Apollonia's Projects

• Byzantine Research women's clothing, hairstyles & foods

• Display Shield Research and Reconstruction based on the funerary shield of Edward the Black Prince

• Dyed Silk Heraldry new as of 2/07

• Garment Fabric and Thread Research for Byzantine and 14th Century garments

• Mini index to Jewellery Studies, the publication of the Society of Jewellery Historians

• Natural Dyeing  First attempts in Brazilwood.

• Partridge in a Pear Tree. A Yule gift embossed copper project.

• Pyrography also known as Wood Burning. My research, documentation and projects.

• Early Russian Style Hat My first hat

• Stamped sideless surcote custom stamp and linen stamping project

• Viking Treasure Necklaces Class Handouts. Based on Mistress Gunnvör (Gunnora) Sílfrahárr's Instructions. (pdf)

• Viking Chain Knitting:Trichinopoly Chainwork Class Handouts Updated Documentation (pdf)

Byzantine Research and Projects

Table of Contents

General Byzantine Works and Resources

Women's clothing styles

Textile choices and fabric weaves

• Linen, wool and silk choices for garb
• Fabric patterns, colors and embellishments

  • Textile Ornaments

  • Tapestry woven ornaments and trims

  • Tapestry weaving: how to do it

Women's hair styles and head dresses

• Ceremonial or court hair dressings for aristocrats

• Everyday dressings for ordinary women

  Including:

  • piles of braided coifs for formal situations

  • hair extensions and false braids

  • hair bands

  • sprang hairnets

  • veils, scarves and mantles

  • turbans

Foods

• 3 selected redactions

  1. Appetizer: Tadziki (garlic yogurt dip) served with appropriate fresh vegetables

  2. Dessert: Koponlazoutos (phyllo dough with honey, almonds and spices)

  3. Beverage: Sekanjabin (cooling mint drink)

Furniture

• Ideas for later.

I will be keeping these pages up to date with the information and citations to all of the above topics as a new project.  Specifically not covered at this time is jewelry, as I'm fairly familiar with this area having done research on it off and on for eight years.

Note: There is debate as to the validity and/or currency of various research available.  I leave you to decide which you will follow.  I am comparing all of it.  In order to help, I will note web and print resources that are questionable or under debate, but I will include them.

Gentles have visited since August 25, 2002.   

 ©2005 Apollonia Voss, m.k.a Lora-Lynn Rice Last Updated: Thursday, 11. October 2007
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