05 Brief: Reading Note
I ran across a neat little article the other day. It was not found by accident, I was keyword searching stuff from my reading of Shaman of Oberstdorf. The good news, upon finishing it I …
I ran across a neat little article the other day. It was not found by accident, I was keyword searching stuff from my reading of Shaman of Oberstdorf. The good news, upon finishing it I …
Women and Family Life in Early Modern German Literature is another book on the bedside pile mentioned in the previous update. I picked this one up in hopes of collecting more data about interpersonal interactions …
Last night just before bedding down for the night a little memory sparked briefly. I’ll go back through and add hyperlinks like I always do. I remembered reading an NPR book review some long while …
Schutzhalter [ʃʊt͡s ˈhaltɐ] schutz (lit. shoot, 1836, p421)) halter (lit. “to look after, or keep” (Dasypodius 1535, 99v2), ‘keep’, as in housekeeper (Golius, 1579, 211) The term Schutzhalter was often used liken to“schirmer/ ” …
So if I am sharing some of my research readings why not over-share bit? Why not include the books I am also reading? It might just motivate me to write brief reviews on Amazon or …
This morning as I finished a cool little article published earlier this year I thought, “I should share this thing with the universe, its good stuff“. At a glance it is an informational piece about …
Professor and renowned author B. Ann Tlusty, a social and cultural historian of the first caliber is one of my most favorite researchers. I believe her works are important linchpins of topical knowledge regarding the …
This year we will be honored to host Adam Fanti workshop, “Secrets on Display – Public Fencing in the 16th Century” on Saturday the 5th of October 2019 at the Goodman Community Center gymnasium in …
Helen Zachariades-Cartier and several others asked me to post Mike’s eulogy: Good afternoon I’ll start by saying Mike Cartier was a star. My name is Chris VanSlambrouck, Helen asked me to say a few words in …
Pritsch/ prɪtʃ (lit. Board) was the name of the miniaturized brotschießel like rod with one end being thin and flat serving as its ‘striking’ surface, described further as ‘…often preposterously large of leather or of …