I am posting this on behalf of Maggie Secara. I thought it would be of interest to those who are into the Elizabethan era history. Please feel free to forward to other groups or Tribes as appropriate. Thank you.
June 26, 2008 (Los Angeles, CA) Did you know that the first shopping
mall was opened in London in 1571? That in 16th century England, gifts
were given on New Year's Day but not on Christmas? That beer could be
flavored with anything from pepper to lupins? All this and more can be
found in Maggie Secara's A COMPENDIUM OF COMMON KNOWLEDGE 1558-1603
(210 pps, trade paperback, $19.95)
The Compendium website at www.elizabethan.org has long been the go-to
website for authors, students, actors, re-enactors, and Elizabethan
enthusiasts of all kinds. Now in paperback from Popinjay Press, anyone
can have the Compendium on hand wherever they go!
The Compendium, as web fans already know, is a series of snapshots of
daily life in the court and countryside of Shakespeare and Good Queen
Bess, written for the everyday reader. Painstakingly researched and
illustrated from period sources, each page dishes up details about
food, language, games, and gossip, as well as the work, weddings, and
beliefs of more than 400 years ago. There's a detailed index to make
it especially easy to use, plus notes on the sources so you can find
out more. This new paperback version even features a bonus chapter on
persona building that's perfect for guildmasters and authors both.
What can you do with the COMPENDIUM in paperback that you can't do online?
- Make notes in the margins
- Read it in bed
- Take it to workshops
- Stash it in the tourney box
- Write a book report
- Give extra copies as gifts
- And best of all—you can use it even when the computer is down!
Author Maggie Secara is a technical writer by trade, with a Master's
degree from CSU Northridge. She is the author/editor of other Web
publications including the Trial of the Earls of Essex and
Southampton. She has at various times been a Highland gentlewoman, a
Landsknecht campfrau, and the Countess of Southampton, and is
currently editing a 1595 household book.
ISBN: 978-0-9818401-0-9
elizabethan.org/compendium...erback.html
PayPal only (account not required)
June 26, 2008 (Los Angeles, CA) Did you know that the first shopping
mall was opened in London in 1571? That in 16th century England, gifts
were given on New Year's Day but not on Christmas? That beer could be
flavored with anything from pepper to lupins? All this and more can be
found in Maggie Secara's A COMPENDIUM OF COMMON KNOWLEDGE 1558-1603
(210 pps, trade paperback, $19.95)
The Compendium website at www.elizabethan.org has long been the go-to
website for authors, students, actors, re-enactors, and Elizabethan
enthusiasts of all kinds. Now in paperback from Popinjay Press, anyone
can have the Compendium on hand wherever they go!
The Compendium, as web fans already know, is a series of snapshots of
daily life in the court and countryside of Shakespeare and Good Queen
Bess, written for the everyday reader. Painstakingly researched and
illustrated from period sources, each page dishes up details about
food, language, games, and gossip, as well as the work, weddings, and
beliefs of more than 400 years ago. There's a detailed index to make
it especially easy to use, plus notes on the sources so you can find
out more. This new paperback version even features a bonus chapter on
persona building that's perfect for guildmasters and authors both.
What can you do with the COMPENDIUM in paperback that you can't do online?
- Make notes in the margins
- Read it in bed
- Take it to workshops
- Stash it in the tourney box
- Write a book report
- Give extra copies as gifts
- And best of all—you can use it even when the computer is down!
Author Maggie Secara is a technical writer by trade, with a Master's
degree from CSU Northridge. She is the author/editor of other Web
publications including the Trial of the Earls of Essex and
Southampton. She has at various times been a Highland gentlewoman, a
Landsknecht campfrau, and the Countess of Southampton, and is
currently editing a 1595 household book.
ISBN: 978-0-9818401-0-9
elizabethan.org/compendium...erback.html
PayPal only (account not required)
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Just a brief update. The Compendium is also available as a pre-order from Barnes & Noble, and at a cheaper price, too!
search.barnesandnoble.com/A-Com...40109/
or tinyurl.com/5lcoge
Maggie is requesting everyone to use B&N at this time, as she got a little swamped from enthusiastic orders from lots of people (which she is grateful & thankful for). This will help her, and give you a lower price on the books. I think amazon.com will also have the book available soon, too.
