Picture of the Week #827
Updated: 2024-10-15 19:36:29
Ceiling of St. Mary’s Church, Bury St Edmunds. Photo May 2015. Continue reading
Picture of the Week #826
Updated: 2024-10-15 19:36:29Blacksmith demonstration at Mary Arden’s Farm, Wilmcote, near Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015. This demo reminded me of going to the various renaissance festivals we have here in Texas. I haven’t been to any of them in a while, but this is making me nostalgic for them! Continue readingPicture of the Week #825
Updated: 2024-10-15 19:36:29Greyhound heraldic beast in the Chapel Court Garden at Hampton Court Palace. Photo May 2015. Continue readingPicture of the Week #824
Updated: 2024-10-15 19:36:29Passport for Dr. Valentine Dale, signed by Elizabeth I on December 27, 1563. Photo April 2016. I wanted something Elizabeth-related today since yesterday was her 491st birthday. (Note to self: prepare to go to England again in 9 years for all of the 500th birthday special exhibits that are bound... Continue readingUpcoming Books, Exhibitions, and Events for September 2024
Updated: 2024-10-15 19:36:29Happy September! Even though the summer here in Texas was pretty tolerable this year, I’m still looking forward to fall. And, if I’m being honest, I look forward to fall every year regardless of how bad the summer was! Books I don’t have any new books on my tracking sheet... Continue readingPicture of the Week #823
Updated: 2024-10-15 19:36:29Another old door at Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015. Previous Holy Trinity old door here Continue readingOldest church in Armenia found at Artaxata
Updated: 2024-10-15 06:22:21
Archaeologists have discovered the oldest church in Armenia in the ancient city of Artaxata. The octagonal building with four extended bays forming a cross-shaped floorplan dating to the 4th century is the oldest archaeologically excavated and documented church in the country. It is also the only known octagonal church in Armenia, although the design is … Read the full post →"Oldest church in Armenia found at Artaxata"Dürer print rescued from dump by 11-year-old sells for $44,800
Updated: 2024-10-14 08:29:58
An engraving by Albrecht Dürer rescued from a landfill by an 11-year-old antique hunter has sold at auction for £33,390 ($44,800), twice the presale estimate of £10,000 to £20,000 ($13,000 – $26,000). Knight, Death and the Devil was engraved by Nuremberg printmaker Albrecht Dürer in 1513. Dürer named it Reuter (Rider) and it is an … Read the full post →"Dürer print rescued from dump by 11-year-old sells for $44,800"Picture of the Week #829
Updated: 2024-10-13 21:41:25West end of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. Photo May 2015. I did a little bit of digging to see what I could find out about the onion domes on the west end of St. George’s, but I couldn’t really find much. If anyone knows of a source, send it... Continue readingPrison site excavations reveal 12,000 years of life in southern Sweden
Updated: 2024-10-13 05:04:48
A massive archaeological investigation at the site of a new correctional facility in Dalköpinge outside Trelleborg, Sweden, has uncovered evidence of occupation dating back 12,000 years, including the richly furnished grave of an elite woman from the Bronze Age. Two excavations, the first from late August to November 2023, the second over three months in … Read the full post →"Prison site excavations reveal 12,000 years of life in southern Sweden"Etruscan votive bull returned to museum after disappearing in World War II
Updated: 2024-10-12 04:07:41
An Etruscan votive bull has returned to the National Roman Museum more than 100 years after it was loaned out and lost in the upheaval of World War II. The prodigal bull reemerged during the pandemic. It was mailed anonymously to the Civic Museums of Monza along with a typewritten letter entitled “The return home … Read the full post →"Etruscan votive bull returned to museum after disappearing in World War II"Monumental Hellenistic rampart found in Croatia
Updated: 2024-10-11 04:33:34
The monumental remains of the Hellenistic-era ramparts of the ancient Greek city of Epetion have been discovered in the village of Stobreč, near Split, Croatia. The well-preserved walls where discovered during an excavation in advance of new construction. The rampart from the Greek defenses is 230 feet long and as much as ten feet high … Read the full post →"Monumental Hellenistic rampart found in Croatia"Picture of the Week #828
Updated: 2024-10-06 20:24:45Stairs in the Gatehouse of Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk, England. Photo May 2015. Continue readingUpcoming Books, Exhibitions, and Events for October 2024
Updated: 2024-10-01 17:00:49Welcome to Spooky Season! I’m so happy we’re in my favorite time of year, even if it isn’t quite feeling like it yet here. New Books First are a couple of books that I missed last month! Birth of the Red Dragon: Wales and the Wars of the Roses by... Continue reading