Here is a reconstruction of a tournament or funerary shield based on existing shields of the mid-to late 14th and early 15th centuries, such as the funerary shield of Edward of Woodstock (The Black Prince).  The shield's heraldic charges are raised, meaning three dimensional, using leather and gesso, and then gilded in 23k gold leaf. The... Continue Reading →

 If you look throughout history, some aspects keep showing up in cultures all around the world, some that evolved from others and others were created convergently from groups that never interacted. For example, every culture has its own form of weapons, their own form of music and most have their own fried dough food. One... Continue Reading →

Bio: Magistra Audrye Beneyt, OP is a companion of the Maunche who transitioned from scribal arts to working with metal in June of 2022.  Her primary interests run from Etruscan through to Imperial Rome and Byzantine jewelry with a current focus on the creation of loop-in-loop chain. Much of her knowledge has been self taught... Continue Reading →

Greetings. My name is Nathan Hartman, and I am a bladesmith. Up to this point in the progression of my art I have focused primarily on blades of forge welded wrought iron and steel construction. However, for this project I elected to go in an entirely different direction. I wanted to forge a late period... Continue Reading →

In the summer of 1993, Dr. Natalia Polosmak discovered the body of a young woman, between 25 and 28 years old undisturbed in a subterranean burial chamber. The body was that of a representative of the Pazyryk culture and she came to be known as the Ukok Princess or Siberian Ice Maiden. The Pazyryk culture... Continue Reading →