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Timeline of Events and Fashions in the Germanic Lands 15th and 16th centuries

I have tried to present a timeline of historical events and fashions from the same period. Some of these are standalone pictures while others are links to more in depth resources.   ... continue reading...


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Introduction to 16th century German Costuming

  Inspriation - Online Art Research Thanks to the Internet, there is now a large amount of artwork easily available, and its getting better organized all the time. I find portraits and etchings of real people to be the most inspiring sources for costuming. Artcyclopedia is my favorite place to start when looking for a new artist as it has gathered pointers to many different online art collections into one central place. ... continue reading...


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Building a research library on the topic of 16th century Germany

Building a library on a particular topic can be expensive, just ask me! I've made plenty of buying mistakes and often wish that there had been someone to tell me how to get started in building a physical library around the topic of 16th century Germany that was specifically geared towards recreating clothing. Here are my recommendations for a general "Get you started" library. Of course there are additional books I could recommend for more specific areas of interest, but this would be a good ... continue reading...


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Augsburg Weights and Measures with their Modern Equivalents

I started my experiments by attempting to follow the English translation prepared by ValoiseArmstrong in 1998. I attempted the recipe for 163, To make Nürnberger Lebkuchen. This resulted in a puddle of spicy bubbling goo when I baked it, not the nice molded cookie that should have resulted based on the text's instructions on molding the dough. I then decided that I would go back to the Middle High German (MHG) original text and translate the ingredient amounts from that. This resulted in quite ... continue reading...


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Introduction & Who was Sabina Welserin?

I was first introduced to Sabina Welserin's cookbook back in the Fall of 2003 when I was gifted with a large bag of quinces and needed a recipe.  I asked a friend, a member of the Madrone Culinary Guild, where I could find a recipe for them, and they pointed me to Sabina's cookbook. Thus recipe 107: To make a quince tart became my first reconstruction from Sabina's cookbook in 2003.   ... continue reading...


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