by Magnifica Gianna Madalena Alberti/ Giata Magdalena Alberti (Gigi Coulson) These names are taken from the 1401 Registro della bollatura delle veste from the Comune of Bologna. This was list of clothing items that were declared to the record-keeper at a Parish location so that the item could be grandfathered in and not fined by … More Feminine Names from 15th Century Bologna
On Sunday, April 5, 2015 this was posted on one of my favorite SCA blogs. Since it has to do with persona play I thought I’d reblog it here for you. You can read the original post on Alys’ blog here http://alysprojects.blogspot.com/2015/04/writ-of-execution-for-fergus-macrae.html?m=1 Writ of Execution for Fergus MacRae Several weeks ago I was going about … More Alys’ SCA Persona Schtick
Ciao ragazzi! I am teaching two classes this weekend. The first is on the toilette of Caterina Sforza … … and the second is on historical heraldic achievements and how we can display them in the SCA. Click on the links above to view the PDF of the class handout.
I was looking at a few of the alberelli (plural) online because I happened to meet a few artisans interested in making some for the historical apothecary. I wanted to show you all a few images of extant pieces and then think about the common threads between them all. My heraldic colors are red and … More Italian Renaissance Apothecary Jar – The Alberello
An impresa (plural imprese) is a variant of the badge which became particularly popular in the 15th and 16th centuries. The one below is the impresa of Piero dei Medici. This next one is the sole raggiante, or ragged sun, of the Sforza. You can also see and read more on Sforza imprese here: http://www.storiadimilano.it/arte/imprese/Imprese05.htm … More Imprese, The Italian Renaissance Heraldic Badge
The first rule is that this website is your best friend, search it, read it, know it, love it: http://heraldry.sca.org/welcome.html (particularly) http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/sena.html#PN1 You should also especially love this page: http://heraldry.sca.org/articles/withoutbooks.html which is a more comprehensive guide on name research without books. In this class you get the quicksteps that are my tried and true method. … More Name Consult 101 by Fleurtyherald
When thinking about developing your persona one easy way to slip into character is to use language. For instance when I say “Hello” it is a much different feel than when I say “Buongiorno“. To help those of the Italian persuasion I have compiled a list of titles for use in persona below. Prego! … More Royal Styles of Address
I wanted to share this information on 16th Century Italian Surnames as researched by Coblaith Muimnech, who holds the copyright to the text. Signor Muimnech has separately indexed the place names and house names found in the armorial. Below is a map of the origin of names he listed. Excerpt List of Names from Coblaith’s … More Italian Surnames From a Cinquecento Armorial
For those interested in viewing period heraldry here is a list of Rolls of Arms (with links) containing pre-17th century Italian and Iberian examples: Armorial of the Order of the Annunciation, 1362 and later, Italian http://www.heraldique-europeenne.org/Armoriaux/Annonciade/Amedee_VI.htm Armorial of Cataluña, Castille and Portugal, 15th-16th century, Iberian http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/~db/bsb00001370/images/index.html? William Bruges’s Garter Book c.1430 to c.1440 English roll of European … More Italian and Spanish Rolls of Arms and Impresa
List of books/references from the Collegio Araldico in Rome The herald in me whimpers: I want, I want, I want…. Albo D’Oro delle Famiglie Nobili e Notabili Italiane. Archivio Comunale di Verona Archivio Progetto Heraldrys Archivio di Stato di Venezia Armerista e notiziario delle fam. nob. notabili e feudatarie di Terra d’Otranto Armorial Général Rietstap’s Biblioteca Comunale di Verona REPERTORIO GENEAL. FAM. VENETE Blasonario di Famiglie Illustri Italiane Brazzà Cergneu Savorgnan Cenni sopra varie famiglie illustri di Verona. Cronaca delle famiglie udinesi Cronologia delle famiglie nobili bolognesi Cronologia delle famiglie nobili bolognesi Discorsi delle famiglie imparentate colla Casa della … More Libri Araldica
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