Putting the "Bang" on a Leash
We’re slowly by surely getting our gear together for the upcoming School of the Renaissance Solder (April 17th - 19th at Camp Tamarancho). Since the powderflasks are here and are ready to get finished, I need to start formulating my plan for their cording. I am gathering a few images together from the various sources I have found to try and get an ( Read more... )
Overall, I would love to see someone get the access to extant pieces and do an in-depth analysis of cord composition. It seems like this is an un-mined research area for the most part at this point. From what I have seen (and I have not done an exhaustive amount of research, just skimmed the surface), most of the conclusions about lucet use comes from the lack of extant samples of the *tool* in the periods between the 13th and 17th C.
Yes, four hundred years without many surviving lucets does say a lot, but it may not say everything. Without some in depth analysis of the cords themselves, we may be missing some of the picture. The exact example escapes me right now, but I believe the ladies in the Tudor Tailor brought up a particular article of clothing that was commonly found in the inventories of 16th C England, but of which no extant samples exist, and almost no art images demonstrate.
Its hunts like this that inspire me! *wink*
Anyone want to co-author a grant application for the Janet Arnold scholarship and see about writing a book on cords?
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