medieval Gardening
Discusses gardens throughout history, types of gardens and plants used. Also discusses ideas for doing your own medieval garden.
1 hour
THL Jennet of Lincoln
Garb Embellishment for the NON-Elizabethan:
A discussion and display of garb embellishment before 1500. Both historical and SCA uses are noted for such embellishments as selvages, facings, bindings, trim, stitching, embroidery, lacings, buttons, and other non-fabric elements. Includes handout of notes and bibliography. The teacher's persona is English, but she has tried to include other countries!
1 hour
