I made the trip up to the Barony of Rivenstar (around Lafayette, Indiana) over the weekend to participate in what was, to the best of my knowledge the first ever Midrealm Equestrian Symposium. Let me just say the trip was well worth the long haul up that including being stuck in traffic for two hours along the way with horses in tow. There was literally something for everyone, from the most senior marshals to the very new beginning riders. Many thanks to the folks that got this wonderful event organized, ran it, and/or hosted it!
A couple of big equestrian happenings in the next few weeks here in the Midrealm and I wanted to make sure everyone got the information about those events that needed them. Also a few other notes down in there somewhere. I will be sharing this information elsewhere as well so that everyone knows.
Kind of amazing to consider that a pound was used as a measure of money in the early 15th century, similar to the same as it is today in the British Islands. More interesting is the value comparatively speaking of a 15th century pound to one of the last few years, specifically 1999. Let me back up a bit first though and then move forward.
I got this issue that I have continued to go back and forth on for the past several years. I am curious about what other folks think on the matter. Guess I should get to explaining. A long time ago, when searching for some books on how to do some of it, I found online authentic and verified by apparently somewhat reputable sources illuminated pages from medieval books, usually the most common come from Books of Hours and other prayer types of books, apparently having been really common during times that I am in particular most interested. They were for sale on eBay and after a little research they can be found in several other places as well.
Had a question from a friend today that I thought would make the perfect blog entry here on Eligius, so I made the answer to her, but here is a bit more details on the matter. The question was a very basic, “Was the renaissance going on during the 14th century?” It is a valid question to be sure, but perhaps it is one of those that it is not really so valid to answer. And certainly if an answer it is given, as I did then and am doing again now, it comes with a litany of qualifications on the answer.
