[Ansteorra] need carnival mask info

[Stefan li Rous]

On Jan 10, 2009, at 9:35 PM, lambdakennels1 at juno.com wrote:
>
> I am a simple woodworker, and know little of carnivals and masked  
> balls.  I will be accompanied to the Carnival in Venice by a great  
> lady who asks questions I cannot answer on such things.  I seek  
> information on the appropriate dress for the ball, and of how to  
> decorate a mask for it.  Will some Gentle with more knowledgable  
> than I kindly direct me to such resources as can be trusted on  
> these things?  You who take pity on me will earn my eternal gratitude.
>
> Lady Stephanie Lilburn

If you are speaking of a specific event, I probably can't be of much  
help there. However, if you are asking about masque balls in general  
and in the making of masks, perhaps these files in the PERFORMANCE  
ARTS section of the Florilegium might be of use:

Mask-Making-art   (16K) 12/26/00    "Mask Making 101 - A History of  
Masks and
                           Instructions..." by Lady Meliora Leuedai  
de Ardescote
masks-msg         (61K)  9/26/04    Theatrical masks. Period and modern.
masks-mumming-lnks (12K)  2/15/04    Web links to medieval masks,  
mumming and
                                        Masques by Dame Aoife Finn of  
Ynos Mon.
masque-msg         (6K)  5/22/08    A dramatic art of poetry, music  
and dance.

Stefan
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