[Ansteorra] Stefan's Florilegium article for March

[Stefan li Rous]

Greetings to the Gentles of Known World,

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

I am always looking for good articles for the Florilegium. If you have researched a little known subject in our period or you practice a little known art or craft, writing an article is an excellent way to introduce others to the work you've done. I'm especially interested in academic papers written for A&S contests because, unfortunately, few have time at such an event to read them. Even the judges. Getting them published in the Florilegium lets your hard word benefit the entire Known World.  

Thank you to all who have taken the time to look at the ads when you visited the Florilegium and selected one or two.  The Florilegium is completely supported by the ads that merchants are willing to run, along with a few donations. Unfortunately, I think because of folks using ad blocking programs, while the ad viewing count is going down, the number of hits on the site and the load on the servers is going up, so while the Florilegium breaks even, it is less and less each month..                                               

Lastly, if you have any suggestions, questions, comments or criticisms about the Florilegium, please feel free to email me.  Due to employment and transportation problems, I am going to be unable to make it to Gulf Wars this year. So, for those who are able to go this year, please go by the Green Dragon and raise a toast to your friends who could not be there with you.

Thanks,
Stefan

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A Blending of the Past and Present

Over the past twenty-one 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 collection of files called 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. A&S documentation and class handouts will also often work out well. I am especially interested in research papers submitted as A&S entries.

The Florilegium now has an RSS feed for those who want an immediate alert when new or updated files are uploaded to the website.

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     THLord Stefan li Rous   Ansteorra    stefan at florilegium.org

Here are the new files for this month:
In the CELEBRATIONS AND EVENTS section:
   DV-Bld-o-Hros-art   A dog's viewpoint of the 1999 Grimfells "Blood 
                          of Heros" event in Calontir, by Baroness 
                          Jenna of Southwind.
In the CLOTHING section:
   Kilts-1590-art      "More than you ever wanted to know about the 
                           kilt" by Lord Gregor Mac Beathain.
In the FEASTS section:
   Hlvg-Fst-Csts-art   "Rob Peter to feed Paul: halving feast costs" 
                          by Honour Horne-Jaruk.
In the FOOD-SWEETS-DECORATED section:
   Fun-w-Sugsr-srt     "Fun with Sugar or Sweet Subtleties" by Lady 
                          Deirdre O'Bardon.
In the NEWCOMERS section:
   Hand-Kissing-art    "Ioseph of Locksley's Handy Guide to Cavalier 
                          Hand-Kissing".
   Persna-Devlop-art   "Some Thoughts on Persona Development" by 
                          Domna Liutgard of Luxeuil (O.L.)
In the SCA-EVENTS-PLANNING section:
   Demos-f-Chldn-art   "Demonstrations for Children, Schools, Youth 
                          Groups" by mistress katherine kerr.

Here are the updated files for this month. 
   hair-msg            Period and SCA hairstyling and care.
   haggis-msg          Scottish haggis recipes. comments on haggis.
   ham-msg             Period ham. Modern sources. Recipes.
   ivory-msg           Ivory carving. ivory substitutes.
   meat-smoked-msg     Medieval smoked meats. Smoking meats.
   monks-msg           Medieval monks and orders. Monk's clothing.
   P-history-msg       Pennsic history.
   p-sex-msg           Period thoughts on sex and sexual practices.
   p-tableware-msg     Period tableware. Period references
   peacocks-msg        Serving peacock sotelties safely.
   persimmons-msg      Eating persimmons. Recipes. Where grown.
   SCA-reasons-msg     The reasons various people joined the SCA.
   Scotland-msg        Scottish culture. Who lived where. Medieval 
                           points of interest. The Orkney Islands.
   tea-msg             Tea, cha. When it appeared in Europe.
   toys-msg            Period and SCA toys.
   wood-bending-msg    Period and modern methods for bending wood.
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Copyright 2011, Mark S. Harris. Permission to reprint in SCA-related publications is hereby granted if the file descriptions are left unchanged. Removing any of the updated files listed in order to fit the article into limited publication space is allowed.  The article introduction may also be edited, provided the web address and contact info are retained.

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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 ****