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The Badge of the Apocryphal Saint, Santa Felicia Nuestra Señora de la Salida. (Saint Felicia Our Lady of the Exit) https://sites.create-cdn.net/siteimages/56/0/2/560255/18/4/7/18475287/600x600.JPG She is generally held to be one of the New World non-Canonical saints, she is said to either have been ...

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So a couple of weeks ago some nice men taught me how to use hammers and chisels, and I made a thing.

http://pbsn3.pbworks.com/w/page/1192076 ... 0Sculpture

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I've always been very happy with Dave Greenhalgh's work
http://www.grunalmoneta.co.uk/cat_ancient.html

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two archers.

I think you are looking for something that doesn't exist.

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I think Amanda's suggestion is pretty good for your budget.

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The Anvil of Virtue and the rest no longer seem to be on amazon or anywhere else.

Can Anyone help?

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http://gaita.co.uk/publications.html

go nuts.

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Gerhard von Liebau wrote:I want to be under the sea!

You will need to build an octopuses garden, and make sure it has plenty of shade..

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Jan van Nyenrode is someone you should talk to. He's at least in the same country....

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Looks worth the read.

https://boydellandbrewer.com/the-true-c ... -1360.html

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A new publication from the university of Aarhus.

http://en.unipress.dk/månedens-gratis-e-bog/

Looks worth the read.

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There is also the rather obscure "Man that Wol"

of which there is a decent stab at bringing into modern English by Dominic Hunter

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid= ... jI4ZmVlNzg

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Nice Work.
Well done that man!
More of this sort of thing.

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I think Music for Pell work is a really bad Idea. It will only serve to train you into a strict rhythm. if your pellwork is in strict time, you will not be able to make natural choices in blow selection or delivery. Not all your shots should be recovering in the same time, and your natural timing sh...

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Balian de Blainville wrote:
Derian le Breton wrote:<Electroplating is obviously well past 1600.>
-Derian.
Electroplating also leaves way, way, way too thin a coating of gold to be any use at all.

Unless you electroplate with a heavy layer of copper first, which gives your gold a good supportive backing....

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Thanks for the catch!

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there is a book you Have to get hold of. Philippe de Commynes, The Universal Spider; The Life of Louis XI of France. Translated and Edited by Paul Kendall Published by the Folio Society of London 1973 http://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/the-universal-spider-the-life-of-louis-xi-of-france/autho...

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there is a book you Have to get hold of. Philippe de Commynes, The Universal Spider; The Life of Louis XI of France. Translated and Edited by Paul Kendall Published by the Folio Society of London 1973 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Louis-XI-Paul-Murray-Kendall/dp/1842124110 it is an account t of the Franc...

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Of All the mighty Bastard Sword techniques I have learned from the internet, Dark Apprentice's are by far the Mightiest!

Are we all not indeed MenOWar?

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Alex, If you just want the result rather than to explore the process, you might consider carving a single master in Wax, and then take it to a professional who can make a cold rubber Mould from it, cast 2doz more Waxes from the mould and then cast them all in Bronze. It should be relatively cheap. Y...

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http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portraitLarge/mw07933/Henry-Howard-Earl-of-Surrey?search=ap&firstRun=true&title=&npgno=&eDate=1540&lDate=1600&medium=painting&subj=&set=&portraitplace=&searchCatalogue=&submitSearchTerm_x=46&submitSearchTerm_y=10&submitSearchTerm=Search+Now&wPage=1&rNo=21 The...

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from what I've seen, ( A couple of folks round here use them, Including His Majesty) they offer a useful shoulder defence, and aren't a liability.

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Have you looked at this thread?
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=181957

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New paper on Academia.edu
https://www.academia.edu/6305207/A_Byza ... sading_Era

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Hi Raimond,

the commentary at the bottom of William De Wykes article here,
http://wherearetheelves.net/iron-black-dyes/

has some good links , and it seems The Plictho of Gioanventura Rosetti is one of the books you want.

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Paladin74 wrote:My request is still unfulfilled. Did I miss something?

You missed the index.
viewtopic.php?t=50065

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I want to be a Wallachian Man at arms XVth century. I want to be a Wallachian man at arms, 1450s. Ive seen they are a little different from the Western Europe soldiers, even though they share some things. Maybe one of the elite foot soldiers that fought with Vlad Draculea against the Ottomans. Not ...

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and cause he's a sexy beast, with the visor up.

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just because,

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What makes you think that the helmets you've cropped off of the two images you've posted are not the right ones to be wearing?

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You are welcome!.

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there is a book you have to read. Title Fools and Jesters at the English Court Author John Southworth Publisher The History Press, 2011 ISBN 0752479865, 9780752479866 it is the definitive introduction to your topic of interest. It is well indexed and sourced and has an excellent further reading list...

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Somewhat difficult to get hold of, but a wonderful resource; it has the advantage of being in relatively clear early modern english. A Book of London English, 1384-1425 Ed. Chambers & Daunt Oxford University Press Pub. 1931 & 1967 it includes the Brewers' Book, (the corporate accounts of the Fratern...

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Spotted Richard Cullinan's post on Facebook, "Pair of Shoes (Alpargatas) from the property of Stephan III Praun, c. 1571. Germanisches National Museum Hemp Cord, made by Spanish rope makers. Good for walking through hard mountains, heat and water." https://www.flickr.com/photos/ladypetronilla/456638...

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Superb!

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