Basiliscoe Mercury 364

The Basiliscoe Mercury364


TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community


A longer gap while I spent a few days in Scotland. But some interesting stories coming up - Coventry’s medieval sword, an ancient Greek helmet from Croatia, and searching for British warships. And a new ICOMAM Magazine to peruse.


Arms and armour in the news


Ancient arms


Ancient walls of Jerusalem uncovered https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/a...salems-wall-destroyed-on-the-9th-of-av-673794


Ancient Greek helmet found in tomb in Croatia https://greekreporter.com/2021/07/16/ancient-greek-helmet-found-in-stone-burial-chamber-in-croatia/


Roman carving found in Vindolanda- impressive horse…

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/...vered-at-roman-fort-near-hadrians-wall/139608


Preserving Offa’s Dyke https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/jul/05/campaign-hopes-shore-up-offas-dyke-future-threats


Through the arrow-slit . . .


Medieval bridge to Suffolk castle found

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-57652145


Caerlaverock in the medieval climate

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-57694242


Feature on Dover castle https://archaeology.co.uk/articles/features/interpreting-dover-castles-great-tower.htm


Codnor Castle under threat https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/n...ndalism-at-medieval-derbyshire-castle-3309278





Miscellany


Interesting sculpture of Scottish abbot with a dagger https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-a...bbots-assassination-at-scottish-abbey-3294908


Fascinating piece about Chickasaws recycling 16th century Spanish artefacts https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/...cts-from-fleeing-spanish-conquistadors/139612


More on Coventry’s historic sword returning for a display https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-57695343https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/n...oric-coventry-sword-confiscated-king-20972003


5 treasures from Westminster Abbey

https://museumcrush.org/fragments-death-and-illumination-westminster-abbeys-christian-treasures/


Through the gunloop…


Fort Halifax located in Pennsylvania https://dailyvoice.com/pennsylvania...years-war-uncovered-in-dauphin-county/811965/


Clasp knife found on Michigan fort dig https://www.mlive.com/news/2021/07/...oric-mackinaw-city-fort-an-exciting-find.html


Cannons to the left, cannon to the right


Mystery of the disappearing cannon https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/07...from-the-william-mckinley-statue-in-san-jose/


Devon cannon vandalized at museum (and used as a battering ram) https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/vandals-use-cannon-attack-ancient-5671339


Café Basiliscoe- snacking menu


Oldest olive tree …

https://greekreporter.com/2021/06/28/3000-year-old-olive-tree-in-crete/


Oldest pistachio nut in Yorkshire

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-57862964



Into the 20th century


Assassination in Serajevo

https://www.jpost.com/international...88.510257403.1624874714-1969581575.1579377799


WW2 bunker found in Lublin

https://www.thefirstnews.com/articl...during-underground-carpark-construction-23176


Nautical news


Searching for HMSs Cornwall and Thetis https://thevoiceslu.com/2021/07/french-archaeologists-searching-for-ancient-wrecks-in-st-lucia/


The search for the Endurance begins again https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...ckleton-ship-endurance?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other



Museum news and exhibitions


News


US National Parks get funding boost https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/biden-s-boost-for-national-park-heritage


UK organizations receive emergency funding https://www.gov.uk/government/news/60-million-to-protect-our-national-heritage


Feature on Wisconsin's Castlerock Museumhttps://spectrumnews1.com/wi/green-...d-class-collection-of-medieval-arms-and-armor


New museums


Grant for a permanent display of the Woodman Higgins Collection https://eu.telegram.com/story/enter...0-000-grant-higgins-armor-gallery/7810098002/


Humboldt Forum finally opens https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/humboldt-forum-to-open-finally-for-real



Museum musings


A world without museums

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/about-thinking/202107/imagine-world-without-museums


Controversial statue removed in Charlottesvillehttps://artdaily.com/news/137433/Ch...tue-at-center-of-2017-white-nationalist-rally


Peabody Museum returns pipe tomahawk https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/harvard-repatriates-pipe-tomahawk-to-ponca-tribe-of-nebraska


Conservation corner


Caring for Strawberry Hill’s historic library https://artdaily.com/news/137652/Conservation-in-action--Cleaning-Horace-Walpole-s-library


Objects


Exeter Museums ask visitors for their favourite object https://museumcrush.org/exeters-iconic-museum-collection-objects-revealed-in-new-trail/


How much that helmet went for….

https://artdaily.com/news/137187/Th...rice-of--pound-120-000-for-Renaissance-helmet


Rusty old gun found in Canadian river https://www.saltwire.com/halifax/news/local/fall-river-man-finds-old-gun-under-water-100611634/


Haarlem buys a new painting

https://artdaily.com/news/137464/Fr...es-Dirck-Hals-and-Dirck-van-Delen-masterpiece


Williamsburg acquire a Washington medal https://artdaily.com/news/137447/Ra...d-by-the-Art-Museums-of-Colonial-Williamsburg


Exhibitions


Grinling Gibbons at Compton Verney in the autumn https://museumcrush.org/grinling-gibbons-life-and-legacy-celebrated-at-compton-verney/



Travels with Durer in Aachen

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/preview/a-renaissance-road-trip-with-albrecht-duerer


Italian triptych at the Getty

https://artdaily.com/news/137474/Getty-exhibition-reassembles-Medieval-Italian-triptych


Books


Michael P. Warner: The Agincourt Campaign of 1415: The Retinues of the Dukes of Clarence and Gloucester

https://boydellandbrewer.com/9781783276363/the-agincourt-campaign-of-1415/


Jason Edwards, Amy Harris and Greg Sullivan: Monuments of St Paul’s Cathedral 1796-1916

https://scalapublishers.com/monuments-of-st-pauls-cathedral-1796-1916/


Kennie Ting: Asian Civilisations Museum: Director's Choice

https://scalapublishers.com/asian-civilizations-museum/


Art et diplomatie. Œuvres japonaises du château de Fontainebleau - Catalogue d'exposition

https://www.boutiquesdemusees.fr/fr...GVhdXgvNS1jYXRhbG9ndWVzLWV4cG9zaXRpb24vMS8%3D


This month’s Ospreys

https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month


Pen and Sword

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/


Online book


Rijksmuseum Bulletin available online https://artdaily.com/news/137643/Rijksmuseum-scientific-journal-now-available-to-all-online


Events


Summer in Scottish castles

https://www.medievalists.net/2021/07/castlefest-launched-in-scotland/


ICOMAM conference –Toledo, Spain

New dates - delayed until November

https://ejercito.defensa.gob.es/eventos/icomam_toledo_2021/

Sales, fairs and auctions


27 Aug Los Angeles

The Early West

https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/27262/



Websites and downloads


Latest ICOMAM MAGAZINE: remembering Claude Gaier, arms and armour displays around the world, an admiral’s sword and gunfounding in the time of plague

http://icomam.mini.icom.museum/the-...PJJTj4XhdBBQ1y3z8xPIm7vCL3hz-eeemHlejGKIh7esg


1066 etc


Writing knights, crusades, & Anglo-Saxon cave dwellers

https://www.medievalists.net/2021/07/books-by-knights/https://www.medievalists.net/2021/0...-colonialism-and-chivalry-in-the-middle-ages/https://www.medievalists.net/2021/07/was-this-9th-century-cave-the-home-to-king-eardwulf/


Finally


I will be tweeting some Scottish-related material

https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe


Compiled by Ruth Rhynas Brown –21 July 2021