For the next few months we'll be concentrating on dances from the 15th century, and especially from 15th century Italy.
These are amongst the earliest surviving choreographies of European dancing. They come from a cluster of about twelve manuscripts, written in Italy during the second half of the fifteenth century and the first decades of the sixteenth century. There are slow, slinky, majestic dances; bouncy, playful dances; intricate performance-pieces; and dances that have a bit of everything.
Elisabeth worked on her 16th century corset - nearly finished now; Caterine made a lovely brown velvet hat - this one full-sized; Eleanor finished her chemise; Emrys collected the blue silk thread for the braid he is making for his doublet (no excuses now!); Katherina and William de Cameron slacked off, and failed to persuade everyone else to play cards.
Barony of Ildhafn Council Meeting
Sunday 26th September 2010
Meeting opened: 7.39pm
In attendance: Matt Mole (Baron), Bea Mole (Baroness), Katherine Davies (Seneschal),
Shannon Wanty (A&S), Phil Mason (Constable), Patrick Bowman (Herald), Nicola
Haliday (Rapier Marshall), David Robb (Chronicler), Ange Wells (Chatelaine)
Apologies: Vanessa Atkins
Absent: Everybody else
Officer Reports: Covered by Quarterly Reports this month.
Previous Events:
Emrys and Eleanor attached cross-hilts to shinai (theirs, Ludwig's and Katherina's). Eleanor and Benedict started on scabbards for rapiers using two quite different techniques - the rest of us will wait to see how they work before we decide who to copy. The difficult part seems to be getting a scabbard that works well and looks like 16th century examples that will accomodate the blunts we use to make combat safe.
Ildhafn Council meeting: 25th July 2010
Minutes taken by Shannon Wanty.
Present: Katherine Davies (Seneschal), Shannon Wanty (A&S Officer), Patrick Bowman (Herald),
Angela Wells (Chatelaine), David Robb (Chronicler)
Apologies: Gary, Vanessa, Nicola, Matt, Bea, Adrian, Phil
Absent: Everyone else.
Start Time: 7.36pm
Officer Reports received via email: A&S, Chronicler, Chateleine, Herald, Harbour
Master, Rapier Marshall, Marshall
Past events:
Ildhafn Council meeting: 30th May 2010
Minutes taken by Shannon Wanty.
Present: Katherine Davies (Seneschal), Shannon Wanty (A&S Officer), Patrick Bowman (Herald),
Nicola Haliday (Rapier Marshall), Angela Wells (Chatelaine), Vanessa Atkin (potential Reeve),
Matt Mole (Baron), Phil Mason (Constable)
Apologies:
Absent: Everyone else.
Officer Reports received via email: A&S, Chronicler, Chateleine, Herald, Harbour
Master, Rapier Marshall, Marshall
Ildhafn Council meeting: 30th May 2010
Minutes taken by Shannon Wanty.
Present: Katherine Davies (Seneschal), Shannon Wanty (A&S Officer), Patrick Bowman (Herald),
Nicola Haliday (Rapier Marshall), Angela Wells (Chatelaine), Vanessa Atkin (potential Reeve)
Apologies: Adrian Baxter (Marshall), Phil Mason (Constable)
Absent: Everyone else.
Officer reports all covered by Quarterly Reports this month. Except for the
Chronicler.
Ildhafn Council meeting: 2nd May 2010
Minutes taken by Shannon Wanty.
Present: Katherine Davies (Seneschal), Shannon Wanty (A&S Officer), Matt Mole (Baron), Patrick
Bowman (Herald), Nicola Haliday (rapier marshall)
Late: Phil Mason (Constable)
Apologies:
Absent: Everyone else.
Officer reports received over the Council List, April 2010:
Ildhafn Council meeting: 29th March 2010
Minutes taken by Shannon Wanty.
Present: Katherine Davies (Seneschal), Shannon Wanty (A&S Officer), Phil Mason (Constable),
Matt Mole (Baron), David Robb (Chronicler), Patrick Bowman
Apologies: Adrian Baxter (Marshall)
Absent: Everyone else.
Officer reports received over the Council List, January 2010:
