From the telegraph.co.uk:
Frescoes painted by Giotto, the 14th Century Italian master, have been brought to life with the use of ultraviolet technology.
Restorers discovered that under ultraviolet light, long-lost colour and detail was revealed.
The frescoes date from 1320 and decorate the walls of the Peruzzi Chapel in Florence’s Santa Croce church.
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Filed under: Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on March 10th, 2010 | 3 Comments »
From the Telegraph.co.uk:
What is believed to be the first ever example of English in a British church has been discovered.
It was written half a millennia ago and its message was serious enough to be painted carefully on the wall of England’s finest cathedral.
But now it seems no one can quite decipher exactly what the inscription […]
Filed under: Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on March 3rd, 2010 | 2 Comments »
From the BBC News:
The true site of one of the most decisive battles in English history has been revealed.
Bosworth, fought in 1485, which saw the death of Richard III, was believed to have taken place on Ambion Hill, near Sutton Cheney in Leicestershire.
But a study of original documents and archaeological survey of the area has […]
Filed under: Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on February 22nd, 2010 | No Comments »
From canterbury.ac.uk:
A unique glimpse into 1000 years of Canterbury’s history was unveiled by broadcaster and renowned historian Dr David Starkey at the Sidney Cooper Gallery on Friday 5 February.
Funded by the National Heritage Lottery Fund, the exhibition Canterbury: England’s Crucible, will bring the City’s history to life in a way that has never been tackled […]
Filed under: Architecture, Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on February 18th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
From the article “Unearthed relics help chart lives of medieval pilgrims!”
The history of Leicestershire’s medieval pilgrims is set to be revealed for the first time. New research shows how county folk made difficult journeys to distant religious shrines in the Middle Ages.
This important spiritual activity is rarely documented in history books.
Now, thanks to the work […]
Filed under: Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on February 13th, 2010 | No Comments »
According to Medieval News:
An unassuming 15th century manuscript kept at McMaster University in Canada has been identified as a version of the Liber Visionum or Book of Visions …
… The Books of Visions was an attempt to reconcile the goals of a condemned, medieval, ritual magic text, the Arts Notoria after which it was loosely […]
Filed under: Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on February 11th, 2010 | No Comments »
From telegraph.co.uk:
Scientists hope to exhume the remains of Leonardo da Vinci so they can reconstruct his face to discover whether the Mona Lisa is a disguised self-portrait.
Scientists and historians from Italy’s National Committee for Cultural Heritage have sought permission to open the artist’s tomb at Amboise Castle in the Loire valley.
While the identity of the […]
Filed under: Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on January 26th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
According to Discovery News:
The so-called “relics of Joan of Arc,” overseen by the Archbishop of Tours in Chinon, France, do not contain the charred remains of the Catholic saint.
Rather, the artifacts consist of a mummified cat leg bone and human rib, both dating to the 6th-3rd century B.C., according to a new study.
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Filed under: Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on January 21st, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Within the past month, WoodlandsTV.co.uk posted a couple of videos on early medieval construction techniques. The first video, Anglo Saxon Dwelling, shows a reconstruction of an Anglo Saxon house by the East Sussex Archaeology and Museums Partnership. The second video, Early Medieval Timber Work, takes a look at early medieval wood working techniques as evidenced […]
Filed under: Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on January 6th, 2010 | No Comments »
From the BBC:
A crofter has uncovered what is believed to be a Viking anchor while digging a drain on the Isle of Skye.
Graeme Mackenzie, 47, made the find after hiring an excavator to open the drain on rough pastureland 50yds (48m) from his home near Sleat …
… Mr Mackenzie levered it out and was “stunned” […]
Filed under: Vikings, Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on December 7th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
