To relieve the grief

[msmcknittington]

I've been looking at pattern manuscripts at the Renaissance Tailor, and I kind of have the urge to take those patterns and translate the baras and ells to inches and feet. Or centimeters. Then I would take the patterns and graph them out in inches/centimeters.

Are there any books out there that do this?

ETA: Also, is it weird that I get some pleasure out of reading the Alguen manuscripts out loud in the original Spanish? With an outrageous accent? I haven't rolled so many Rs in months and months.

Comments

[tattycat.livejournal.com]

I have one of the print copies of Alcega's manuscript, and some notes from a pattern drafting course I took with Master Jose. Tomorrow, when I am no longer stupid in the brainmeats, I will check for that info. I want to say the print Alcega has measurement conversions, because I know I have seen them and I am not mathematical enough to have dreamed it up.

[msmcknittington.livejournal.com]

Doesn't Patterns of Fashion have the ells to inches translations too? In the back?

*checks*

Yep. There's a page about measurements, but I'll have to dig through it later. The clearest translation seems to be for ells, but there are many words about baras and other Spanish measures.

[lifeonwry.livejournal.com]

Remind me, this summer, to coordinate enough to introduce you to my friend Di, who outfitted the St. Louis faire court. I've a feeling the two of you would get on like a house on fire.

[msmcknittington.livejournal.com]

Well, I do love fire. That would be cool.