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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