Marion McNealy

So, as you may have noticed, all the old links are broken and the comments lost from the old site. I've been meaning to upgrade or migrate for a while to something more inspirational to get me back into updating here, instead of on Facebook, and finally did so. Please use the menu on the left or the categories down below to find what you're looking for. Sorry about the mess! ... continue reading...

Its been a big work in progress for the last month of so, but the kickstarter to fund the Master Tailor's book publication has finally launched! Katherine Barich and I have been working hard on the manuscript over the last 6 months along with arranging all the details for the photographs and permissions. We are very excited to make this book a reality! Here's the Kickstarter link where you can read more about it, and watch the video: Drei Schnittbücher: 3 16th c Austrian Master Tailor Books ... continue reading...

Had a great time teaching this weekend at the Atlantian Costume Symposium in Front Royal VA this weekend on "What the Tross Really Wore" and "Cutting Secrets of 16th c German Master Tailors".I post more frequent updates on my Facebook page, The Curious Frau, because I'm lazy and Facebook is easier to post on. I should remember to post over here more often, but that takes work! ... continue reading...

Yes, I'm on the hunt for a source, so I keep finding all SORTS of interesting things, which aren't exactly what I'm looking for, but are too good not to share!The Bohemain Reformation and Religious Practice "is a series of biennial conferences dedicated to the study of the Bohemian Reformation."  and thankfully, they have put all of their conference proceedings online. :)  There's some really great sources in there if Bohemia is your area of interest.  ... continue reading...

I know I mainly keep to German topics, but this was just too cool not to share. There's a project out of the Netherlands called the Medieval Memoria Online (MeMO) to "help scholars in carrying out research into memoria during the period up to the Reformation (c. 1580) in the area that is the present-day country of the Netherlands." To assist memoria scholars MeMO has therefore catalogued the following different types of sources: memorial registers narrative sources ... continue reading...