Or, How Coloring Can Teach You More About Medieval Clothing This story begins because my husband, Gregory Mele, owns a martial arts studio called Forteza Fitness & Martial Arts in Chicago. It serves as the home of his first love, the Chicago Swordplay Guild, which he co-founded with like-minded others in 1999. As the Dean of the […]
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Coloring the Fencing Master in the Getty Fiore’s Segno della Spada
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My trip to Verona, Italy in May of 2014

This is a long, meandering tale. If your attention span is not up to the task, just skim through all the pictures. Almost two weeks ago I got on a plane and traveled to Italy. But let me back up and give you some history first… The plan for this trip germinated a year ago […]
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