I just ordered three books on the Housebook Master:
1. Hess, Daniel: Meister Um Das mittelalterliche Hausbuch: Studien Zur Hausbuchmeisterfrage
2. Seebohm, Almuth and Christoph Waldburg Wolfegg: Venus and Mars: The World of the Medieval Housebook
3. Kok, Jan Piet Filedt: The Master of the Amsterdam Cabinet, or the Housebook Master 1470-1500

Textiler Hausrat of my very ownses. **happy dance**

I found a copy. I bought it. It was expensive.

But heck, who needs to eat for two weeks? :-)

J! and I got very lucky at Estrella, and managed to pick up a used arming round. We haven't put it up yet (probably this weekend is the weather holds). We're assuming it's in good shape - we know the seams need to be resealed, hopefully nothing else.

( Pavilion Decisions )

Tonight after work I am going to a project night and will finish the hat. I am giving up on completing the butterscotch coat before Estrella, because as of last night I have a 2 new outfits to add to my list. A dear friend is receiving his Pelican at March Crown, and I promised to "take care of the clothes." (Yeah, yeah, Moi - I know I said I ( Read more... )

What is your current favorite book on medieval or Renaissance clothing or textiles? Why ( Read more... )

Ahhhhh. It really is truly relaxing up here. I have about 2 hours of work I need to do tomorrow (because I did not get it done on Friday) but that's it. The rest is my own time. No family - who I love, but who wear me out, no party to plan for - which was a blast, but I don't want to bake again for bit (nine days! I baked non-stop for NINE ( Read more... )