1. Circa 1400 CE, Lithuania was the biggest country in Europe.
I did not know that!
Sorry, authors, but your books aren't complete!
*g*
I hear you on the lack of preserved clothing and other evidence--that's been a big frustration for me, especially with Mongol Empire (although the number of published extant garments, especially in English, has about quadrupled in the last five years, there still aren't many of them). I kind of love the challenge and hate the frustration at the same time--but it feels so awesome to break new research ground!
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Date: 2010-04-07 09:09 pm (UTC)I did not know that!
Sorry, authors, but your books aren't complete!
*g*
I hear you on the lack of preserved clothing and other evidence--that's been a big frustration for me, especially with Mongol Empire (although the number of published extant garments, especially in English, has about quadrupled in the last five years, there still aren't many of them). I kind of love the challenge and hate the frustration at the same time--but it feels so awesome to break new research ground!