ANST - masks

[Mark Harris]

I seem to remember someone asking for information on period masks.
This message posted to the SCA-Arts mail list a little while ago. It
will be in the next update of my masks-msg file.

Stefan li Rous

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Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 23:48:06
From: Edwin Hewitt <brogoose at pe.net>
To: sca-arts at raven.cc.ukans.edu
Subject: Re: Renaissance Masquerade Information

>I forgot to ask for help in any and all information regarding Renaissance
>masquerade and masks.  We'll have lots of people interested in designing and
>making their own masks, and I'd like to keep them as period as possible.
>
>Gillian
>MoAS of Ard Raudh, Artemisia

I heartily recommend the book, "Commedia dell'Arte, an Actor's Handbook,"
by John Rudlin, published by Routledge, London and NY, 1994,
ISBN 0-415-04769-2 (hardback) or
ISBN 0-415-04770-6 (paperback)

It has a very good section on making leather masks of the period you
require.  Even if you do not go through all the effort the art requires,
the illustrations alone will help give you an idea of what the masks
SHOULD look like.  

Edwin


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