Cindy Lynn Speer's Blog, page 45
September 11, 2015
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Presentation Saber
Dated: late 19th century
Culture: Austrian
Measurements: overall length 77cmThe sword has a simple, single-edged blade, with a wide fuller, and a tang. The gilt silver hilt features bas-relieved decorations and engraved floral motifs, and a pierced guard enriched with stones. The scabbard has two rings, decorated with two blue enamelled segments, enriched with small gilt elements and a pearl at the centre, the enamelled parts are alternated to gilt silver elements enriched with cabochon stones. The rear surface of the scabbard is finely engraved.
Source: Copyright © 2015 Czerny’s International Auction House S.R.L.
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What is it about paths like this into the woods?
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England [32] : Timber Framed [2] – Coventry, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwick, London, Pembridge, Chester, Prestbury, Stratford Upon Avon, Ludlow, Kew
I think I am going to re-imagine the whole town of Aversin Shore in Chocolatier’s Wife to look like this.
Revisiting the Victorian Life
I
wanted to give you the other side of the coin with this Salon Article — it makes some good points about the Victorian Living article. Mostly that Chrisman does come off as a little derisive when she talks about reading only primary resources. Commentaries by scholars who have spent years doing research isn’t anything to be dismissed lightly…I have read Ridolfo Capoferro’s lovely Great Representation of the Art and Use of Fencing (In translation, of course, this is a good one.) but I did it with a copy of Tom Leoni’s Practical Translation right next to me. The guy knows his stuff, he’s studied, he’s tried it out, he’s trained others. It would be silly for me not to use his knowledge as a stepping stone.
So, yes, lots of good perspectives from both articles. I still stand by that using and wearing does help you understand things, but that has worked in my own experience.
Fencing, last night, was incredibly amazing, speaking of. My usual choice of weapon is single and dagger, but I do have a LOVE of single rapier, so I fought that all night. I also made my poor lovelies do lunge drills, practicing both a back weighted lunge and a balanced lunge, and I think it made me remember to stand straighter as I fought. Good stuff, and it’s reminding me that I genuinely love having a sword in my hand.
September 10, 2015
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getting up at 6 am by choice: wow what a beautiful sunrise! the house is so peaceful and quiet. i feel really tired but i don’t have to do anything but just sit here and enjoy the morning. what a pleasant feeling
getting up at 6 am because you have to: these covers draped upon my mortal coil have become the dirt above my casket. my corpse refuses to unsettle the earth to rise from its grave. i have been dead for centuries and have no intentions to assimilate once more into the tragic world of the living
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well this is rEALLY CUTE.
IT’S THE CUTEST THING I’VE EVER SEEN.
I have reblogged this at least 5 times and I don’t care
