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<p>[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 675241, member: 54"]The Basiliscoe Mercury 317</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This week, a missing Lewis chessman turns up in a drawer, Dracula’s cannon balls hits the news and a roundup of D-Day features (in which my father took a modest part). </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Arms and armour in the news</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Beasts of assorted varieties…</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Prehistoric horse depictions found in France</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48539803" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48539803" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48539803</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Grave of prehistoric birdman found in Russia</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/features/the-birdman-of-siberia-sensational-finds-in-the-heart-of-russia-puzzle-scientists/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/features/the-birdman-of-siberia-sensational-finds-in-the-heart-of-russia-puzzle-scientists/" rel="nofollow">https://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/features/the-birdman-of-siberia-sensational-finds-in-the-heart-of-russia-puzzle-scientists/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Wolf head found in Siberia - not sure what happened to the rest of it</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/13/frozen-wolfs-head-found-in-siberia-is-40000-years-old" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/13/frozen-wolfs-head-found-in-siberia-is-40000-years-old" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/13/frozen-wolfs-head-found-in-siberia-is-40000-years-old</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Battles, towers and forts</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Feature on the Antonine Wall</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20190526-did-the-romans-really-reach-scotland" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20190526-did-the-romans-really-reach-scotland" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20190526-did-the-romans-really-reach-scotland</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And where to visit Romans in Britain this summer</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://museumcrush.org/britains-best-places-to-see-roman-heritage-sites/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/britains-best-places-to-see-roman-heritage-sites/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/britains-best-places-to-see-roman-heritage-sites/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Lost Lewis chessman found in drawer?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-48494885" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-48494885" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-48494885</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jun/03/lewis-chessmen-piece-bought-for-5-pounds-in-1964-could-sell-for-1m-pounds" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jun/03/lewis-chessmen-piece-bought-for-5-pounds-in-1964-could-sell-for-1m-pounds" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jun/03/lewis-chessmen-piece-bought-for-5-pounds-in-1964-could-sell-for-1m-pounds</a> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Tomb of 10th century warrior found in Poland</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/warriors-tomb-dating-back-to-the-10th-century-discovered-in-poland/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/warriors-tomb-dating-back-to-the-10th-century-discovered-in-poland/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/warriors-tomb-dating-back-to-the-10th-century-discovered-in-poland/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Miscellany</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>13th century tower in citadel of Ghazni, Afghanistan, collapses <a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/medieval-tower-in-afghanistan-collapses/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/medieval-tower-in-afghanistan-collapses/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/medieval-tower-in-afghanistan-collapses/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Stolen Medieval St Michael returned to owner</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/06/01/sothebys-returns-rare-medieval-sculpture-france-british-museum/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/06/01/sothebys-returns-rare-medieval-sculpture-france-british-museum/" rel="nofollow">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/06/01/sothebys-returns-rare-medieval-sculpture-france-british-museum/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ottoman gunpowder magazine restored in Bulgaria (rebuilt?)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2019/05/25/ottoman-gunpowder-magazine-restored-near-baba-vida-fortress-in-bulgarias-danube-city-vidin/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2019/05/25/ottoman-gunpowder-magazine-restored-near-baba-vida-fortress-in-bulgarias-danube-city-vidin/" rel="nofollow">http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2019/05/25/ottoman-gunpowder-magazine-restored-near-baba-vida-fortress-in-bulgarias-danube-city-vidin/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Crime in early modern Ely</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jun/11/witchcraft-cheese-theft-archive-200-years-crime-ely" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jun/11/witchcraft-cheese-theft-archive-200-years-crime-ely" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jun/11/witchcraft-cheese-theft-archive-200-years-crime-ely</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Battles and forts</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Investigating the site of the Battle of Glenshiel</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-48574135?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_scotland_news&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=scotland" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-48574135?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_scotland_news&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=scotland" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-48574135?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_scotland_news&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=scotland</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/300-year-old-musket-ball-and-mortar-shell-discovered-from-the-battle-of-glenshiel" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/300-year-old-musket-ball-and-mortar-shell-discovered-from-the-battle-of-glenshiel" rel="nofollow">https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/300-year-old-musket-ball-and-mortar-shell-discovered-from-the-battle-of-glenshiel</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Investigating Fort La Tour</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/5366721/gunners-monument-moved/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://globalnews.ca/news/5366721/gunners-monument-moved/" rel="nofollow">https://globalnews.ca/news/5366721/gunners-monument-moved/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cannons to the left, cannon to the right</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Behold the cannon balls of Dracula…</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://gizmodo.com/cannonballs-likely-used-by-vlad-the-impaler-found-in-bu-1835324880" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://gizmodo.com/cannonballs-likely-used-by-vlad-the-impaler-found-in-bu-1835324880" rel="nofollow">https://gizmodo.com/cannonballs-likely-used-by-vlad-the-impaler-found-in-bu-1835324880</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Sultan’s gift to Louis Napoleon</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://collections.musee-armee.fr/le-lys-et-le-croissant-le-don-abd-ul-aziz-au-musee-de-larmee/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://collections.musee-armee.fr/le-lys-et-le-croissant-le-don-abd-ul-aziz-au-musee-de-larmee/" rel="nofollow">http://collections.musee-armee.fr/le-lys-et-le-croissant-le-don-abd-ul-aziz-au-musee-de-larmee/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Searching for Mumbai’s cannons</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/articles/boom-the-hidden-cannons-of-sobo/21055183" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.mid-day.com/articles/boom-the-hidden-cannons-of-sobo/21055183" rel="nofollow">https://www.mid-day.com/articles/boom-the-hidden-cannons-of-sobo/21055183</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on the Civil War cannons from the Pee Dee River</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.postandcourier.com/news/charleston-lab-restores-civil-war-cannons-pulled-from-pee-dee/article_fc69ac90-8163-11e9-9165-2f4fcb978fe1.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.postandcourier.com/news/charleston-lab-restores-civil-war-cannons-pulled-from-pee-dee/article_fc69ac90-8163-11e9-9165-2f4fcb978fe1.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.postandcourier.com/news/charleston-lab-restores-civil-war-cannons-pulled-from-pee-dee/article_fc69ac90-8163-11e9-9165-2f4fcb978fe1.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.wmbfnews.com/2019/06/12/historic-cannons-civil-war-ship-returned-pee-dee/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.wmbfnews.com/2019/06/12/historic-cannons-civil-war-ship-returned-pee-dee/" rel="nofollow">https://www.wmbfnews.com/2019/06/12/historic-cannons-civil-war-ship-returned-pee-dee/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>British WWI gun in Medina, NY, restored</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.thedailynewsonline.com/bdn01/history-returned-restored-artillery-piece-evokes-world-war-i-history-in-medina-20190612" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.thedailynewsonline.com/bdn01/history-returned-restored-artillery-piece-evokes-world-war-i-history-in-medina-20190612" rel="nofollow">https://www.thedailynewsonline.com/bdn01/history-returned-restored-artillery-piece-evokes-world-war-i-history-in-medina-20190612</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Café Basiliscoe</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And we’re talking really vintage wine…</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/what-the-dna-of-grapes-tells-us-about-ancient-and-medieval-wine/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/what-the-dna-of-grapes-tells-us-about-ancient-and-medieval-wine/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/what-the-dna-of-grapes-tells-us-about-ancient-and-medieval-wine/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Honey for warriors</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/honey-and-medicine-the-sweeter-side-of-medieval-warfare/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/honey-and-medicine-the-sweeter-side-of-medieval-warfare/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/honey-and-medicine-the-sweeter-side-of-medieval-warfare/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Diet for Vandal survivors</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/study-examines-the-food-fallout-from-the-vandal-sack-of-rome/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/study-examines-the-food-fallout-from-the-vandal-sack-of-rome/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/study-examines-the-food-fallout-from-the-vandal-sack-of-rome/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Princesses and Amazons</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Lost Paston daughter found in Norfolk</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-48530068%23" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-48530068%23" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-48530068#</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>D-Day Special</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Archive photographs of preparations</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://museumcrush.org/archive-photos-reveal-the-d-day-locations-of-great-britain/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/archive-photos-reveal-the-d-day-locations-of-great-britain/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/archive-photos-reveal-the-d-day-locations-of-great-britain/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>D-Day photographs</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://museumcrush.org/photographs-from-d-day-and-the-normandy-campaign-in-vivid-colour/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/photographs-from-d-day-and-the-normandy-campaign-in-vivid-colour/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/photographs-from-d-day-and-the-normandy-campaign-in-vivid-colour/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Underwater sites associated with D-Day rehearsals get protection</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/03/d-day-rehearsal-wrecks-protection-75th-anniversary" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/03/d-day-rehearsal-wrecks-protection-75th-anniversary" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/03/d-day-rehearsal-wrecks-protection-75th-anniversary</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The swimming Sherman tank</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://museumcrush.org/watch-this-peculiar-d-day-tank-could-float-on-water/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/watch-this-peculiar-d-day-tank-could-float-on-water/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/watch-this-peculiar-d-day-tank-could-float-on-water/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Investigating the archaeology of D-Day - a fascinating read</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/world/europe/d-day-normandy-commemoration.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/world/europe/d-day-normandy-commemoration.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/world/europe/d-day-normandy-commemoration.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Tourism in Normandy</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/114067/D-Day-tourism-boom-brings-crowds--and-controversy--to-Normandy%23.XPzKPDFwZ9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/114067/D-Day-tourism-boom-brings-crowds--and-controversy--to-Normandy%23.XPzKPDFwZ9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/114067/D-Day-tourism-boom-brings-crowds--and-controversy--to-Normandy#.XPzKPDFwZ9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nautical news</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Investigating Danish wrecks in the Caribbean</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.maritimeherald.com/2019/limon-community-studies-ancient-galleons-under-the-caribbean-sea/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.maritimeherald.com/2019/limon-community-studies-ancient-galleons-under-the-caribbean-sea/" rel="nofollow">http://www.maritimeherald.com/2019/limon-community-studies-ancient-galleons-under-the-caribbean-sea/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum news and exhibitions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>News</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New director at the Royal Museums Greenwich</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news-analysis/13062019-change-in-leadership-london-nationals" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news-analysis/13062019-change-in-leadership-london-nationals" rel="nofollow">https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news-analysis/13062019-change-in-leadership-london-nationals</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New museums </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Royal Armoury Stockholm re-opening</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://livrustkammaren.se/en/visit/permanent-exihibition" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://livrustkammaren.se/en/visit/permanent-exihibition" rel="nofollow">http://livrustkammaren.se/en/visit/permanent-exihibition</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New museum for Louis XIV</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/former-louvre-director-donates-his-collection-to-new-louis-xiv-museum" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/former-louvre-director-donates-his-collection-to-new-louis-xiv-museum" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/former-louvre-director-donates-his-collection-to-new-louis-xiv-museum</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Collector hopes to establish Sikh museum in London</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/davinder-toor-has-added-a-gbp350-000-sikh-turban" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/davinder-toor-has-added-a-gbp350-000-sikh-turban" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/davinder-toor-has-added-a-gbp350-000-sikh-turban</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum developments</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Arab Foundation put 1000s of photographs online</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/arab-photography-archive-releases-22-000-historic-images-online" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/arab-photography-archive-releases-22-000-historic-images-online" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/arab-photography-archive-releases-22-000-historic-images-online</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum musings</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Walls as symbol - focus on Hadrian’s Wall</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/barbarians-barriers-and-brexit-how-hadrian-s-wall-pointed-to-the-future-20190603-p51tv2.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/barbarians-barriers-and-brexit-how-hadrian-s-wall-pointed-to-the-future-20190603-p51tv2.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/barbarians-barriers-and-brexit-how-hadrian-s-wall-pointed-to-the-future-20190603-p51tv2.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Dealing with “difficult” objects</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/throwing-new-light-on-difficult-histories" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/throwing-new-light-on-difficult-histories" rel="nofollow">https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/throwing-new-light-on-difficult-histories</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conservation corner</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conservation at the Kremlin</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.kreml.ru/en-Us/exhibitions/moscow-kremlin-exhibitions/khraniteli-vremeni/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.kreml.ru/en-Us/exhibitions/moscow-kremlin-exhibitions/khraniteli-vremeni/" rel="nofollow">https://www.kreml.ru/en-Us/exhibitions/moscow-kremlin-exhibitions/khraniteli-vremeni/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Objects</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Disputed Caravaggio comes up for sale</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/114393/Art-expert-stakes-reputation-on--lost---170-million-Caravaggio%23.XQSqGTFwZ9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/114393/Art-expert-stakes-reputation-on--lost---170-million-Caravaggio%23.XQSqGTFwZ9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/114393/Art-expert-stakes-reputation-on--lost---170-million-Caravaggio#.XQSqGTFwZ9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Iroquois war club for sale</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/114132/Rare-Iroquois-war-club--tribal-art-lead-Heritage-Auctions--Ethnographic-Art-auction%23.XPzIbTFwZ9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/114132/Rare-Iroquois-war-club--tribal-art-lead-Heritage-Auctions--Ethnographic-Art-auction%23.XPzIbTFwZ9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/114132/Rare-Iroquois-war-club--tribal-art-lead-Heritage-Auctions--Ethnographic-Art-auction#.XPzIbTFwZ9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on the Winchester-in-the-tree story</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.mpnnow.com/sports/20190531/forgotten-winchester-rifle-part-of-exhibit-in-nevada" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.mpnnow.com/sports/20190531/forgotten-winchester-rifle-part-of-exhibit-in-nevada" rel="nofollow">https://www.mpnnow.com/sports/20190531/forgotten-winchester-rifle-part-of-exhibit-in-nevada</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Evaluating WWI Vickers gun</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-48549105" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-48549105" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-48549105</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Exhibitions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bartolomé Bermejo in London - really looking forward to this!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/jun/12/bartolome-bermejo-review-national-gallery-london" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/jun/12/bartolome-bermejo-review-national-gallery-london" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/jun/12/bartolome-bermejo-review-national-gallery-london</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Leonardo’s note books in London</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/114316/Leonardo-da-Vinci-s-notebooks-displayed-together-in-the-UK-for-the-first-time%23.XQCxBzFwZ9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/114316/Leonardo-da-Vinci-s-notebooks-displayed-together-in-the-UK-for-the-first-time%23.XQCxBzFwZ9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/114316/Leonardo-da-Vinci-s-notebooks-displayed-together-in-the-UK-for-the-first-time#.XQCxBzFwZ9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Scottish identity in Edinburgh</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://museumcrush.org/tartan-tales-exploring-scottish-identity-at-national-museum-of-scotland/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/tartan-tales-exploring-scottish-identity-at-national-museum-of-scotland/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/tartan-tales-exploring-scottish-identity-at-national-museum-of-scotland/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Books</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mark Purcell: The Country House Library: Review of a book on country house libraries - we can all aspire…</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/review/never-bought-by-the-yard-english-country-house-library-mark-purcell" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/review/never-bought-by-the-yard-english-country-house-library-mark-purcell" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/review/never-bought-by-the-yard-english-country-house-library-mark-purcell</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Online book</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Historic England’s Research Journal</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/historic-england-research-12/he-research-12/?fbclid=IwAR22i-BUKwt6alAAgJQnxHVmS2ih1yn5ZUdNAH1wn40DGO5dBfRqy8XjGeM" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/historic-england-research-12/he-research-12/?fbclid=IwAR22i-BUKwt6alAAgJQnxHVmS2ih1yn5ZUdNAH1wn40DGO5dBfRqy8XjGeM" rel="nofollow">https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/historic-england-research-12/he-research-12/?fbclid=IwAR22i-BUKwt6alAAgJQnxHVmS2ih1yn5ZUdNAH1wn40DGO5dBfRqy8XjGeM</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Popular culture</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A video tour of Hollywood’s prop guns</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.guns.com/news/2019/05/31/tour-some-of-hollywoods-most-famous-real-prop-guns-video" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.guns.com/news/2019/05/31/tour-some-of-hollywoods-most-famous-real-prop-guns-video" rel="nofollow">https://www.guns.com/news/2019/05/31/tour-some-of-hollywoods-most-famous-real-prop-guns-video</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Events</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Diary dates</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>6 July 2019 Lecture at the Arms and Armour Society</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.thearmsandarmoursociety.org.uk/events/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.thearmsandarmoursociety.org.uk/events/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thearmsandarmoursociety.org.uk/events/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conferences</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>September 2019 Kyoto ICOMAM 2019 Conference, Kyoto (Japan) </p><p><a href="http://icom-kyoto-2019.org/data/images/ICOM2019_leaflet.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1yUuzU74CjPT8E-Qdx4KsoD_htE1_BHGVouQhJSu4YRKPyN4D4N8ckh3o" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://icom-kyoto-2019.org/data/images/ICOM2019_leaflet.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1yUuzU74CjPT8E-Qdx4KsoD_htE1_BHGVouQhJSu4YRKPyN4D4N8ckh3o" rel="nofollow">http://icom-kyoto-2019.org/data/images/ICOM2019_leaflet.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1yUuzU74CjPT8E-Qdx4KsoD_htE1_BHGVouQhJSu4YRKPyN4D4N8ckh3o</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Last Calls for papers</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>16-17 November 2019 Portsmouth</p><p><br /></p><p>The Nautical Archaeology Society and the Ordnance Society </p><p><br /></p><p>Wooden Walls and Stone Bastions</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://ordnancesociety.org.uk/events-2/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ordnancesociety.org.uk/events-2/" rel="nofollow">https://ordnancesociety.org.uk/events-2/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sales, fairs and auctions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>10 July 2019 Thomas del Mar sale catalogue now online</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.thomasdelmar.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thomasdelmar.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.thomasdelmar.com/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.olympiaauctions.com/sales/arms-armour/as100719/?p=1&s=40&v=list" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.olympiaauctions.com/sales/arms-armour/as100719/?p=1&s=40&v=list" rel="nofollow">https://www.olympiaauctions.com/sales/arms-armour/as100719/?p=1&s=40&v=list</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And a preview: </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/114337/Thomas-Del-Mar-to-sell-important-private-collection-of-arms---armour%23.XQIG8DFwZ9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/114337/Thomas-Del-Mar-to-sell-important-private-collection-of-arms---armour%23.XQIG8DFwZ9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/114337/Thomas-Del-Mar-to-sell-important-private-collection-of-arms---armour#.XQIG8DFwZ9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Websites and downloads</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Langham Dome</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://langhamdome.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://langhamdome.org/" rel="nofollow">https://langhamdome.org/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>News from Les Invalides</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.musee-armee.fr/fileadmin/user_upload/Documents/Echo-du-Dome/museearmee_echodudome_45.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.musee-armee.fr/fileadmin/user_upload/Documents/Echo-du-Dome/museearmee_echodudome_45.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.musee-armee.fr/fileadmin/user_upload/Documents/Echo-du-Dome/museearmee_echodudome_45.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1066 etc Hungarian castles, fighting bishops & Henry VII</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/05/hungarys-castle-defense-strategy-in-the-aftermath-of-the-mongol-invasion-1241-1242/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/05/hungarys-castle-defense-strategy-in-the-aftermath-of-the-mongol-invasion-1241-1242/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/05/hungarys-castle-defense-strategy-in-the-aftermath-of-the-mongol-invasion-1241-1242/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/miter-and-sword-fighting-norman-bishops-and-clergy/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/miter-and-sword-fighting-norman-bishops-and-clergy/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/miter-and-sword-fighting-norman-bishops-and-clergy/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/a-memoir-of-the-court-of-henry-vii/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/a-memoir-of-the-court-of-henry-vii/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/a-memoir-of-the-court-of-henry-vii/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Finally</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This fortnight I have been tweeting pictures from Norfolk</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Compiled by Ruth Rhynas Brown – 16 June 2019</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Some people have asked me about making a contribution to the Newsletter – if you would like to support us, you can make a donation here through our Paypal account – see here for details:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.basiliscoe.com/id2.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.basiliscoe.com/id2.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.basiliscoe.com/id2.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 675241, member: 54"]The Basiliscoe Mercury 317 TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community This week, a missing Lewis chessman turns up in a drawer, Dracula’s cannon balls hits the news and a roundup of D-Day features (in which my father took a modest part). Arms and armour in the news Beasts of assorted varieties… Prehistoric horse depictions found in France [URL]https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48539803[/URL] Grave of prehistoric birdman found in Russia [URL]https://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/features/the-birdman-of-siberia-sensational-finds-in-the-heart-of-russia-puzzle-scientists/[/URL] Wolf head found in Siberia - not sure what happened to the rest of it [URL]https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/13/frozen-wolfs-head-found-in-siberia-is-40000-years-old[/URL] Battles, towers and forts Feature on the Antonine Wall [URL]http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20190526-did-the-romans-really-reach-scotland[/URL] And where to visit Romans in Britain this summer [URL]https://museumcrush.org/britains-best-places-to-see-roman-heritage-sites/[/URL] Lost Lewis chessman found in drawer? [URL]https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-48494885[/URL] [URL]https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jun/03/lewis-chessmen-piece-bought-for-5-pounds-in-1964-could-sell-for-1m-pounds[/URL] Tomb of 10th century warrior found in Poland [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/warriors-tomb-dating-back-to-the-10th-century-discovered-in-poland/[/URL] Miscellany 13th century tower in citadel of Ghazni, Afghanistan, collapses [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/medieval-tower-in-afghanistan-collapses/[/URL] Stolen Medieval St Michael returned to owner [URL]https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/06/01/sothebys-returns-rare-medieval-sculpture-france-british-museum/[/URL] Ottoman gunpowder magazine restored in Bulgaria (rebuilt?) [URL]http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2019/05/25/ottoman-gunpowder-magazine-restored-near-baba-vida-fortress-in-bulgarias-danube-city-vidin/[/URL] Crime in early modern Ely [URL]https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jun/11/witchcraft-cheese-theft-archive-200-years-crime-ely[/URL] Battles and forts Investigating the site of the Battle of Glenshiel [URL]https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-48574135?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_scotland_news&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=scotland[/URL] [URL]https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/300-year-old-musket-ball-and-mortar-shell-discovered-from-the-battle-of-glenshiel[/URL] Investigating Fort La Tour [URL]https://globalnews.ca/news/5366721/gunners-monument-moved/[/URL] Cannons to the left, cannon to the right Behold the cannon balls of Dracula… [URL]https://gizmodo.com/cannonballs-likely-used-by-vlad-the-impaler-found-in-bu-1835324880[/URL] The Sultan’s gift to Louis Napoleon [URL]http://collections.musee-armee.fr/le-lys-et-le-croissant-le-don-abd-ul-aziz-au-musee-de-larmee/[/URL] Searching for Mumbai’s cannons [URL]https://www.mid-day.com/articles/boom-the-hidden-cannons-of-sobo/21055183[/URL] Update on the Civil War cannons from the Pee Dee River [URL]https://www.postandcourier.com/news/charleston-lab-restores-civil-war-cannons-pulled-from-pee-dee/article_fc69ac90-8163-11e9-9165-2f4fcb978fe1.html[/URL] [URL]https://www.wmbfnews.com/2019/06/12/historic-cannons-civil-war-ship-returned-pee-dee/[/URL] British WWI gun in Medina, NY, restored [URL]https://www.thedailynewsonline.com/bdn01/history-returned-restored-artillery-piece-evokes-world-war-i-history-in-medina-20190612[/URL] Café Basiliscoe And we’re talking really vintage wine… [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/what-the-dna-of-grapes-tells-us-about-ancient-and-medieval-wine/[/URL] Honey for warriors [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/honey-and-medicine-the-sweeter-side-of-medieval-warfare/[/URL] Diet for Vandal survivors [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/study-examines-the-food-fallout-from-the-vandal-sack-of-rome/[/URL] Princesses and Amazons Lost Paston daughter found in Norfolk [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-48530068%23']https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-48530068#[/URL] D-Day Special Archive photographs of preparations [URL]https://museumcrush.org/archive-photos-reveal-the-d-day-locations-of-great-britain/[/URL] D-Day photographs [URL]https://museumcrush.org/photographs-from-d-day-and-the-normandy-campaign-in-vivid-colour/[/URL] Underwater sites associated with D-Day rehearsals get protection [URL]https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/03/d-day-rehearsal-wrecks-protection-75th-anniversary[/URL] The swimming Sherman tank [URL]https://museumcrush.org/watch-this-peculiar-d-day-tank-could-float-on-water/[/URL] Investigating the archaeology of D-Day - a fascinating read [URL]https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/world/europe/d-day-normandy-commemoration.html[/URL] Tourism in Normandy [URL='http://artdaily.com/news/114067/D-Day-tourism-boom-brings-crowds--and-controversy--to-Normandy%23.XPzKPDFwZ9A']http://artdaily.com/news/114067/D-Day-tourism-boom-brings-crowds--and-controversy--to-Normandy#.XPzKPDFwZ9A[/URL] Nautical news Investigating Danish wrecks in the Caribbean [URL]http://www.maritimeherald.com/2019/limon-community-studies-ancient-galleons-under-the-caribbean-sea/[/URL] Museum news and exhibitions News New director at the Royal Museums Greenwich [URL]https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news-analysis/13062019-change-in-leadership-london-nationals[/URL] New museums Royal Armoury Stockholm re-opening [URL]http://livrustkammaren.se/en/visit/permanent-exihibition[/URL] New museum for Louis XIV [URL]https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/former-louvre-director-donates-his-collection-to-new-louis-xiv-museum[/URL] Collector hopes to establish Sikh museum in London [URL]https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/davinder-toor-has-added-a-gbp350-000-sikh-turban[/URL] Museum developments Arab Foundation put 1000s of photographs online [URL]https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/arab-photography-archive-releases-22-000-historic-images-online[/URL] Museum musings Walls as symbol - focus on Hadrian’s Wall [URL]https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/barbarians-barriers-and-brexit-how-hadrian-s-wall-pointed-to-the-future-20190603-p51tv2.html[/URL] Dealing with “difficult” objects [URL]https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/throwing-new-light-on-difficult-histories[/URL] Conservation corner Conservation at the Kremlin [URL]https://www.kreml.ru/en-Us/exhibitions/moscow-kremlin-exhibitions/khraniteli-vremeni/[/URL] Objects Disputed Caravaggio comes up for sale [URL='http://artdaily.com/news/114393/Art-expert-stakes-reputation-on--lost---170-million-Caravaggio%23.XQSqGTFwZ9A']http://artdaily.com/news/114393/Art-expert-stakes-reputation-on--lost---170-million-Caravaggio#.XQSqGTFwZ9A[/URL] Iroquois war club for sale [URL='http://artdaily.com/news/114132/Rare-Iroquois-war-club--tribal-art-lead-Heritage-Auctions--Ethnographic-Art-auction%23.XPzIbTFwZ9A']http://artdaily.com/news/114132/Rare-Iroquois-war-club--tribal-art-lead-Heritage-Auctions--Ethnographic-Art-auction#.XPzIbTFwZ9A[/URL] Update on the Winchester-in-the-tree story [URL]https://www.mpnnow.com/sports/20190531/forgotten-winchester-rifle-part-of-exhibit-in-nevada[/URL] Evaluating WWI Vickers gun [URL]https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-48549105[/URL] Exhibitions Bartolomé Bermejo in London - really looking forward to this! [URL]https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/jun/12/bartolome-bermejo-review-national-gallery-london[/URL] Leonardo’s note books in London [URL='http://artdaily.com/news/114316/Leonardo-da-Vinci-s-notebooks-displayed-together-in-the-UK-for-the-first-time%23.XQCxBzFwZ9A']http://artdaily.com/news/114316/Leonardo-da-Vinci-s-notebooks-displayed-together-in-the-UK-for-the-first-time#.XQCxBzFwZ9A[/URL] Scottish identity in Edinburgh [URL]https://museumcrush.org/tartan-tales-exploring-scottish-identity-at-national-museum-of-scotland/[/URL] Books Mark Purcell: The Country House Library: Review of a book on country house libraries - we can all aspire… [URL]https://www.theartnewspaper.com/review/never-bought-by-the-yard-english-country-house-library-mark-purcell[/URL] Online book Historic England’s Research Journal [URL]https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/historic-england-research-12/he-research-12/?fbclid=IwAR22i-BUKwt6alAAgJQnxHVmS2ih1yn5ZUdNAH1wn40DGO5dBfRqy8XjGeM[/URL] Popular culture A video tour of Hollywood’s prop guns [URL]https://www.guns.com/news/2019/05/31/tour-some-of-hollywoods-most-famous-real-prop-guns-video[/URL] Events Diary dates 6 July 2019 Lecture at the Arms and Armour Society [URL]https://www.thearmsandarmoursociety.org.uk/events/[/URL] Conferences September 2019 Kyoto ICOMAM 2019 Conference, Kyoto (Japan) [URL]http://icom-kyoto-2019.org/data/images/ICOM2019_leaflet.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1yUuzU74CjPT8E-Qdx4KsoD_htE1_BHGVouQhJSu4YRKPyN4D4N8ckh3o[/URL] Last Calls for papers 16-17 November 2019 Portsmouth The Nautical Archaeology Society and the Ordnance Society Wooden Walls and Stone Bastions [URL]https://ordnancesociety.org.uk/events-2/[/URL] Sales, fairs and auctions 10 July 2019 Thomas del Mar sale catalogue now online [URL]http://www.thomasdelmar.com/[/URL] [URL]https://www.olympiaauctions.com/sales/arms-armour/as100719/?p=1&s=40&v=list[/URL] And a preview: [URL='http://artdaily.com/news/114337/Thomas-Del-Mar-to-sell-important-private-collection-of-arms---armour%23.XQIG8DFwZ9A']http://artdaily.com/news/114337/Thomas-Del-Mar-to-sell-important-private-collection-of-arms---armour#.XQIG8DFwZ9A[/URL] Websites and downloads Langham Dome [URL]https://langhamdome.org/[/URL] News from Les Invalides [URL]https://www.musee-armee.fr/fileadmin/user_upload/Documents/Echo-du-Dome/museearmee_echodudome_45.pdf[/URL] 1066 etc Hungarian castles, fighting bishops & Henry VII [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2019/05/hungarys-castle-defense-strategy-in-the-aftermath-of-the-mongol-invasion-1241-1242/[/URL] [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/miter-and-sword-fighting-norman-bishops-and-clergy/[/URL] [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/a-memoir-of-the-court-of-henry-vii/[/URL] Finally This fortnight I have been tweeting pictures from Norfolk [URL]https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe[/URL] Compiled by Ruth Rhynas Brown – 16 June 2019 Some people have asked me about making a contribution to the Newsletter – if you would like to support us, you can make a donation here through our Paypal account – see here for details: [URL]http://www.basiliscoe.com/id2.html[/URL][/QUOTE]
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