A few months ago the British Library and the Bibliothèque nationale de France made 800 Medieval manuscripts available online. These manuscripts are from the period 700 CE to 1200 CE.
The Bibliothèque nationale de France’s trilingual website allows users to search manuscripts in English, French and Italian.
The British Library website presents a curated selection of these manuscripts.
Bibliothèque nationale de France:
https://manuscrits-france-angleterre.org/polonsky/en
British Library:
Printer, 1568 by Jost Amman
It has been a busy day here at the Falcon Banner.
Covering Queen’s Prize 2019, with the help of Nesscia and Dorcas, has been a great joy. Hopefully we provided those of you who could not make it a taste of the wonderful work that was presented. And those of you who were busy judging, being judged or attending meetings, got to see some of what you missed.
In any article, we link folks’ names to their persona page at the Calontiri Wiki. This is our sister web site that is the loving labor of Mistress Sofya la Rus. Sofya provides a personal page for all Calontiri to show their beautiful faces, their arms, their interests and accomplishments. These pages can be a much more detailed picture of folks than the official op.calontir.org or armorial.calontir.org, not to take anything away from those important resources.
I know my old brain really appreciates it when I can look people up in the Wiki and put a face to the name. How about you?
But, it is in the nature of a wiki that it requires community participation. That means, you need to fill in your own page — or fill in friends pages for them — in order for it to work.
Sofya has written articles on how to do this, but it is pretty simple:
I strongly encourage everyone to take the time to make sure they have a page that reflects them. Why not do it today?
Mathurin
Videos courtesy of Mathurin Kebusso
(Apologies to Elaisse de Garrigues; the video of your performance was lost)
These are clips of the complete performances.
Da’ud ibn al-Kabsh al-Garnati al- Mai’ez, called Maaz, “A hakawati style reading of stories and histories of Abd al-Rahman I”
Melanie de la Tour, “Musical Performance (voice and mandolin) of a John Dowland song, Awake Sweet Love”
Pádraigín an Ein i gh, “The Foulest Place of Mine Arse is Fairer Than Thine Face: Them’s Fighting Words, A Demonstration in Taboo Language”
PARENTAL WARNING: This video contains adult language and themes.
In line with our goal of more reader reporting, I am requesting papers from the upcoming Clothiers’ Seminar and Queen’s Prize Tournament.
If you have documentation for your class or QPT entry, please consider sending it in for publication in the Falcon Banner.
I am planning on taking photos of the Walk Through History at Clothiers, and select photos at QPT, but I may not catch everything, or photography what you think is important about your project, so don’t hesitate to send your photos as well.
Please send all submissions to mathurin@falconbanner.com. If your material is too large for email, let me know and we will set up a Google Drive folder for you.
Mathurin Kerbusso, Editor
Greetings!
The schedule of classes for the 2019 Clothiers Seminar is now available at https://shirecai.calontir.org/
The schedule this year features a Martial Clothing Track organized by Sir Mathieu Chartrain, with classes by Duke Ashir, Mistress Eowyth þa Siðend, Master Jack Banyard, and Sir Mathieu!
We still have space available if you have any heraldic garb for the display at this year’s Clothiers! Please email eventsteward@shirecai.calontir
If you will be wearing your heraldic garb rather than have it in the display, please consider signing up to participate in the Walk Through History! You can sign up in advance on the form available through the event web page, or by filling out an information card at the event.
Some instructors will be making their class handouts available on a CD available at the event, and/or at the Clothiers website for a limited time after the event. Please ask at Gate if you would like a copy of the CD, which we are distributing free of charge.
Many thanks to the many fine instructors who make it possible for us to have Clothiers Seminar!
Yours in Service,
Mèstra Giraude Benet
HL Caitlin nic Raighne
Event Stewards
2019 Clothiers Seminar
eventsteward@shirecai.calontir
The Bavarian Herald Jörg Rügen around 1510. Public Domain in the US
Gleaned from Facebook:
In an effort to grow in size and A&S ability, the Shire of Golden Sea is looking for those who would be willing to share their skills and knowledge in classes for their populace. They are looking at holding a scheduled A&S class on the 3rd Saturday of each month in the afternoon.
If you or anyone you know would be willing and able to teach a class (or more than one depending on your comfort level), please email the MoAS at Golden.Sea.Moas@gmail.com
Detail from the Hunterian Psalter, Glasgow University Library MS Hunter 229 (U.3.2) circa 1170. Public domain in the US
The Board of Directors would like to announce the appointment of Gigi Coulson, M.S. (Giata Magdalena Alberti, OL ) as Interim SCA Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer. Ms. Coulson is an interdisciplinary sociologist and biologist with experience in both qualitative and quantitative social assessments, environmental impact statements, and diversity initiatives, among other things. Mistress Giata Magdalena Alberti is a late 15th-century Florentine living in Venice. whose hobbies include working on her herbal experiments, occasional hawking, mediating contests of skill and chance. Ms. Coulson will hold the position until an official placement can be determined and may be contacted via Equity@sca.org.
Applications for official term placement for this position will be accepted until April 1, 2019. For more information on how to apply, please go to https://sca.org/officers/openi
Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent to:
SCA Inc.
Box 360789
Milpitas, CA 95036
You may also email comments@lists.sca.org.
This announcement is an official informational release by the Society for Creative Anachronism , Inc. Permission is granted to reproduce this announcement in its entirety in newsletters, websites and electronic mailing lists.
Detail from the Hunterian Psalter, Glasgow University Library MS Hunter 229 (U.3.2) circa 1170. Public domain in the US
The Society for Creative Anachronism Inc. is accepting applications for the position of Society Chatelaine.
The Society Chatelaine is the officer responsible for training, advising and coordinating public outreach, newcomer acquisition, acclimation and retention for the SCA. This officer is currently a deputy to the Society Seneschal. Duties include:
Successful candidates for this position must have demonstrated leadership skills, problem-solving expertise, and experience with project management. A basic understanding of membership marketing principles and chapter development is strongly suggested.
Applicants should be able to travel to other Kingdoms as necessary and have easy access to phone, mail, and reliable e-mail. An applicant must be a paid member of the Society and must be able to meet quarterly reporting deadlines in a timely manner.
This position presents the opportunity to help preserve the rich traditions of the Society and assure its future by assisting in recruiting and retaining newcomers. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to help introduce people to this game and will have long term, positive impact on thousands of participants across the world.
As the SCA is the largest historic recreation organization in the world, with a membership of over 30,000 across the globe, the successful candidate will be assuming a role which not only offers the opportunity to grow the SCA, but to obtain significant professional experience, despite it being an unpaid position.
Chatelaine will begin working with the outgoing Chatelaine in April 2019, in preparation for taking over the position in July 2019.
Questions regarding the position may be directed to Jennifer Krochmal, Society Chatelaine via e-mail at chatelaine@sca.org.
Résumés, including SCA offices held and awards received, must be sent via email to resumes@sca.org. Résumés must be received by March 15, 2019.
If you choose to send in comments, please use the subject “Society Chatelaine Position Feedback”
Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent to:
SCA Inc.
Box 360789
Milpitas, CA 95036
You may also email comments@lists.sca.org.
This announcement is an official informational release by the Society for Creative Anachronism , Inc. Permission is granted to reproduce this announcement in its entirety in newsletters, websites and electronic mailing lists.
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