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We have plenty of Acorn hats:
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We usually have them but we're currently sold out and waiting for a new batch, which is due at the end of this month.

Lacing chapes
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Gwen

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In the first one the boy is being raised from the dead.

In the second one a brother is having a holy vision.

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Rope bed, no mattress Giotto di Bondone, Raising of the Boy in Sessa, 1310s, Fresco, North transept, Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi Rope bed w/ mattress Giotto di Bondone, Legend of St Francis: 21. Apparition to Fra Agostino and to Bishop Guido of Arezzo, 1300, Fresco, Upper Church, San France...

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$40US or close to it, depending on the current exchange rate. And for me the book is well worth that much, if not more. It is in French though, so be warned.

Gwen

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Jeff asked me to find this and post it here, as I'm the last one to have bought a copy.

It's available through Amazon.fr

Le livre des tournois du roi rene by FranÃ§ois Avril

Service from Amazon France has been excellent for me.

Gwen

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Ceawlin, your posts always make me smile. It's nice to know I've done well by you. I'm off to the UK on the 14th to pow wow with some of the Regia and Vikings UK AOs about my summer fabrics and get feedback. I have my swatches, dyestuff list, weaving patterns and other stuff packed and I'm really lo...

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'Lower class' or simply more common? 'Common' people outnumbered the elite something like 20/40-1, depending on where you want to draw your lines, so I suppose with one surviving garment it's no wonder it is more usual than unusual.

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Are you thinking of nettles? Nettle has a long staple and I'm told it weaves up much like flax. I know that some archaeological remains have been determined to be nettle cloth rather than flax linen.

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I had a look at Regia Anglorum's Basic Costume Guidelines and this gown meets the guidelines for women's under or overdress: The Overdress (O.E. Cyrtel, Tunece) The woman's overdress was generally ankle length with full length sleeves. Until the eleventh century the sleeves are depicted as tight, or...

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The scale of the pattern in the Rene' image makes me think the size of the 'tile' pattern should be around maybe -10"-12" tall. That's pretty big for a stamp. Maybe a template you could trace around and then paint in might work better? Jeffrey and I had some woven grass rugs in our big ten...

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The scale of the pattern in the Rene' image makes me think the size of the 'tile' pattern should be around maybe -10"-12" tall. That's pretty big for a stamp. Maybe a template you could trace around and then paint in might work better? Jeffrey and I had some woven grass rugs in our big ten...

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(Caveat- I HATE to resort to conducting business on this forum, but I'm hoping this customer is an AA reader. ) Dear Mr. Wilburn- Thank you for your emails. I understand that you are upset that you have not heard from us regarding your order, however, please be advised that I have tried to contact y...

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Thigh high boots in a riding context, very early 15th C. (1407) Gaston Phoebus, Book of the Hunt The riders are wearing thigh high boots (so tall that the top is not visible, so they're almost like leather leggings, quite sensible attire for someone crashing through underbrush on a horse). Look for ...

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Although they are intended to be ridden in, of course there will be times when you'd be walking around in your riding boots, as here: After the infantry went the mounted archers, four or five hundred strong. When these reached the top of the hill these troops, with the men-at-arms after them, number...

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Too bad you're not doing late 15th C. Here are the exact boots you're describing, in a clearly non-riding context- http://www.wga.hu/detail/c/carpacci/1ursula/1/11ambass.jpg Arrival of the English Ambassadors (detail) 1495-1500 Tempera on canvas Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice Carpaccio, Vittore (b....

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Patterns of Fashion: The Cut and Construction of Clothes for Men and Women C1560-1620 by Janet Arnold

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Ok, point taken. That's what I get for not really reading the post- I just saw the image and a light bulb went on connecting it to what Tim had said. Unfortunately it seems the light was in the wrong room!

Mea culpa.

Gwen

PS- so they're not a hockey team?

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T. Finkas says What I have seen is ... Knights wearing cow-print pajama trousers at Court. A Kermit the Frog plush toy mounted on a pole being employed as a military standard and religious icon. Livery coats with bar codes on them. ...... [img]http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i226/clalibus/14thcent...

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Actually, I told him that because Jeff and I believe mobility is hampered by full Italian pauldrons.

Gwen

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The coat is sold, thanks for looking!

Gwen

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Thanks Todd but- don't do it!

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

Buy the books. Trust me.

Gwen

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Here are a few reference images of coats like this in period. All are from late 15th C. sources and depict several variations. The coat for sale is not as posh as those depicted in these images. [img]http://www.medievalproductions.nl/compagnie_de_ordonnance/pictures/gentleman.jpg[/img] [img]http://w...

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PRE-SEASON SPECIAL I have the following 15th C. pleated coat in stock. http://www.historicenterprises.com/misc/pleatedgown-martin.jpg The gown is worn over a red mahoitred doublet. Please note- the coat is cut to be worn over a mahoited doublet. The sleeves will not look like this if it is worn wit...

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Any of the MOL Medieval Finds from Excavations in London series on material culture, especially if you want to make things- Â Shoes and PattensÂ by Francis Grew Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 by Geoff Egan Â Textiles and Clothing, c.1150-1450Â by Elisabeth Crowfoot Â Knives and Scabbards by J. Cow...

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There is a Shipping section that shows up on the bottom of every page of the HE website. If you click on that bar, this comes up under International shipping- NOTE: Though we ship internationally via Postal Air Mail, our website calculates shipping charges at UPS rates. The actual charges for your i...

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Glad you're happy with everything! Our website calculates postage and packing/shipping via UPS. We send all international orders via the United Postal Service which is much less costly. We always recalculate international orders for transport through the USPS, and try to send a revised total prior t...

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Hruh? (insert confused Scooby Doo sound here)

Dunno James, this looks like a dragon on his crest to me.........

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What are you seeing that I'm not?

Gwen

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Hi All- I know that this isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I thought some of you would enjoy seeing some photos of the jousting tournament Jeff participated in last weekend. it was sponsored by The Company of the Lance , and took place in Taupo, New Zealand. Jeff had a fantastic time and said the jou...

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'He schal have noo schirte up on him but a dowbelet of ffustean lynyd with satene cutte full of hoolis.' He shall have no shirt upon him except for a doublet of fustian lined with satin, cut full of holes. "How a man shall be armed for his ease when he shall fight on foot", aka the Hastin...

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Hooboy, I did *not* need to see that last picture.......and I'm definitely never letting Denise see it, since she's the one who got the job of fixing that. (Hey, there has to be some advantage to being the boss, right?) She kept asking me "are you sure he washed this before he sent it back???&q...

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I've just had an email from one of the experimental archaeologists who works in the Tudor kitchens at Hampton Court Palace. He and another guy will be in the LA area February 10th-20th to give a series of lectures and presentations on the work they do at the Palace. Their first gig is 10th. Feb at t...

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Not logic-

Can't see hungry- does he not believe in hunger?

How about a headache or stomachache- can't see those either.

There are loads of things that exist but that you can't see--and they're not all magical!

Gwen

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........and for us geriatrics- 'Do you Believe in Magic'.

Hmmmmm......maybe this has potential......

Gwen

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Actually, this was intended as a joke, as in "if you post a stunt on YouToob", you're going to be seen." Hahaha. Chris misunderstood and made it serious. You and I had discussed this when I had the doublet in house, so no worries. We're cool. All things considered, it is an arming dou...

ATTN: Paul Wilburn, Garden City, MI

15th C. pleated coat for sale

Jousting tournament in Taupo, NZ

Palace cooks in LA