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Re: Colors
Depends, as with most things, on your period and location. Usually our best guesses are archaeological sources and analysis of fibers found in grave sites,
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Re: peasant and other different personas
Thanks for all the cool links! I'll definitely follow up on them. Also, I'm a writer/bard in medieval epic poetry. Is that a profession in the SCA?
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colors and fabrics
A Florilegium file in the TEXTILE ARTS section which might be of interest: color-a-fab-bib (11K) 9/17/98 Biblio. from a class on color and fabrics.
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medieval banking
Here is a message I've saved, which isn't in the Florilegium. Yet. <<< Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 20:55:05 -0400 (EDT) From: Daniel And elizabeth phelps
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banks and commerce
<<< Does anybody happen to know about banks in the middle ages? I read that they existed in some form or another. Did people just keep all their gold coin
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Irish culture and clothing
<<< That sounds like a great book. Do you know of any books that include Ireland, or that cover Ireland specifically? I don't mean the politics but the
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less expensive Elizabethan personas
<<< I will say this: those who portray serfs, servants, and others with little to no status can get away with owning less garb (and less expensive garb) than
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peasant and other different personas
Justin commented: <<< All that being said, if anyone *wishes* to portray a serf, either as an alternate persona or as their main persona, it's not against the
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Re: Thanks!
Thanks for the info! I will definitely look into it. I notice some conflicting information on the internet. Probably best to stick to books!
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Re: Thanks!
For many book subjects I use Amazon.com kind of like a book google search. I make sure to click on books then I type in the search query. In this case I typed
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Re: Colors
Hi, I deal with pigments and dyes, though I am not a fiber arts dye person. What I know is that black was a very expensive color to use for clothing. It was
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