As a 33 year 8 months veteran of historical reenacting, I ordered this book for my ever expanding private library. It arrived by 'slow boat' but it came from the UK, and arrived in Perfect condition, considering that it was used. (The condition of the book was perfect, from it's shipping ordeal, the book itself was clearly not 'new' but I'm Quite Happy with it. )
The book is Filled with pix, all in color.
While I would have Liked for it to have gone into more detail, in certain areas, for the price I paid, it's a treasure anyway !
The BEST part, from a reenactors perspective, is what it Does include,.. detailed how-tos on : 'Making Honey Beer' (I don't drink, but I'd Still like to make some,... as it calls for some of my favorite things : Apples, Blackberries and Honey) 'Directions for making Charcoal' , directions for making tallow candles and soap, Directions for Pottery kiln-makings, Appendix 1 gives a total list of the period-style objects and provisions supplied to the volunteers for the project. Appendix 2 provides a Places to visit list with websites and museums (I'm going to start checking out these websites today :D ) A page of ;further reading' in the back is inspirational. A LOT of historical information is scattered throughout the book, as it pertains to the current chapter. There was an introduction to each of the volunteers with their credentials (sp) listed as to why they were chosen (some had skills in gardening, others in blacksmithing, others in cooking and medicine etc. )
Things I would have Liked hearing more of were how they made the bread their mills produced the flour for, and learning how the oven worked.
That sort of thing.
in one sense, they dropped the ball a little when the folks on-site were given 'wellies' but there was a sound reason for that,... It was The Wettest season in recorded history for the area, and plain and simple, these modern folks didn't volunteer to see how much suffering they could endure. So the high DRY boots were a kindness,.. my fellow reenactor cousins are not adverse to wearing such things when conditions warrant it,... Many are the Nikes I've seen worn under full Elizabethan garb Dainty slippers, fine for stone castle floors, were never intended to be trudged in over rough dusty / stony / mud roads at a site in the Southern woods. Some of the folks broke the rules. the rules were not made to be broken, it was only 7 weeks of their lives, Surely they were mature enough to not treat the adventure as a prison sentence to escape from ?
They had tiny sheep, and goats, cows, chickens and a pair of gay geese, and a Scottish Deer hound . The dog was mentioned exactly Once, and never again, nor shown in but the one family group pix.
My point is, it was Still a great book for the money. My husband is now anxious to relieve me of it so he can read it :D
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