The Sinister Scribe

General Information

• Kingdom of Caid
  The Kingdom of Caid is the sixth kingdom in the Society for Creative Anachronism . Its modern boundaries include Southern California, Southern Nevada, Hawaii and New Zealand.
• Kingdom of Calontir
  The region that makes up Calontir covers most of Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and a touch of Arkansas (Fayetteville).
• Shire of Amlesmore
  Home shire
• Shire of Darach
  Old home shire… *sigh* Oh how I miss you all!!!
• Shire of the Standing Stones
  Neighboring shire
• Stefan’s Florilegium
  This is a collection of files that Stefan has assembled from various sources since he first joined the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) in 1989.

Herbal Research

• A History of Horticulture
• Anglo Saxon Medcine By Wulfwaru
• Culpepper’s Complete Herbal
• Healing Herbs in Anglo-Saxon and Viking Times
• Herbal Bibliography
• Herbalism, Medieval, Magickal & Modern
  Class Handouts, Articles, Documentation, etc.
• Magic and Medicine in Anglo-Saxon England
  The practice of medicine in early Anglo-Saxon history is not relegated to the backwards world of hocus-pocus magic and spells, as is often thought, but is rather a very serious discipline.
• The English Physitian - 1652
  This electronic version was prepared by Richard Siderits, M.D., and colleagues by keying from the copy at the Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale University. Adaptation to HTML by Toby Appel.
• The History of Gardening
  From Ancient Times to the Twentieth Century…

Illuminated Manuscripts

• Cruydeboek
  Absolutely scrumptious!
• Aberdeen Bestiary
  My inspiration for Queen’s Prize
• Arlsburg
  Shows paintings of everyday life secnes for every month from the town of Arlsburg around 1525.
• Book of Kells Images
  This page contains pointers to images from the Book of Kells and to information about the book.
• Burnet Psalter
  An online version of the fifteenth-century manuscript.
• Digital Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts
  The British Library. Searchable archive!
• Les Tres Riches Heures
  A bit of background information and links to large images of each month.
• Ps. Apuleius, Dioscorides, Herbals
  More images of pages from a late 11th century herbal.
• Ps. Apuleius, Herbal
  Images from an 11th Century herbal.

Merchants

• Historic Enterprises
  I’ve not bought from them yet but frequently go to their site to drool.
• John Nealle Bookseller
  For caligraphy and illumination supplies, these guys are my favorite. They even have nibs for sinister scribes.
• The Spanish Peacock
  Spraang and Nalbinding supplies among other things
• T.L. Barnes Enterprises
  The best prices on trim and buttons. I see her at many events. Great customer service!

Resources

• Ill Libro dell’ Arte
  The Craftsman’s Handbook originally by Cennini

SCAdians

• Blazing Sword
  Website of The Honorable Lady Bridget Lucia MacKenzie… Now Baroness!
• Keradwc’s Koans Medieval Information
  Pictures, pictures, pictures!
• The Winged Rabbit
  Fantastic Photos of events they have attended. Check out their wedding photos too!

Scrolls, Scribes & How-Tos

• An Tir College of Scribes: Alternative opening phrases
• Atlantian Scribes Gallery
  Here you will find the Gallery Pages of many talented scribes from the Kingdom of Atlantia
• Creating Basic Knotwork
  One, of many, ways to create knotwork. This site contains other “how-to” articles.
• Cyber Scriptorium Scroll Examples
  I don’t know if its still updated, but this site contains many wonderful examples and lots of good information.
• de Nevell Book Arts
  An SCA household dedicated to the book arts as practiced in the Middle Ages.
• Guilding
  The Application of Gold leaf
• Gutenberg School of Scribes
  Great illumination tutorials and gallery examples!
• Ilaria’s Illuminating Experiences
  Great Scribe!
• Kingdom of Calontir Scribal Examples
  A collection of currently 7 scrolls in thumbnail images with details about them.
• Lia de Thornegge’s SCA Adventures
  great illuminations!
• Randy Asplund
  My hero!
• Scribal Handbook of Caid
  Text for CAID scrolls and other scroll info.
• West Kingdom Scribal Gallery
  Sorted by artist and then by recipient.

Seamstresses & Garb

• Beginner’s Garb
  Great how-to information
• La Cotte Simple
  An exploration of clothing and accessories of the late 14th and early 15th centuries. Ultimately I’d like to have something like explained here. With 5 pieces (chamise, versitle gown, a finer short sleeved over gown and a sidless surcoat) I would be well garbed for most situations.
• Lady Nessa of the Lox
  I love her herjolfnes gowns.