The official measurement for an ell varied by town and region, with iron bars of the official length fixed to the wall of City Hall so traders would know the local standard measure. For Upper Austria, where two of the books are from, its 31.5". The third book is from Innsbruck, which has an ell of 31". There will be a discussion on the ell length in the book, its actually really fascinating!
- Marion ________________________________ From: Frau Bleucher <[email protected]> To: Historical Costume <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 7, 2014 7:46 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Drei Schnittbucher Kickstarter Before I donate (waiting for payday), what is the "official" measurement of an ell? I've gotten everything from 18" to 24" to 48" when I look it up. Thanks, Connie -- Frau Anna Bleucher Gewebe Herrin Das Nachtjager Fahnlein Gratias vestras pedicate, aureum nobis date. http://www.wyvernproductions.com/landsknecht/ _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
