Arts and Sciences

Arts and sciences are a vital part of the SCA. They create the atmosphere at events, give members something to do, and allow us to learn about the Middle Ages and Renaissance by doing things. Even people at their first event will have first hand contact with arts and sciences. Everyone who goes to an SCA event is expected to make a reasonable attempt at wearing medieval or renaissance style clothing. The fighters must wear armor that looks appropriate. Most events include a feast, which includes medieval food and drink, as well as eating off of medieval style plates and bowls.

The following is a list of links to a variety of pages concerning various aspects of arts and sciences. The general sources have lots of information about many many topics. Happy browsing!

Please e-mail me with suggestions for the addition of categories and web sites of interest!

 

Architecture -- Art -- Brewing -- Calligraphy & Illumination -- Clothing -- Cultures, Anglo-Saxon & Viking -- Cultures, other -- Embroidery -- Food -- Games -- Gardens & Herbalism -- General SCA sources -- General Non-SCA sources -- Glass Working -- History of Science -- Metalwork & coins -- Music & dance -- Pottery -- Publications, SCA -- Publications, Non-SCA -- Ships & Shipbuilding -- Shoes -- Technology -- Weapons & warfare -- Weaving & Textiles
General SCA sources
SCA Arts and Sciences
Calontir Judging Criteria
OLD Calontir A&S and New Calontir A&S
Calontir "Ultimate" Arts & Sciences Page
Stefan's Florilegium - this is a selected archive from many different SCA related lists, including the Rialto and SCA arts
Cariadoc's Miscellany
General -- Non-SCA
Internet Medieval Sourcebook
Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies, sponsored by Georgetown University
Medieval Feminist Index
SCA Publications
SCA: Compleat Anachronist Index
Old Calon Scrolls and New Calon Scrolls
Boke of Divers Knowlege
Non-SCA Publications
 
Anglo-Saxon & Viking Cultures and Living History Groups
Viking Resources for the Re-enactor by Thora Sharptooth
Regia Anglorum - Anglo-Saxon and Viking Britian
Other Cultures & Living History Groups
Mongol Information Sites, courtesy of the Horde
Clothing
The Costume Page - Costuming Resources Online
Briana's clothing page

The Elizabethan Costuming Page - A obsessively organized resource from the underwear out for the 16th century costumer.

Shoes
Footwear of the Middle Ages With special emphasis on Britain and Denmark By Diarmuit Ui Dhuinn

Food
Medieval/Renaissance Food
Boke of Gode Cookery by James L. Matterer
Hildegarde's Kitchen

Brewing
Medieval/Renaissance Brewing
Brewing links and information by Cindy Renfrew
Architecture
Art
Medieval Art index
Calligraphy & Illumination
Embroidery
Games
Gardens & Herbalism
Culinary gleanings from John Gerard's Herball or General Historie of Plantes 1633, by Cindy Renfrew
Glassworking - lampworking and glassblowing
SCA-ARTS listserv citation index - Beading
Clare's Medieval glass beads
The Medieval Beadwork page
Timeless Beads : Glass Bead Reproductions
History of Lampworking
History of Science
Medieval Science Page
General History of Science and Technology
Metalwork & Coins 
Comparative Chronology of Money
Music & Dance
SCA Dance
SCA Music
SCA Minstrel Page
Del's Dance Book (medieval dance manual)
The Cantigas de Santa Maria (13th century Spain)
Fabrito Caroso's Il Ballarino (1581)
Images from Arbeau (1589)
The Music of Thomas Ravenscroft
Pottery
Ships & Shipbuilding
Mary Rose, a 16th century English warship, sunk in 1545, raised in 1979
Songbook

From the Calontir Webpage
Katriana's Calontir Songbook
Andrixsos's New Song
Fernando's QT&R Songbook
Cantaria
From The Carmina Burana and other sources
(English translations from various sources)
On the Order of Wandering Students
Gaudeamus Igitur
Lament of the Roast Swan
The Student's Wine-Bout
Other Calontir songs
The Last of Atlantia's Fighting Peers

Technology
Medieval Technology -- information on technological innovation and related subjects in western Europe during the Middle Ages
Weapons & Warfare
Weaving & Textiles

 

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