A-Period-PDA-art - 5/1/09 ਀ഊ"A Period PDA" by James Northfolke. The table-book. ਀ഊNOTE: See also the files: Blk-Walnt-Ink-art, early-books-msg, ES-Bookbindng-art, inks-msg, paper-msg, parchment-msg, quills-msg, wax-tablets-msg, writing-inst-msg, writng-inst-lnks. ਀ഊ************************************************************************ ਀一伀吀䤀䌀䔀 ⴀഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 愀爀琀椀挀氀攀 眀愀猀 猀甀戀洀椀琀琀攀搀 琀漀 洀攀 戀礀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀栀漀爀 昀漀爀 椀渀挀氀甀猀椀漀渀 椀渀 琀栀椀猀 猀攀琀 漀昀 昀椀氀攀猀Ⰰ 挀愀氀氀攀搀 匀琀攀昀愀渀✀猀 䘀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀ ഊ ਀吀栀攀猀攀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀爀攀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀攀琀 愀琀㨀 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀䌀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 爀攀洀愀椀渀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀栀漀爀 漀爀 琀爀愀渀猀氀愀琀漀爀⸀ഊ ਀圀栀椀氀攀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀栀漀爀 眀椀氀氀 氀椀欀攀氀礀 最椀瘀攀 瀀攀爀洀椀猀猀椀漀渀 昀漀爀 琀栀椀猀 眀漀爀欀 琀漀 戀攀 爀攀瀀爀椀渀琀攀搀 椀渀 匀䌀䄀 琀礀瀀攀 瀀甀戀氀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀猀Ⰰ 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 挀栀攀挀欀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀栀漀爀 昀椀爀猀琀 漀爀 挀栀攀挀欀 昀漀爀 愀渀礀 瀀攀爀洀椀猀猀椀漀渀猀 最爀愀渀琀攀搀 愀琀 琀栀攀 攀渀搀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀ⰀഊMark S. Harris...AKA:..Stefan li Rous ਀猀琀攀昀愀渀 愀琀 昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ************************************************************************ ਀ഊThis article was first published in the February 2009 issue of "Quoth the Raven", the newsletter of the Barony of Raven's Fort, Ansteorra. ਀ഊA Period PDA ਀戀礀 䨀愀洀攀猀 一漀爀琀栀昀漀氀欀攀ഊ ਀䈀攀挀愀甀猀攀 䤀 氀椀欀攀 琀漀 挀愀爀爀礀 愀 猀洀愀氀氀 樀漀甀爀渀愀氀 愀渀搀 瀀攀渀 愀爀漀甀渀搀㬀 琀漀 愀氀氀漀眀 洀攀 琀漀 搀漀漀搀氀攀Ⰰ 琀愀欀攀 渀漀琀攀猀Ⰰ 樀漀琀 搀漀眀渀 椀搀攀愀猀㬀 䤀 琀栀漀甀最栀琀 椀琀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀椀渀最 琀漀 猀攀攀 眀栀愀琀 猀漀洀攀漀渀攀 氀椀欀攀 洀礀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀愀 ⠀洀椀搀ⴀ氀愀琀攀 ㄀㘀琀栀ⴀ挀攀渀琀甀爀礀 䔀渀最氀椀猀栀 洀攀爀挀栀愀渀琀⤀ 眀漀甀氀搀 甀猀攀Ⰰ 椀昀 愀渀礀琀栀椀渀最⸀ 䤀琀 琀甀爀渀猀 漀甀琀 琀栀愀琀 䠀愀洀氀攀琀 最椀瘀攀猀 甀猀 愀 瀀漀椀渀琀攀爀 琀漀 愀 琀漀漀氀 琀栀愀琀 眀愀猀 瀀爀漀戀愀戀氀礀 洀漀爀攀 瀀漀瀀甀氀愀爀 琀栀愀渀 愀渀 椀倀栀漀渀攀㨀 琀栀攀 琀愀戀氀攀ⴀ戀漀漀欀⸀ഊ ਀刀攀洀攀洀戀攀爀 琀栀攀攀㼀ഊI, thou poore Ghost, while memory holds a seate ਀䤀渀 琀栀椀猀 搀椀猀琀爀愀挀琀攀搀 䜀氀漀戀攀㨀 刀攀洀攀洀戀攀爀 琀栀攀攀㼀ഊYea, from the Table of my Memory, ਀䤀氀攀 眀椀瀀攀 愀眀愀礀 愀氀氀 琀爀椀甀椀愀氀氀 昀漀渀搀 刀攀挀漀爀搀猀ⰀഊAll sawes of Bookes, all formes, all presures past, ਀吀栀愀琀 礀漀甀琀栀 愀渀搀 漀戀猀攀爀甀愀琀椀漀渀 挀漀瀀瀀椀攀搀 琀栀攀爀攀㬀ഊAnd thy Commandment all alone shall liue ਀圀椀琀栀椀渀 琀栀攀 䈀漀漀欀攀 愀渀搀 嘀漀氀甀洀攀 漀昀 洀礀 䈀爀愀椀渀攀ⰀഊVnmixt with baser matter.... ਀ഊHere Hamlet likens his memory to a table that can be wiped clean. What is this table? Stallybrass, et. al. suggests four characteristics of the Renaissance writing tables that they hold Hamlet is alluding to: ਀ഊ1) Ubiquity: they were published and imported on a large scale. ਀㈀⤀ 䔀爀愀猀愀戀椀氀椀琀礀㨀 琀栀攀礀 挀漀渀琀愀椀渀 氀攀愀瘀攀猀 漀昀 攀爀愀猀愀戀氀攀 瀀愀瀀攀爀 漀爀 瀀愀爀挀栀洀攀渀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 挀栀攀愀瀀攀爀 猀漀爀琀 戀攀椀渀最 戀漀甀渀搀 眀椀琀栀 瀀爀椀渀琀攀搀 愀氀洀愀渀愀挀猀Ⰰ 挀栀愀爀琀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 漀琀栀攀爀 洀愀琀攀爀椀愀氀猀 嬀琀栀攀猀攀 愀爀攀 搀攀猀挀爀椀戀攀搀 愀猀 挀漀渀琀愀椀渀椀渀最 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 甀瀀 琀漀 ㈀㐀 礀攀愀爀猀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀 㠀 琀漀 ㄀　 戀氀愀渀欀 瀀愀最攀猀 昀漀爀 眀爀椀琀椀渀最Ⰰ 椀渀挀氀甀搀椀渀最 琀栀攀 琀礀瀀攀 漀昀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 愀 洀攀爀挀栀愀渀琀 眀漀甀氀搀 渀攀攀搀 椀渀 椀洀瀀漀爀琀⼀攀砀瀀漀爀琀Ⰰ 挀漀渀瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 氀椀欀攀崀⸀ഊ3) Portability: they are small enough to fit in a pocket, and their durable bindings protect them when carried about. ਀㐀⤀ 䌀漀渀瘀攀渀椀攀渀挀攀㨀 琀栀攀礀 愀氀氀漀眀 愀 猀琀礀氀甀猀 琀漀 戀攀 甀猀攀搀 椀渀 猀椀琀甀愀琀椀漀渀猀 眀栀攀爀攀 椀琀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 搀椀昀昀椀挀甀氀琀 漀爀 椀洀瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀攀 琀漀 甀猀攀 瀀攀渀 愀渀搀 椀渀欀⸀ഊ ਀䌀漀洀攀渀椀甀洀Ⰰ 椀渀 栀椀猀 猀挀栀漀漀氀戀漀漀欀Ⰰ 搀攀猀挀爀椀戀攀猀 栀漀眀 琀栀攀猀攀 愀爀攀 琀漀 戀攀 甀猀攀搀Ⰰ ∀眀椀琀栀 愀 焀甀椀氀氀 漀爀 瀀攀渀 ⠀眀栀漀猀攀 渀椀戀Ⰰ 猀氀椀琀Ⰰ 漀爀 挀氀椀昀琀 椀猀 琀攀洀瀀攀爀攀搀 漀爀 洀攀渀搀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 愀 瀀攀渀渀攀欀渀椀昀攀⤀ 眀攀攀 眀爀椀琀攀 椀渀 瀀愀瀀攀爀 漀爀 椀渀 瀀愀爀挀栀洀攀渀琀㨀 眀椀琀栀 愀 猀琀椀氀攀 漀爀 瀀攀渀 昀漀爀 琀愀戀氀攀猀Ⰰ 椀渀 眀爀椀琀椀渀最 琀愀戀氀攀猀 ⠀氀椀琀琀氀攀 戀漀漀欀攀猀⤀ 琀栀愀琀 椀琀 洀愀礀 戀攀 戀氀漀琀琀攀搀 漀甀琀⸀∀ഊ ਀䤀琀 栀愀猀 戀攀攀渀 猀甀最最攀猀琀攀搀 琀栀愀琀 氀攀愀搀 栀愀搀 戀攀攀渀 甀猀攀搀 猀椀渀挀攀 琀栀攀 䴀椀搀搀氀攀 䄀最攀猀 椀渀 爀甀氀椀渀最 氀椀渀攀猀 昀漀爀 猀挀爀椀瀀琀 愀渀搀 椀氀氀甀洀椀渀愀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 栀愀搀 瀀爀漀瘀攀渀 甀渀猀愀琀椀猀昀愀挀琀漀爀礀 昀漀爀 眀爀椀琀椀渀最⸀ 䜀爀愀瀀栀椀琀攀 眀愀猀 搀椀猀挀漀瘀攀爀攀搀 椀渀 䔀渀最氀愀渀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 洀椀搀ⴀ㄀㘀琀栀ⴀ挀攀渀琀甀爀礀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 攀瘀椀搀攀渀挀攀 漀昀 愀 最爀愀瀀栀椀琀攀 瀀攀渀挀椀氀 昀爀漀洀 ㄀㔀㘀㔀㬀 栀漀眀攀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 琀栀椀猀 眀愀猀 渀漀琀 椀渀 甀猀攀 漀渀 愀 戀爀漀愀搀 猀挀愀氀攀 甀渀琀椀氀 愀戀漀甀琀 ㄀㘀㌀　⸀ 䘀椀渀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 椀琀 椀猀 愀爀最甀攀搀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 甀猀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀搀 瀀攀渀挀椀氀 椀渀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 氀椀琀攀爀愀琀甀爀攀 爀攀昀攀爀猀 琀漀 愀 瀀愀椀渀琀攀爀猀 戀爀甀猀栀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 猀琀礀氀甀猀㬀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 漀昀 猀椀氀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 洀漀爀攀 漀昀琀攀渀 漀昀 挀漀瀀瀀攀爀 漀爀 戀爀愀猀猀㬀 眀愀猀 欀攀瀀琀 甀渀搀攀爀 琀栀攀 戀椀渀搀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 猀瀀椀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 戀漀漀欀⸀ഊ ਀圀栀椀氀攀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 渀漀琀Ⰰ 愀猀 礀攀琀Ⰰ 琀爀椀攀搀 洀礀 栀愀渀搀Ⰰ 栀攀爀攀 椀猀 愀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 攀爀愀猀愀戀氀攀 瀀愀瀀攀爀㨀ഊ ਀吀漀 洀愀欀攀 眀栀椀琀攀 琀愀戀氀攀猀 琀漀 眀爀椀琀攀 椀渀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 瀀漀椀渀琀攀 漀昀 愀 眀椀爀攀Ⰰ 昀甀挀栀攀 愀猀 挀漀洀攀 漀甀琀 漀昀 䜀攀爀洀愀渀椀攀⸀ഊ ਀吀愀欀攀 瀀氀愀昀琀攀爀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 䜀礀瀀猀甀洀Ⰰ 挀爀椀戀氀攀搀 漀爀 昀椀昀琀攀搀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 昀琀攀攀瀀攀 椀琀 愀渀搀 琀攀洀瀀攀爀 椀琀 眀椀琀栀 䠀愀爀琀攀猀 最氀攀眀攀Ⰰ 漀爀 漀琀栀攀爀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 最椀甀攀 礀漀甀爀 倀愀爀挀栀攀洀攀渀琀 氀攀愀昀攀 漀渀攀 琀漀甀挀栀攀 眀椀琀栀 椀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 眀栀攀渀 椀琀 椀猀 搀爀椀攀Ⰰ 昀挀爀愀瀀攀 椀琀Ⰰ 琀栀愀琀 椀琀 洀愀椀攀 戀攀攀 攀甀攀渀 愀渀搀 戀爀椀最栀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 挀漀甀攀爀 椀琀 攀甀攀爀 愀最愀椀渀攀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 昀愀椀攀搀 瀀氀愀昀琀攀爀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 䜀礀瀀昀甀洀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 昀挀爀愀瀀攀 椀琀 愀猀 戀攀昀漀爀攀㨀 琀栀攀渀 琀愀欀攀 䌀攀爀甀昀攀Ⰰ 眀攀氀氀 洀愀椀攀搀 愀渀搀 昀椀昀琀攀搀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 昀琀攀攀瀀攀 椀琀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 漀椀氀攀 漀昀 䰀椀渀攀 猀攀攀搀攀 昀漀搀搀攀渀㨀 愀渀渀漀椀渀琀攀 礀漀甀爀 吀愀戀氀攀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀椀猀 洀椀砀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 氀攀琀 椀琀 搀爀椀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 昀栀愀搀漀眀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 昀瀀愀挀攀 漀昀 昀椀甀攀 漀爀 昀椀砀攀 搀愀椀攀猀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 搀漀攀渀Ⰰ 琀愀欀攀 愀 挀氀漀甀琀攀 漀爀 䰀椀渀渀攀渀 挀氀漀琀栀攀 眀攀愀琀攀 椀渀 眀愀琀攀爀Ⰰ 眀栀攀爀攀 眀椀琀栀 礀漀甀 昀栀愀氀氀 昀琀椀挀欀攀 愀渀搀 洀愀欀攀 昀洀漀漀琀栀攀 琀栀攀 昀愀椀搀攀 吀愀戀氀攀猀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀攀 挀氀漀琀栀攀 洀甀昀琀攀 昀椀爀昀琀攀 戀攀攀 眀爀漀漀渀最攀 栀愀爀搀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 眀愀琀攀爀 瀀爀攀昀昀攀搀 漀甀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀渀 氀攀愀甀攀 椀琀 昀漀 琀栀攀 昀瀀愀挀攀 漀昀 昀椀昀琀攀攀渀攀 漀爀 砀砀⸀ 搀愀椀攀猀Ⰰ 甀渀琀椀氀氀 椀琀 戀攀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 搀爀椀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀渀 愀瀀瀀氀椀攀 椀琀 琀漀 礀漀甀爀 甀昀攀⸀ഊ ਀䜀椀爀漀氀愀洀漀 刀甀猀挀攀氀氀椀⸀ 吀栀攀 匀攀挀爀攀琀攀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 爀攀瘀攀爀攀渀搀 䴀愀椀猀琀攀爀 䄀氀攀砀椀猀 漀昀 倀椀攀洀漀渀琀⸀ 䰀漀渀搀漀渀Ⰰ ㄀㔀㠀　 ⠀琀爀愀渀猀挀爀椀瀀琀椀漀渀 洀椀渀攀⤀⸀ഊ ਀匀琀愀氀氀礀戀爀愀猀猀Ⰰ 倀攀琀攀爀Ⰰ 刀漀最攀爀 䌀栀愀爀琀椀攀爀Ⰰ 䨀⸀ 䘀爀愀渀欀氀椀渀 䴀漀眀攀爀礀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 䠀攀愀琀栀攀爀 圀漀氀昀攀⸀ ∀䠀愀洀氀攀琀✀猀 吀愀戀氀攀猀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 吀攀挀栀渀漀氀漀最椀攀猀 漀昀 圀爀椀琀椀渀最 椀渀 刀攀渀愀椀猀猀愀渀挀攀 䔀渀最氀愀渀搀∀ 椀渀 匀栀愀欀攀猀瀀攀愀爀攀 儀甀愀爀琀攀爀氀礀 㔀㔀 ⠀㈀　　㐀⤀㨀 ㌀㜀㤀ⴀ㐀㄀㤀⸀ഊ ਀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀昀漀氀最攀爀⸀攀搀甀⼀琀攀洀瀀氀愀琀攀⸀挀昀洀㼀挀椀搀㴀㈀㌀　　Ⰰ 愀挀挀攀猀猀攀搀 ㈀㔀 䨀愀渀甀愀爀礀 ㈀　　㤀⸀ഊ ਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀഊCopyright 2009 by James Van Roekel, 209 Royal Oaks Street, Huntsville, TX 77320. . Permission is granted for republication in SCA-related publications, provided the author is credited. Addresses change, but a reasonable attempt should be made to ensure that the author is notified of the publication and if possible receives a copy. ਀ഊIf this article is reprinted in a publication, I would appreciate a notice in the publication that you found this article in the Florilegium. I would also appreciate an email to myself, so that I can track which articles are being reprinted. Thanks. -Stefan. ਀ഊ ਀䔀搀椀琀攀搀 戀礀 䴀愀爀欀 匀⸀ 䠀愀爀爀椀猀ऀ䄀ⴀ倀攀爀椀漀搀ⴀ倀䐀䄀ⴀ愀爀琀ऀ倀愀最攀 ㌀ 漀昀 㐀ഊ ਊ