Research Resources: Databases, Archives, and Academic Search Engines
A regularly updated list of research resources for SCA artisans and living historians: academic search engines, databases, archives, and museum collections.
Calontir Wall Map, 2018 Queen’s Prize
The large, multi-sheet map Calontiriæ Regnum Descriptio depicts the SCA Kingdom of Calontir in the style of sixteenth century cartographers such as Ortellius, Mercator, Speed, and de Jode. Composed of six seperate sheets, the inked-and-painted portions of the map measure a full 4ft x 3ft. It was awarded the Queen’s Prize at the 2018 tournament.
Lilies War XXXII Map
I had the opportunity to design the official map for the 2018 Lilies War. This particular project was one of my first dreams when I returned to the Society and started researching historical cartography. Once I had the go-ahead, I knew exactly what references I wanted to use.
Moments Before Battle – Dutch Revolt Painting
I commissioned Czech digital artist Jaromir Hrivnac to create a painting set during the Dutch Revolt. He delivered in a spectacular way.
Beligica Orientalis – 2017 Calontir Queen’s Prize Judges’ Choice
Six weeks of research, design choices, and careful work with pencil, ink, and watercolor resulted in a three-sheet map of the northeastern provinces of the early Dutch Republic. Entered into Calontir’s 2017 Queen’s Prize Tournament, the map won the Judges’ Choice award.
A Map of Forgotten Sea, 2017 Calontir Tri-Levels Judges’ Choice
My interest in cartography was born out of a childhood of Tolkien and RPG maps and only deepened by my study of the Golden Age of Cartography. My map of the Kansas City area’s SCA chapters was drawn to better understand the compositional elements of the great sixteenth century mapmakers. It was so well received that it was awarded the Judges’ Choice at the Calontir 2017 Tri-Levels arts & sciences competition.
Leather-Bound Album Amicorum, 2017 Calontir Tri-Levels Entry
Albums amicorum were yearbooks before yearbooks existed, and even could be considered to fill the same social networking outlet that we use Facebook for in our own day and age. This project was my first attempt at bookbinding, and I chose to use an interesting historic (and persona-relevant) form as one of my entries to the 2017 Tri-Levels arts and sciences competition.