Heather Dale is coming to New Orleans for a house concert on June 4 at 7:00 PM! I am proud to be the host for her NOLA visit. The band has activated their donations link! Submit your donation to reserve a spot ahead of time here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2558733 To secure your seat you can contact me … More Heather Dale New Orleans Concert
Two Class Handouts! Class Handout Caterina Sforza Toilette Class Handout Spezierie
La Bella Donna Historical Apothecary will have several pre 17th century products for sale at Gulf Wars XXV!! … More La Bella Donna Historical Apothecary at Gulf Wars XXV
Fortress of Castrocaro (Terme e Terra del Sole, Via Fortezza, 2 – Read More) In the heart of Emilia-Romagna, where the river flows slowly in the valley between the slopes of the foothills of the Apennines, there is bedrock on which, for over a thousand years, stands the Fortress of Castrocaro. This singular and accentuated … More Fortress of Castrocaro
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
(by Susan Brunn Puett, B & J. David Puett, PhD) Image of Copies of two pages from the 1597 edition of the Ricettario fiorentino di nuovo illustrato: Page 72 showing saffron (zafferano) as one of the included ingredients. From the Swiss electronic library of the ETH-Bibliothek Zurich. The contemporary pharmacy conjures an image of a … More The Florentine Farmacia
As we sojourn in another steamy southern summer, I thought I would post about period recipes for refreshing and replenishing beverages. Oxymel, sekanjabin, syrup of roses, and syrup of lemon are just a few examples of sweet concentrates that were intended to be drunk with hot water for medicinal benefits (which make them ok for … More Persian Refreshments of the Middle Ages
“HE WAS HONEY—NO, I SEE A BEEHIVE HIS LIKENESS.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Dorothy Disse Laila Akhyaliyya, a member of a noble family of the ‘Uqail (in what is now Iraq), lived in the later 600s, and knew two of the Umayyad caliphs whose dynasty led the Islamic world from 661 to 750. She may have been … More Laila Akhyaliyya – Female Voice Of Antiquity
“Medicine sometimes grants health, sometimes destroys it, showing which plants are helpful, which do harm.” – Ovid, Tristia (II.296) I am writing an herbal for my apothecary. Below I’ve posted the research I’ve done so far from An Illustrated History of Herbals, Healing from the Medieval Garden, and Illustrative Traditions of Medieval Herbals. Enjoy … More Medieval & Renaissance Herbals
Ciao! This is my first post about the Aromatario del Giglio (Apothecary of the Lily), an extension of the La Bella Donna living history blog. I am Gigi, an herbalist and living history participant who (as you know) loves to indulge herself in historical cosmetic and apothecary products made from authentic recipes of the medieval … More Aromatario del Giglio – The La Bella Donna Apothecary
