Maggie, Will you have copies at Costume College, or will that be too much to handle? We have one on order, but I may want to buy extras for Christmas presents.
Lynn On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 9:02 PM, Regina Voorhes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sometimes, the best friend is the last to know... > > But, I ordered 2... > > I, and many of my friends, have used the Compendium for years to check my > impressions and look for snippets (oh, wait, I have to look up where that > word comes from) :) > > Cheers, > Regina in L.A. > > > >Original Message > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Message: 10 > Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:52:22 -0700 > From: Maggie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [h-cost] A compendium of Elizabethan knowledge > To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252 > > 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! > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
