Class taught by Saito Takauji. An introduction to the historical concept of Peerage, what it means and how it is structured. We go over the British Peerage and French/Continental Peerages, and how they are different from the SCA (and, briefly, TRMN) Peerage. Please remember to submit your attendance to your Kingdom's university, and Happy SCA Birthday!
Bookmaking in the Islamic Style: Class 3: Finishing the book
If you are interested in learning the process of making a book in the Islamic style, you've come to the right place. If you're familiar with European bookbinding methods, you'll find that the Islamic style is similar in some ways and very different in others. If you're new to bookmaking, you've definitely come to the right place. In many ways, Islamic bookbinding is one of the easiest of the historical bookbinding styles.
an overview of how armor has functioned since the fifteenth century. Discussion about armor's potential as a site of meaning and memory through the lens of provenance and collecting history, as well as the changes that many armors have undergone in order to fit viewers' visions of the knightly past