Subject: [EKSouth] Links: textiles,turkish clothes,leather,Art history,Medieval Names, Fencing,Science,Literature review,Basic Research Sk (fwd)
Hello everyone! This week we have Textiles Through Time, Turkish clothing
links, Leather and Tanning sites, Art History links, the Medieval Names Archive,
The Association for Medieval Fencing, the Medieval Science Page, Medieval
Literature Review, hints for Basic Research, Arthurian A to Z, Sekanjubins
and Oxymels, the Basque page, Lexicool (a multilanguage dictionary), Plagiserve
(which helps ferret out plagiarism), Renaissance Secrets, and Zodiacal Zephyr
(astrology online including a history and timeline of astrology).
My apologies for the brevity of my commentary: It's High tourney season, and
we're all busy! I'm so busy I scarcely have time to breath.
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Cheers
Aoife
Textiles through Time
http://www.interlog.com/~gwhite/ttt/tttintro.html
(Site excerpt) In the time of past generations, the role of handmade cloth
and garment was more prominent, more personal, more part of everyday life
than what is commonly known today. Textiles embodied the social values and
customs of their times: opulent laces and richly woven fabrics displaying
wealth and prestige; fabrics of intricate detail and symbolic design for dowries,
births, and deaths; richly hand embroidered and woven textiles for household
adornment.
Turkish Women's Clothing
http://interactive.m2.org/Fashion/suat.html
(Site Excerpt) The rich clothing culture of the Turks, setting off from Central
Asia, first moving to Anatolia, and from there reaching Europe and continents
establishing a world empire, does not only reflect the qualities of styles
of the Turkish clothing system, but also reveals the numerous socio-economic
developments, authentic, cultural and artistic characteristics
Clothing page of the Red Kaganate (Mongol, Turk, and related cultures--re-enactors)
http://www.geocities.com/kaganate/clothing.html
(Site Excerpt) Generally speaking, the clothing of the Steppes peoples and
those culturally connected to them, have remained quite similar over time.
Where visible, it consists of a long coat (known variously as Kaftan, Dhel,
or Khalat), baggy trousers, and boots. The materials here show the specifics
of styles, details, and the similarities and differences between the different
peoples.
Ugly Chinese (Turks and Uygurs)
http://www.uglychinese.org/uygur.htm
(Site Excerpt) The Turks are a group no secondary to the Huns, and their influence
would be felt in Ottoman Empire's conquest of the Byzantium and the Balkans
as well as waves of raids into the Indus Valley.
Hide Tanning Website
http://www.2athometanningkits.com/
a commercial site which offers videos and ebooks on hide tanning at very reasonable
prices.
Clothing of the Ancient Celts
http://www47.pair.com/lindo/Scotland.htm
(Site Excerpt) People from the Scottish Lowlands (including William Wallace
and Robert the Bruce) most likely wore clothing in keeping with contemporary
fashions in England and France. No, Wallace didn't wear a kilt; and he certainly
didn't wear woad.
Art History Resources
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks3.html
A List of Art History Links from many cultures.
Medieval Names Archive (St. Gabriel)
http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/
(Site Excerpt) This collection of articles on medieval and renaissance names
is intended to help historical re-creators to choose authentic names. These
articles were gathered from various places, and some of them appear elsewhere.
In all cases, the copyright on each article belongs to its authors.
Association for Historical Fencing
http://www.ahfi.org/
(Site Excerpt) The AHF exists to encourage and preserve the arts of classical
and historical fencing. To these ends, the AHF is organizing seminars, lectures,
workshops and similar programs, and disseminating knowledge and basic factual
material to its membership. To raise public
awareness we are hosting exhibitions and demonstrations. The AHF, to the extent
practicable, will ensure the availability of qualified masters and instructors
in order to teach workshops, etc. We hope to promote the growth of schools
and academies both nationally and internationally, but most
importantly, we are providing a venue where practitioners and interested parties
can unite to foment the growth of the classical and historical fencing community
Medieval Science Page
http://members.aol.com/mcnelis/medsci_index.html
(Site Excerpt) . This page is intended to provide a convenient and comprehensive
set of links to all Internet resources worldwide which deal with aspects of
medieval science, both in Western and other cultures.
Envoi (Medieval Literature Reviews)
http://members.aol.com/ENVOIjrnl/
Envoi is a twice-yearly publication that reviews books that relate to medieval
literature. Subscribe online here, or see the last two issues online.
Basic Research Techniques
http://www.aros.net/~varki/resrch1.htm
(Site Excerpt) Many people may not know how to take the desire to flesh out
their persona and make it a reality. We all want to impress our fellow re-creationists
with a strong persona story (right?), or learn more about how people really
did things in the Middle Ages. To compete in an Arts & Sciences competition
we all know that we not only need to do the art/science, we need to tell people
why it was important and why it was period. While we all want to do it (right?),
filling in these gaps may be daunting
Arthurian A2Z
http://www.mystical-www.co.uk/arthuriana2z/
This site hosts a comprehensive Arthurian (and related legends)Dictionary.
I was pretty surprised to find my own Celtic name (Aoife) listed, and correctly
at that.
Sakanjubins and Oxymels
http://web.raex.com/~obsidian/Sakanjubin.html
(Site Excerpt) Sakanjubins and Oxymels comprise a class of compounds whose
most general characteristics are a heavily sweetened vinegar combined with
any of a wide variety of herbs, spices, or other tonic and/or flavoring agents.
The two terms are synonymous; "oxymel" is Greek and means "acid-honey". "Sakanjubin"
is an Arabic transcription of a Farsi (Persian) term, "sirka-anjubin", and
means exactly the same thing; "honeyed vinegar". There is no standard sakanjubin,
it is more in the nature of a principle, from which a great many variations
can be derived. In it's origins, it was (and remains to certain degree) a
medicine, a tonic water mixed for a wide number of usages.
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Buber's Basque Page
This searchable site is a good place to explore Basque culture through a collection
of essays and many links to other Internet resources. Topics covered include
history, language, food, music, art, sports, games, folklore, politics, immigration,
genealogy, and more.
http://buber.net/Basque/
Subjects: Basques
Created by: mg
lexicool.com: Directory of Bilingual and Multilingual Dictionaries
A searchable directory of "over 1000 translation dictionaries and glossaries."
Search by language, subject, or keyword; available in English, French, Italian,
and Spanish.
http://www.lexicool.com/
Subjects: Dictionaries -- Directories...
Created by: dl
PlagiServe: Global Academic Integrity Service
Registered users may use this free service, which promises to assist educators
in ensuring that "term papers, research papers and essays submitted to the
instructor are not Plagiarized either from the Internet or from any other
paper submitted to the instructor." Paste questionable text into a window
linked under Submit Papers to view a report. There are links to articles and
policy advice under Knowledge Base.
http://www.plagiserve.com/
Subjects: Plagiarism
Created by: rv
Renaissance Secrets
This Web site explores four mysteries--one concerning Venice, one about medical
patients in Renaissance Italy, one about a conspiracy to poison Queen Elizabeth
I, and one about Gutenberg--from an historian's point of view. Although built
to support a television series on the BBC, this site can be used independently.
http://www.open2.net/renaissance2/index.html
Subjects: History -- Study and teaching...
Created by: sf
Zodiacal Zephyr
Tools for the astrologer including an online chart maker, a bibliography,
celebrity birth data, ephemerides, an annual moon phase calendar, a history
of astrology, a timeline of astrologers, and articles on the astrological
aspects of such varied subjects as the O. J. Simpson case, the ethics of astrology,
and the prediction of death.
http://www.zodiacal.com/
Subjects: Astrology
Created by: dlm