[EKStationers] Greetings

[Helen Pinto]

Elwynne wrote:
> Thanks for
> showing us some of what you learned in the vade mecum class.  By any 
> chance
> did the teacher have a bibliography/resources to share with the class?

That was either me or Elianora Mathewes- we both taught classes on the 
subject at Pennsic.  We both worked from the same source materials.

I have attached my hand-out to this e-mail.  It doesn't include the 
pictures, since those were added the old-fashioned way.  However, I can 
point you at the sources.  The most useful sources in the bibliography are 
the Michele Brown book (the picture of velvet-covered vade mecum (BL MS Add 
17358) which started me off is in there, under "V"), the first Professor 
Carey monograph (which contains lots of pictures of pages from assorted vade 
mecums, including my favorite- the urine sample chart, plus a picture of the 
one at the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, closed, with its slipcase), and the 
book from the Cloisters exhibit (which included several pages, a small 
rolled chart, and a complete vade mecum (on p 193) whose cover I'm currently 
working on).  The second monograph is more useful for those interested in 
the content, not the construction.  The attached picture above is of the ROE 
vade mecum, opened, which is held in the Crawford collection at the 
observatory.

BL MS Add 17358 was used as a model for the class.  Because glue was not 
setting up at Pennsic, the students laced the cord through the covers 
instead and ran it under the sewing at the top to secure it in place.  They 
also received a page/cover template.  To make one, take a piece of 
letter-sized paper (if you trim an inch off the long side, you will be close 
to the actual size of 17358) and fold up the bottom to within about an inch 
of the top.  Fold the left and right in to divide it in thirds.  Open those 
two folds up and trim the left and right panels even with the bottom edge. 
Trim the centre panel to form a tab.  The top centre panel is also your 
cover template- mark a few sewing holes in the tab area.

If the list should strip the attachments, write and I'll try other 
arrangements.

                     -Aidan
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