Over the years we’ve had the good fortune to develop relationships with several artisans and suppliers who meet our high standards of accuracy, quality, and reliability. Most of them don’t confine themselves to La Belle Compagnie’s time and place, but all of them have been helpful and enthusiastic, and willing to work with us to make or find items that meet Compagnie specifications. The list below notes the categories of items that each of them has supplied to our members.
Books on a variety of medieval topics: Freelance Academy Press, Inc.
Camp goods, Tents and Gambesons: MATULS (Poland)
Clothing; stock and custom armor; table linens; general goods: Historic Enterprises
Pewter dress accessories (cast in stone molds): Billy & Charlie’s Finest Pewter Goods
Household stoneware products: Gode Erthe Pottes Glenn Herbert, Box 83, Ouaquaga, NY 13826; 607.655.1376
Knives, daggers, crossbows, and more: Tod’s Workshop (UK)
Metal castings for military girdles: Lorifactor (Poland)
Metal castings: Armour & Castings
Replica jewelry, dress accessories and small items: Gaukler Medieval Wares (Canada)
Replica tools for many crafts: Daegrad Tools (UK)
Reproduction Armor: Wasson Artistry
Sword replicas: Albion Swords
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Internet Resources: Here are links to the Middle Ages on the Web. It is an eclectic selection ranging from the literary to the archaeological. The common feature (besides some aspect of the Middle Ages) is the fact that we consider these sites to be superior sources. May you find them as useful and interesting as we have.
Academic Sites
Archaeology & Artifacts Sites
Council for British Archaeology
Medieval Pottery Research Group
Museum of London - Source of the collection covered in their important “Medieval Finds from London” series.
Portable Antiquities Scheme Website - database records small finds from England, especially the Thames.
Royal Armouries Museum - premier arms and armor collection.
York Archaeological Trust - publishers of many important volumes of archaeology and finds research studies.
The Medieval Centre
Wellcome Library: One of the world’s leading libraries on medical history
Living History Groups (various periods)
The Company of the Black Spear - Common English Soldiers and their families from 1400-1420.
The Company Ecorcheur - medieval re-enactors portraying life in the 15th Century
Company of Saynt George - Late 15th century Burgundian artillery company
Company of the Wolfe Argent - War of the Roses
Genz d'armes 1415 - military military police in the French armies in the 15th century
The Greek Phalanx - Ancient Greek military
Legio XX–The Twentieth Legion - 1st century Romans
Regia Angelorum - 1st century Saxons, Vikings, and Normans