https://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=60.229.206.13 2026-05-15T16:12:56Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.39.3 https://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/index.php?title=Rebec&diff=32450 2007-04-28T00:27:44Z

<p>60.229.206.13: </p> <hr /> <div>A '''rebec''' is a stringed [[musical instrument|instrument]], played primarily with a [[bow]], possibly the forerunner of the [[violin]]. The body of the rebec is roughly ]]pear]]-shaped, carved from a solid piece of [[wood]]. It seems that most rebecs were made by the musicians who made them.<br /> <br /> [[category:artefact (medieval)]]<br /> ==External Links==<br /> [http://www.crab.rutgers.edu/~pbutler/rebec.html#7 The Rebec Page] includes working drawings to construct an instrument.</div>

60.229.206.13 https://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/index.php?title=Rope&diff=32449 2007-04-28T00:24:53Z

<p>60.229.206.13: </p> <hr /> <div>A '''rope''' twisted or braided length of fibres. <br /> <br /> Thinner versions include ''cord'', ''string'' and ''twine''. If the rope has a specific function then it may be called a ''line''.<br /> <br /> Ropes could be made of [[linen]], [[leather]] or [[hemp]] with a possibilty of [[cotton]] for later period ropes. Ropes are usually kept coiled and could be spliced together to form longer lengths.<br /> <br /> The joining of one rope to another is known as [[splice|splicing]], the tying of a stopper, loop or any other self-sufficient binding is known as a [[knot]]. Ropes may also be [[braid|braided/plaited]], hitched or looped. The ends of a rope may be [[whipping|whipped]] to prevent fraying.<br /> <br /> [[category:artefact (medieval)]]</div>

60.229.206.13