Auntie Elspeth Reviews Calligraphy and Illumination Books: Annotated bibliography by Elizabeth Wallace (in the SCA, Elspeth nic Cormac) that focuses on books related to calligraphy, illumination, and drawing done before the 17th century. Intended for a historical recreation audience, such as the SCA.
Auntie Elspeth Reviews Embroidery Books: Annotated bibliography by Elizabeth Wallace (in the SCA, Elspeth nic Cormac) that focuses on books related to embroidery, needlework and lacework done before the 17th century. Intended for a historical recreation audience, such as the SCA.
Flowers for an Elizabethan Garden: Historical and practical information about 16th century flowers for the modern gardener, including a database of period plants, naming conventions, and tips on choosing and acquiring plants.
Historical Brewing: Book reviews, links to sites and articles (brewing, mead, wine, ingredients, judging, recipes, organizations, SCA guilds, homepages). For SCA members: competition guidelines and forms, mailing list archives.
Jadwiga's Cooking Page: Medieval cooking articles, recipes and links.
Medieval Fowling: Research into the medieval practice of fowling.
The Lacemaker's Home Page: Lacemaker mailing list, articles, supplier database, lace guild database, links, pictures.
The Tangled Web of Lara the Lacemaker: Lace making and sewing instruction.
Thorngrove Athenaeum: Medieval and Renaissance embroidery, clothing, cooking, and history articles; current projects, pictures, 15th century Venetian persona interview, and some lighter amusing stuff.