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Time and Clocks in the Middle Ages Via the American Branch When Available ....... s Richard III Society, Inc. Volume XXXVII No. 1 Spring, 2007 ©Richard Cunningham TIME AND CLOCKS IN THE ©Aura Beckhofer-Fialho. MIDDLE AGES ©Richard Cunningham REGISTER STAFF EDITOR: Carole M. Rike 48299 Stafford Road • Tickfaw, LA 70466 985-350-6101 ° 504-952-4984 (cell) email: [email protected] ©2007 Richard III Society, Inc., American Branch. No part may be RICARDIAN READING EDITOR: Myrna Smith reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means — mechanical, 2784 Avenue G • Ingleside, TX 78362 electrical or photocopying, recording or information storage retrieval — (361) 332-9363 • email: [email protected] without written permission from the Society. Articles submitted by members remain the property of the author. The Ricardian Register is ARTIST: Susan Dexter published four times per year. Subscriptions are available at $20.00 1510 Delaware Avenue • New Castle, PA • 16105-2674 annually. CROSSWORD: Charlie Jordan In the belief that many features of the traditional accounts of the character and career of Richard III are neither supported by sufficient [email protected] evidence nor reasonably tenable, the Society aims to promote in every possible way research into the life and times of Richard III, and to secure a re-assessment of the material relating to the period, and of the role in English history of this monarch The Richard III Society is a nonprofit, educational corporation. Dues, grants and contributions are tax-deductible to the extent In This Issue allowed by law. Dues are $35 annually for U.S. Addresses; $40 for international. Each additional family member is $5. Members of the American Message from the Chair Society are also members of the English Society. Members also Wayne Ingalls .........4 receive the English publications. 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Butler 11000 Anaheim Ave. NE • Albuquerque, NM 87122-3102 Address changes may be made on-line at http://www.r3.org/form/address.htm. Spring, 2007 Page 2 Ricardian Register EXECUTIVE BOARD Editorial License CHAIRMAN: W. Wayne Ingalls 704 NW Euclid Ave • Lawton, OK 73507 (580) 353-6315 • [email protected] Carole Rike VICE CHAIRMAN: Carole M. Rike Ed i tor is not a glam or ous job, con sist ing pri mar ily of 48299 Stafford Road • Tickfaw, LA 70466 foot work and nag ging. One sel dom ob tains all one’s de - (985)350-6101 • [email protected] sires, but ev ery once in a while it happens — and it is SECRETARY: Dave Lutwiler sweet. Such is the case with our cover story in this is sue, 1268 Wellington Drive • Victor, NY 14564-1507 Time and Clocks in the Mid dle Ages by Eliza beth York [email protected] Enstam. TREASURER: Maria Torres It has been over a year since I initially approached 3216 Fillmore Avenue • Brooklyn, NY 11234 Eliza beth with my curiousity in how time was perceived [email protected] in the mid dle ages. I first dis cussed it with her while a MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN: Pamela J. Butler refu gee in Houston; since then we have returned to Lou- 11000 Anaheim Ave. NE • Albuquerque, NM 87122-3102 (505) 856-6186 (Leave Message) • [email protected] i si ana and con tin ued with our post-Ka trina ad ven tures, while Eliz a beth dog gedly slogged on through heavy IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN: Bonnie Battaglia reading mate rial and kept me encouraged that the pro- 5191 Hanks Exchange Road • Placerville, CA 95667 (530) 622-6470 • [email protected] ject was not dead. This pro ject was approached in the best pos si ble manner: Eliza beth sought to edu cate her self about time COMMITTEES and clocks far beyond what I had anticipated, and has CHAPTERS ADVISOR: Eileen C. Prinsen gained for herself a knowledge which she will expand 16151 Longmeadow Drive • Dearborn MI 48120 (313) 271-1224 • [email protected] and pur sue for some time. Thus, she has grown through the expe ri ence, and we are fortunate to share the rewards LIBRARIAN: Audio/Visual: Yvonne Saddler of her hard work. 719 Apple Brook Lane • Poulsbo, WA 98370 (360) 697-1278 • [email protected] This exchan ge is what I consider to be the true value of mem ber ship and in volve ment in non-profit societies LIBRARIAN: Fiction: Gilda E. Felt 3054 Lantana Court SE • Kentwood, Michigan 49512 such as ours. I re member how dif ficult it seemed to be- email:[email protected] come an active mem ber when I first joined the So ciety in 1973; I made overtures and of fers but those I ap - LIBRARIAN: Research & Non-Fiction: Brad Verity proached al ways seemed to be to tally in con trol of their 425 S. Sunrise Way # H7 • PMB 115 bailiwick and not inter ested in inter lopers. Since that Palm Springs, CA 92262-7663 time, we have grown steadily more open, yet it remains (310) 313-4480 • [email protected] dif fi cult for some of us to go from be ing a passive mem - ON-LINE MEMBER SERVICES: Pamela J. Butler ber to one who is passion ately involved. It is well worth 11000 Anaheim Ave. NE • Albuquerque, NM 87122-3102 the ef fort, and we have plenty of jobs for those pas sive (505) 856-6186 (Leave Message) • [email protected] hands! Con tact Peggy Allen (see col umn at left) and she RESEARCH OFFICER: Dr. Sharon D. Michalove will direct you to areas where your talents are needed. 309 Gregory Hall • 810 Wright St. • Urbana, IL 61801 Spe cial thanks to my two new friends on flickr.com, (217) 333-4145 • [email protected] Richard Cunningham and Aura Beckhofer-Fialho. Be - SALES OFFICER: Charlene Conlon latedly, we re al ized we needed artwork for Eliza beth’s 605 Thayer Ave • Sil ver Spring, MD 20910 ar ti cle and several at tempts to obtain photos resulted in [email protected] pric ing we could not jus tify. An image search on SCHALLEK MEMORIAL/GRAD: Laura V. Blanchard flickr.com lo cated several suit able me dieval clock pic- 2041 Christian St. • Philadelphia, PA 19146 • (215) 985-1445 tures and both gen tlemen (who happen to be U.K. resi - FAX (215) 985-1446 • [email protected] dents) kindly agreed to their use (see cover). VOLUNTEER CO-ORDINATOR: Peggy Allen You should receive an AGM mailing shortly; be sure 1421 Wisteria • Metairie, LA 70005 to reserve a place for this annual event, which prom ises (504) 837-0974 • [email protected] to be a full-filled, edu cational weekend for all. WEBMASTER: Laura V. Blanchard Until then — with the Summer issue, we will be cur- 2041 Christian St. • Philadelphia, PA 19146 • (215) 985-1445 rent again. Thanks for hanging in there! FAX (215) 985-1446 • [email protected] Ricardian Register Page 3 Spring, 2007 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR Huzzah, King Rich ard! kept pace with printing costs as well as the increas ingly I am ex cited about our high cost of mail ing. The Par ent So ci ety has pro posed upcom ing An nual Gen eral two in cre men tal in creases in the costs we pay to them, Meet ing (AGM)! The prep- and the Board is study ing the op tions available. a rations for this year’s AGM Now for the good news: Did you know that as a in Worces ter, MA are well member of the Ameri can Branch, you have all the rights under way, and there are in- and privi leges of a member of the Parent Soci ety? It is deed many things to be ex - true. You can attend their AGMs and vote in their elec- cited about: The Higgins Armory, an armor tions (cur rently, one must at tend their AGM to vote in dem on stra tion, the key note ad dress by noted me di eval an elec tion). his to rian Dr. Lorraine Attreed, a dis cussion about pre- Now for the re ally good news: Please join me in ex - sent ing pup pet thea tre by Eliza beth Wadsworth, an tending a warm welcome to our new Fiction Librar ian, orig i nal Ricardian play written by Maria Torres, and Gilda Felt (email: gildaevf@ya hoo.com)! Gilda has the Shallek breakfast speakers Anne Easter Smith and San- Fic tion Li brary up and run ning and open for ser vice.
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