ANST - Documentation

[Charlene Charette]

Vicki Marsh wrote:

> The SCA is rife with bits of "SCA history". When I got in, everyone
> "knew" that guns were not used on the battlefield before 1600.
> Everyone "knew" that lunge attacks were not used in rapier
> fighting in period and everyone "knew" that the styles of period
> masters such as Saviolo and Di Grassi could not be used
> effectively.

Everone "knew" Korobushka is a period Russian dance.  Heck, some still do.
We're working on it.

> I'm also working on documenting quilts, among other things....

Quilting is definitely period.  If by "quilting" you mean piecework -- I haven't
come across it in period, but I haven't gone looking.

--Perronnelle

--
The discontent of the people is more dangerous to a monarch than all the might
of his enemies on the battlefield.  -- Isabella d'Este




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