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Category: A&S Research Papers

Arts & Sciences Research Paper #10: Fibonacci – A Master By Any Name

July 3, 2016 by East Kingdom Gazette

Our tenth A&S Research Paper comes to us from Lady Rosina von Schaffhausen, of the Shire of Quintavia. She introduces us to a fascinating figure from the 13th century – the mathematician Leonardo of Pisa, known most familiarly to us as Fibonacci.  (Prospective future contributors, please check out our original Call for Papers.) Fibonacci – A Master …

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Arts & Sciences Research Paper #9: Making green paint medievally with spring irises and fall buckthorn berries

May 2, 2016 by mollyeskridge

Our ninth A&S Research Paper comes to us from Lady Adrienne d’Evreus, of the Province of Malagentia. She turns to the flora of her woodlands to learn ways that medieval painters made green pigments. (Prospective future contributors, please check out our original Call for Papers.) Making green paint medievally with spring irises and fall buckthorn berries Many medieval manuscripts …

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Arts & Sciences Research Paper #8: Matthew Paris and the Volcano

April 1, 2016 by East Kingdom Gazette

Our eighth A&S Research Paper comes to us from Sir Michael of York of the Barony of Carolingia. He examines a catastrophic climatological event with both modern and historical records, and in the telling introduces us to a very interesting chronicler. (Prospective future contributors, please check out our original Call for Papers.) Matthew Paris and the Volcano In the middle of the …

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Arts & Sciences Research Paper #7: Life Before Toilet Paper

March 1, 2016 by East Kingdom Gazette

Our seventh A&S Research Paper comes to us from Baroness Charitye Dale, of the Barony of Settmour Swamp. She examines a question that would have affected our personas practically every single day – how did people manage before toilet paper? (Prospective future contributors, please check out our original Call for Papers.) Life Before Toilet Paper There are …

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Arts & Sciences Research Paper #6: The Perception of Greek Women through Archaic and Classical Literature

February 1, 2016 by East Kingdom Gazette

Our sixth A&S Research Paper comes to us from Hypatissa Anna Dokeianina Syrakousina, of the Barony of Stonemarche; she is using the lens of literature to further our understanding of the perception of Greek women in history. (Prospective future contributors, please check out our original Call for Papers.) Good Wife; Bad Wife:  The Perception of Greek Women through …

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Arts & Sciences Research Paper #5: The most kindly way to preserve by Alesone Gray, Sugarwricht

January 2, 2016 by East Kingdom Gazette

Our fifth A&S Research Paper comes to us from Baroness Alesone Grey, Sugarwricht, and is drawn from her studies in historical confectionary, specifically the preserving of fruits with sugar. (Prospective future contributors, please check out our original Call for Papers.) The Most Kindly Way To Preserve One of the great joys of preserving the harvest is …

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A lady (Christine de Pisan) writing in her chamber.

Arts & Sciences Research Paper #4: A Day in the Life of a Minor Fifteenth-Century Provençal Noblewoman

November 2, 2015 by East Kingdom Gazette

Our fourth A&S Research Paper comes to us from Baroness Ysabella de Draguignan, of the Barony of Dragonship Haven, and is drawn from her study of historical household management; here, she describes for us how one of her days might have progressed. (Prospective future contributors, please check out our original Call for Papers.) A Day in the Life …

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Arts & Sciences Research Paper #3. A Small Comparison of the Rapier Styles of Ridolfo Capo Ferro and Salvator Fabris

September 1, 2015 by East Kingdom Gazette

Our third A&S Research Paper comes to us from Master Donovan Shinnock, of the Shire of Quintavia, and is drawn from his study of the historical masters of rapier fighting. (Prospective future contributors, please check out our original Call for Papers.) A Small Comparison of the Rapier Styles of Ridolfo Capo Ferro and Salvator Fabris Salvator Fabris …

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A&S Research Paper #2. Inside Blakemere: Notes from the Yearly Accounts of a Late Medieval Household

August 4, 2015 by mollyeskridge

Our second A&S Research Paper comes to us from Mistress Aildreda de Tamworthe, of the Barony of Carolingia, and is drawn from her study of the management of medieval households in England. (Prospective future contributors, please check out our original Call for Papers.) Inside Blakemere: Notes from the Yearly Accounts of a Late Medieval Household …

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A&S Research Paper #1. ‘A smoke of cameryke, wrought with blake worke’: An overview of monochromatic embroidery in Early Modern England during the reign of Elizabeth I

July 1, 2015 by East Kingdom Gazette

Greetings, and welcome to the East Kingdom Gazette’s new feature: A&S Research Papers! Our first article comes to us from Mistress Amy Webbe, of the Shire of Barren Sands, who is presenting her article on monochromatic embroidery. The paper was presented initially to the East Kingdom Embroiderer’s Guild, the Keepers of Athena’s Thimble. Thank you, Mistress …

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