elow you'll find a number of essays on various topics having to do with the Renaissance; some are Faire-specific, some not. All are presented for the edification of our members and the general public.

Please contact the Webmaster if you have an essay you'd like to include.

Peasant Life in Elizabethan England
By Richard Foss

Superstitions of the Elizabethan Era
by Richard Foss
 

Notes on Guilds and Professions
by Richard Foss
 

Character Planning Guide, Elizabethan Middle Class

Renaissance Food and Drink Bibliography
compiled by Elizabeth Pruyn and Angela Grimes

Tobacco is an Indian Weed
by King James VI of Scotland

By the Numbers,
being a book review/commentary on Elizabethan economics and the plight of the Yeoman
by Dewar Hastings

Faire Survival Guide
by Donna Flood
 

St. Ives Historical Society Membership Policies and Theatrical Guidelines

St. Ives' Costuming Guidelines
 

Mother Watkins' Textile Primer
being an essay on textiles for the middle class
by Kara McLeod

The Veneroso Rules (a.k.a. The Faire Brat Rules)
being an essay on successful parenting at Faire, by three of the most successful Faire Brats we know. Required reading for all St. Ives parents and highly endorsed by the St. Ives management team.
By Christina, Nick, and Teresa Veneroso

Period Needlework
being a gener'l description of many fine textile crafts
by Helen Abramovitch