Giata Magdalena Alberti

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Forli AD 1387 Giata Magdalena Alberti
Information
Resides: Midhaven Date Started: AS XLII Awards: Visit the Order of Precedence to access a list of this person's awards. Offices: Herald, Ruby Herald
Heraldry
Achievement Argent, a fleur florencee and on a chief gules three suns in their splendor Or.

Maestra Giata Magdalena Alberti lives on Fidalgo Island in the Shire of Midhaven. Her mottos are Ancora Imparo (I am still learning) and Sub Sole Floreo (Under the sun I flourish). Her research foci are all related to the Italian peninsula from antiquity to 1600 and include various aspects of sociocultural anthropology such as cosmetics, hygiene, health, apothecaries, games, philosophy, fashion, music, women's lives, gender relations, customs, onomastics, and material culture.

She posts much of her research on her blog http://labelladonna.net and her SCA C.V. can be found at https://fleurtyherald.wordpress.com/about/c-v/

Her OP link is https://op.antirheralds.org/index.php?who=10061

Persona

Giata's name is pronounced "Jah-tuh". She is a Florentine living in and hosting a Salon in Mantua (1499). Born in 1480, she moved from Florence to Venice at age 16, marrying Matteo Barbaro. Widowed after only a year of marriage she travels between her father's home in Venice and her new home and position as lady-in-waiting at the court in Mantua.

Giata has curated several persona "capsule wardrobes" which include Forli/Imola in 1387, Florence in 1495, Mantua in 1505, and Venice in 1555.

SCA Resume

Achievements

Giata received the following honors in the Kingdom of Gleann Abhann: Award of Arms (2010), Order of the Silver Ram (2012), Grant of Arms (2013), Order of the Silver Lamp (2013), Kingdom A&S Champion (2014), Order of the Laurel (2015).

In Service

Reservationist, St. Bog, 2008

Co-Steward, Revel, 2009

Reservationist, Investiture, 2011

Baronial Officer, Herald, 2012

Axemoor Court Herald, 2012

Gulf Wars, Deputy Department Head of Herald’s Point 2012

Reservationist, Kingdom A&S, 2012

Ruby (Submissions) Herald, Kingdom of Gleann Abhann, 2013

Gulf Wars, Department Head of Herald’s Point 2013

Reservationist, Revel 2014

Creator and Steward for the Ca’ d’Oro Renaissance Salon, Artisan’s Row, Gulf Wars 2015

Coordinator (Steward) for the Ca’ d’Oro Renaissance Salon, Artisan’s Row, Gulf Wars 2016

Department Head (Steward) of Ca’ d’Oro Salon, Gulf Wars 2017

Department Deputy (Steward), Ca’ d’Oro Salon, Gulf Wars 2018

Classes Taught

Toilette of Caterina Sforza

Spezierie: Italian Renaissance Apothecaries

Bassetta

Filosofia Cortesana

Italian Apothecary Products (Scents & Sensibility)

Games Ladies Played (during the Italian Renaissance)

Games for Children

Persona Development

Game of the Goose

Introduction to Heraldry

The Time Traveler’s Wife (What NOT to Wear)

Courtly Behavior for Damigellas

Gaming and the Italian Salone

Book of the Courtier

Italian Gaming

How Not To Be A Brazen Strumpet (Comportment)

Scents & Sensibility

Roman Cosmetics

Bocce Ball

Introduction to Heraldry

Kingdom A&S Projects

Bassetta game, Research and Redaction

Filosofia Cortesana game, Translations/Redaction

Lettere di Signora Giata, Creative Writing

Sappho Poems in Greek, Performance

Gli Experimenti of Caterina Sforza, Research/Translation

Comportment for Damigellas Persona, Research

Galenus Cold Cream, Redaction/Translation

Gleann Abhann Stands Alone, Contrafacta

Roman Cosmetics, Research Paper

14th Century Italian Clothing, Research Paper

Persian Refreshments, Research Paper

Persian Refreshments, Redaction

Donne della Rinascimento, Persona Research Paper

Clarea, Redaction

16th Century Handwash Redaction, Still Room

16th Century Handwash/Book of Secrets, Research/Translation

Life Imitates Myth, Research Paper

The Meaning of Friendship in Renaissance Florence, Research Paper

Pearl Necklace, Jewelry