SC - Ukrainian Easter Eggs

[Debra R. Poole]

Greetings,

I also do pysanka (which is the name of the art form).  I
have found several sources for documentation.  Due to the
nature of the art form surviving specimens from period do
not exist as far as I know, (anyone has any other
information and I would love to know).  But I have secondary
documentation of a gift to an English King in the 1100 or
1200's.  I'll try to find the book it is in, it may take me
a while my library is not all out of storage.  I also have a
picture of an illuminated manuscript in a book that contains
an egg decorated similar to pysanka.  Since there is more
than one way to produce the look of pysanka I can not offer
this as absolute proof.   I also have several books on the
subject that I consider questionable at best for
documentation but the one that I have handy states that
decorating eggs started in ancient Egypt and Persia.  It
goes on to say that the art form was pre 998 in the Ukraine
which is the only date it has.  It's  bibliography does not
exist so for our purposes it is useless as documentation but
it is one of the best books I have seen on producing an egg.
Plus it covers a lot of the symbolism and back ground to the
art.  Everything from the type of wax used, the colors, the
amount of white or dark areas, and even the egg its self
means something.  The book is Decorating Eggs  by Jane
Pollak:  ISBN 0-8069-9420-7.  Now that is more than you ever
wanted to know about Easter eggs but if  I can answer any
other questions I will be happy to.  When I find the
remaining documentation I will post it.

Lady Meredudd Brangwyn
Barony of the Steppes
Kingdom of Ansteorra

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Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 1:19 PM
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In refernce to these eggs.  Mistress Rhinannon does these
eggs you might want to
speak to her.  Also, The Ukranian egg was around before
Christianity was
introduced into the society, that is an aspect to take a
look at.  Also, look in
the folklore of the Ukrain.  That is where the egg got its
origin.

DianaFiona at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 2/7/00 9:12:04 PM Eastern Standard
Time,
> ringofkings at mindspring.com writes:
>
> << Anyone have any good documentation on period
>  dates for Ukrainian decorated eggs?  I seem to recall
>  someone in Meridies (Adian?) did a paper on Ukrainian
>  eggs for kingdom A&S within the past 5 or 6 years.  Any
>  Meridian remember who?
>
>  Akim
>  "No glory comes without pain"
>
>   >>
>     Pretty sure it wasn't Aidan, though he may well know a
lot about this--he
> tends to use such things for classes locally, since we are
always looking for
> more subjects for them (2 to 3 monthly adds up over the
years!). I seem to
> vaguely recall that it was a lady who had that entry--or
at least who has
> discussed the topic on the Tavern Yard before.......... Or
perhaps my poor
> memory is failing me yet again! Want Aidan's address to
ask him? ;-)
>
>             Ldy Diana
>
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