Minecraft: How to Build a Medieval School | School (Tutorial)This video shows you how to build a medieval school. Great for medieval related builds and survi...
Near the end of the school year our 5th/6th grade students put on a Medieval Day for the entire school. They researched and planned activities including dancing, food sampling, jousting, catapulting, exhibits and displays and of course, ART! My 5th/6th grade classes made paper mache knight sculptures starting with a newspaper armature. They added Medieval clothes and weapons to accessorize. Some of the materials we used were cardboard, wood, cloth, leather, raffia, doll hair, yarn and felt. One of my … Read more... →
Book of Hours, France, Paris, ca. 1490
Book of Hours, Italy, Milan, ca. 1450-1475
The Middle School Medieval Day was a great turn out for the kids. Their houses put in a lot of effort into making beautifu...
When studying the Middle Ages in your homeschool, engage kids by adding some fun medieval activities for middle school to your lesson plans.
I've been dabbling in doing illumination work in the SCA for 6+ months now, but only just tonight actually remembered to scan the finished piece *b... Scroll Illumination No.1
Plinius Minor, Panegirico in lode di Traiano, traduit par Lippo Brandolini. -- 1401-1500 -- manuscrits
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Are you wanting to talk more like someone from the Middle Ages? We have a list of 30 great sayings and proverbs that you can use in your conversations.
By Mistress Arianna of Wynthrope Many SCA members have scrolls that were given to them when they received awards from their Baron or Crown, or when they won a competition. But how much do you know about the work that went into making that scroll? It’s probably more time-consuming, costly, and complex than you think.…
Prior To The Invention Of The Printing Press, All Books Had To Be Written By Hand. Manuscripts Are The Beautiful Manifestation Of This Craft, And The Most Precious And Expensive Of Such Manuscripts Were 'Illuminated' Through The Use Of Brightly Coloured Pigments And Gold Embellishments. Beginning With A Fresh And Thoughtful Introduction To Illuminated Manuscripts, Illuminated Manuscripts Masterpieces Of Art Goes On To Showcase Key Works In This Stunning Artistic Genre. Author: Michael Kerrigan
So, I've been racking my brain to think of ideas for our Middle Ages unit that are NOT run of the mill and I think I may have hit on one! Yesterday we made our own tapestries!! Well, sort of.... We did break out a loom or anything like that. We did…
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Not too long ago, at our local Larurel's Prize Tourney (I have picture of that coming soon), I was approached and asked to design a charter for a new children's A&S award. For those of you unfamiliar, a charter is a scroll that has spaces left blank for the recipient's name, the date, royal signatures,
Colegiata - Romanesque church and former Benedictine monastery. Santillana de Mar, a medieval village in Cantabria, Spain.
Medieval History for Homeschool Middle School. Homeschool history for middle school kids should be both educational and entertaining.
