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Victorian artist-translators
I’ve always been impressed by the (first and second wave) Pre-Raphaelites’ many talents. They were not just artists, and as a lifelong student of languages (medieval languages in particular), William...
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Irises and bluebells : medieval meanings and uses
When my online persona of the Victorian Librarian, created while I was researching the Pre-Raphaelites’ use of libraries, began to assume a life of her own in the real world, it seemed time to create a...
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An excellent reason to do a PhD vaguely related to weaponry
A friend suggested this as a route into a Medieval Monday blogpost for yesterday, but as I’d already started on the post about irises and bluebells, I promised to add the cartoon – for it be most...
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Medieval Monday: court chronicles and court romances
Since I again took up residence at the Family Seat, I have been looking at old research papers and files, to decide if they have any life in them, if they can be taken further. As long no well-meaning...
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Expanding my MedFemList
Take up the challenge: Name 5 "game changing" female #medievalists Use hashtag #MedFemList Pls RT! @SocietyMedFem — Monash CMRS (@MonashCMRS) October 4, 2014 Kathleen Neal – my own GCMRS 2013...
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Seeing the medieval everywhere: John Byrne at the Scottish National Portrait...
On Saturday, I visited John Byrne‘s exhibition Sitting Ducks, at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. There were only two days of the exhibition left – sadly, it ended yesterday, else I would have...
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Medieval Monday: Reading the Middle Ages through Lego
A couple of weeks ago, I saw an article on Mental Floss and a Waterstones blogpost on scenes from literature recreated in Lego. I am going to dig my childhood box of Lego out of the attic, to have a...
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Medieval Monday: Walking the Labyrinth
I’m frequently asked, most often by bemused family members, why the Middle Ages? What claim does it have on me? There is no easy answer to that question – I’ve loved the architecture, art, and stories...
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December 10: a crown of light
In June 2013, The Lindisfarne Gospels left the British Library for Durham Cathedral, where it was on display from 1 July to 30 September of the same year. The exhibition at Palace Green Library,...
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December 13: saintly light
Today is the feast day of Saint Lucy, patron saint of the blind and people with eye problems. Her name comes from the Latin word lux, meaning light, both physical and mental (the latter signifying...
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