[Ansteorra-announce] Stefan's files for May

[Stefan li Rous]

Greetings to the folks of the Known World,

Here is a copy of my Florilegium article for May, detailing what is new 
in the Florilegium this month.

I have also been working on the programs I use to help convert the 
basic files which are kept in RTF format into decent looking HTML code, 
which is what the web uses. Last spring I had a disk crash which took 
with it the programs I was then using. This new set of programs adds 
things such as a list of similar files which are real links and not 
just text names. It also makes most links clickable from the file. 
Unfortunately, the latter feature still has a few problems which I will 
fix in the near future. In the meantime, I wanted to start using this 
program on the new and upgraded files.

My records show that over 6000 different browsers were used to access 
the Florilegium last month. There is no way that I can test the results 
of my new program with this many systems. So, please take a look at 
these new files and if you have a problem, please let me know and I 
will see about fixing it. Also, if you have any suggestions about 
improving the format of the new files, including the graphics, please 
let me know.

Stefan

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A Blending of the Past and Present

Over the past fourteen years in an ongoing effort, I have been 
collecting bits of useful information from various newsgroups, mail 
lists and articles submitted to me by their authors. In order to make 
this information available to others, I have placed this information in 
a series of files I call Stefan's Florilegium.

The Florilegium is on the web at: http://www.florilegium.org

I am always interested in new articles. If you have written an article 
that would be of interest to others in the SCA, please send it to me 
for possible inclusion in the Florilegium. Contact me for more details.

I am also interested in volunteers who might be interested in helping 
me maintain the Florilegium. Everything from collecting materials, 
editing and web work is needed. Again, please contact me for more 
details.

      THLord Stefan li Rous   Ansteorra    stefan at florilegium.org

Here are the new files for this month:
under COMBAT:
    Sword-Fighting-art   "’The Secrets of Sword Fighting!’ (Now they
                            can be yours!)" by Duke Arthur of
                            Lockehaven, MSCA, OL, OP.
under FEASTS:
    Lenten-Fst-mnu-art   The menu for a small feast in Lent by Brekke 
Franksdottir.
    Valentine-fst-art    A Valentines Day themed feast.
Under FOOD:
    fresh-cheeses-msg    Fresh cheeses such as ricotta, cream cheese
                            and cottage cheese. Non-aged cheeses.
under FOOD-SWEETS:
    flavord-sugars-msg   Period flavored, infused sugars.
Under FOOD-BY-REGION:
    fd-Sicily-msg        Food of medieval Sicily.
Under HOME, SWEET HOME:
    Med-Lighting-lnks    Links to medieval lighting
                            by Dame Aoife Finn of Ynos Mon.
under SCRIBAL ARTS:
    Med-Seals-lnks       Links to info on medieval seals and signet
                            rings by Dame Aoife Finn of Ynos Mon.

And this month’s updated files include:
    beets-msg            Period beet roots and beet greens. Recipes.
    candied-peel-msg     Candied fruit peels. A late period treat.
    cheese-msg           Medieval cheese. Recipes.
    East-hist-msg        Histories of the East Kingdom.
    figs-msg             Period figs. Period uses. Recipes.
    indulgences-msg      Use of "indulgences" by the Church in period
    leavening-msg        Period leavening agents other than yeast.
    ME-feasts-msg        Middle Eastern feasts. sitting, serving.
    pearls-msg           Period pearls. Use in jewelry and elsewhere.
    poisons-msg          Medieval poisons.
    pomegranates-msg     Pomegranate fruit, juice and seeds.
    sauces-msg           Period sauces. Sauce recipes.
    seafood-msg          Medieval non-fish seafood. Recipes.
    spice-mixes-msg      Period spice mixtures. Poudre Forte, Douce.
    sugar-msg            Sugar and other medieval sweeteners.
    venison-msg          Medieval and modern recipes for venison.
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Copyright 2004, Mark S. Harris.
Permission to reprint in SCA-related publications is hereby granted if 
the contents are left unchanged and the author is notified of the 
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THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
    Mark S. Harris           Austin, Texas          
StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
**** See Stefan's Florilegium files at:  http://www.florilegium.org ****