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This website is the hobby and business site of James and Kimberly
Barker; we are dedicated to the study of European culture
and martial arts from the Roman era to the Renaissance. We
participate in Living History groups as well the SCA (Society
of Creative Anachronisms).
Please keep in mind all of the items here are
based off our personal research and interpretations of Roman
through Renaissance culture; others may see the same item differently
and I will not claim our interpretation is more correct than
another persons interpretation; we will post our information
to let you the costumer/viewer decide.
Our line of products will be available on a
limited basis and will be in standard sizes; this is only
a part time business for us, so we will not be in full time
production like other retailers of reproduction clothing and
accessories. We are also looking to have items that do not
overlap other company’s products so our line of products
will be unique.
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6/13/10 - Historic Life will start having upfdates soon; we have had prolonged issues with our web hosting provider that are now getting resolved. |
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10/30/09 - Images of leather goods, woodworking, and art from the Phily art museum in the Image Gallery - Museums |
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10/09/09 - updated for KWCS - Basics of Turnshoe and Pouch Making PDF added to the Research & Essays page. |
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1/28/09 - A page on the armor worn at Crecy has been added to the Research & Essays page. |
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1/28/09 - A list of projects done by James ranging from 2004 to present has been added to the Research & Essays page. |
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Announcement 6-13-10
We are planning to sell at up coming event(s):
- Pennsic 39 - August 3-13, 2010 Slippery Rock, PA
- Holiday Faire - November 20, 2010 Manassas, VA
We have a small stock of items
including:
- 14th to 16th century leather purses, pouches, and, wallets
- 14th century gowns for men
- Hats: Roman to 15th century
- Early 15th century dagged hoods styled after the Gaston Phoebus manuscript
- 16th century Landsknecht coifs and hats.
All our items are wool and or linen and all visible seems are hand finished with linen thread. Our hats are made with 100% wool and the coifs are lined in 100% linen. Some Birka and phrygian hats have a woven trim added; the trim is 100% tablet woven wool.
Leather products are made with vegetable tanned leather and are hand sewn with linen thread and all designs are based of historical examples from Purses in Pieces.
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