Basiliscoe Mercury 368

The Basiliscoe Mercury368 (AJ see “Medieval…” article)


TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community


Philadelphia restores a renaissance shield to the Czech Republic, Scottish museum given a collection of Roman military objects and a gadling is found in the Thames.



Arms and armour in the news


Ancient arms


Arrowhead found in alligator’s stomach https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sport...ifact-found-alligator-mississippi/8271061002/


Bronze Age axe found in burial https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/sep/10/rare-bronze-age-coffin-found-golf-course-pond-axe


Feature on the early Greek tomb of the Griffin warrior https://greekreporter.com/2021/09/10/griffin-warrior-ancient-greece/


More on the sax found in Poland https://scienceinpoland.pap.pl/en/news/news,88972,rare-scandinavian-combat-knife-found-poland.html


Warrior found with weapons and horse in Kent https://www.kentonline.co.uk/deal/news/bodies-found-in-dig-near-new-homes-253507/


Battles, towers and forts


Alderney’s Roman fort and German bunker made easy https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/...el-the-history-of-alderneys-roman-fort/141278


Archaeologists excavate the Bactrian fortress of Uzundarahttps://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/...vate-the-bactrian-fortress-of-uzundara/141324


Roman military finds from Utrecht https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2021/09/roman-finds-in-limes-area-in-utrecht-unique-in-the-world/




Beasts of assorted varieties…


Hawking ring found in Kent https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/detectorist-finds-treasure-252802/


Bringing back woolly mammoths

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smar...a-woolly-mammoth-within-the-decade-180978655/


Through the arrow-slit . . .


Investigating Chirk Castle https://www.bordercountiesadvertize...ts-return-chirk-castle-historic-building-dig/


Restoring fortresses in Iran

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/464555/New-restoration-work-starts-on-fortresses-in-southeast-Iran


Cannons to the left, cannon to the right


Medieval guns in Greek and Indonesia

https://indomedieval.medium.com/blowguns-and-cannons-in-medieval-greek-27c355165f67


Conserved cannon return to Castillo de San Marcos https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2021/08/30/22-restored-cannons-return-to-castillo-de-san-marcos/


German trophy gun gets new home https://www.heraldsun.com/news/local/article253912958.html


Miscellany


Gadling found in the Thames

https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/16-lost-treasures-unearthed-londons-21575305


Children in warfare

https://www.historyextra.com/period...hildren-used-warfare-fighting-child-soldiers/


Living in the past


Photo essay –re-enacting https://www.theguardian.com/travel/...eturn-to-battlefields-after-covid-photo-essay


Course on cooking 12th century sauces https://www.medievalists.net/2021/0...ry-course-to-teach-about-12th-century-sauces/


Princesses and Amazons


Nice, illustrated piece about Mary Beale, Suffolk portrait painter in the 17thcentury and a new exhibition

https://museumcrush.org/mary-beale-17th-century-pioneering-portrait-painter/


Intrepid lady travellers

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210825-in-the-steps-of-historys-forgotten-female-explorers


Into the 20th century


Very long, but illustrated piece on a diary from the Siege of Mafeking https://www.newframe.com/long-read-sol-plaatjes-diary-120-years-later


Interesting piece on the Arundel Bomber https://www.nationalgeographic.com/...ug-up-a-wwii-bomber-in-hopes-of-finding-peace


Feature on the Maunsell Forts https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/09/restoring-the-abandoned-maunsell-sea-forts/141398


Nautical news


The Sao Bento and its cowries https://www.modernghana.com/news/1101808/small-seashells-tell-a-big-story-of-slavery-and.html


Early 18th century shipwreck on the US Virgin Islands investigated https://stthomassource.com/content/2021/09/07/divers-explore-historic-shipwreck-in-coral-bay-harbor/


Minesweeper HMS Mercury lost 1940, found in Irish Sea https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/news/2021-09-02/discovery-minesweeper-hms-mercury


The Gothenburg sails again…

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/gotheborg-ii-ship-sweden-asia-intl-hnk/index.html




Museum news and exhibitions


News


Arrests in the Dresden museum heist

https://artdaily.com/news/138975/Six-Germans-charged-over-spectacular-Dresden-museum-heist


Canadian visitorsqueuing to see Rembrandtshttps://www.theartnewspaper.com/new...75-000-visitors-to-national-gallery-of-canada


New museums


Museum of Roman history in Scotland gifted collection of military artefacts

https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-a...-museum-of-roman-invasion-of-scotland-3366029


Museum developments


3d Helmet

http://sikhsangat.org/2021/akali-turban-in-3d/


Using museum objectsfor teaching students https://news.usask.ca/articles/coll...d-axes-connect-usask-students-to-the-past.php


Museum musings


Statues again….

https://artdaily.com/news/139174/Flashpoint-US-statue-of-Confederate-general-removed-in-Richmond


More than 2,200 Sámi artefacts returned by the National Museum of Finland https://www.arctictoday.com/more-th...e-returned-by-the-national-museum-of-finland/


Netherlands’ Golden coach still divisive https://artdaily.com/news/139111/Colonial-era-royal-carriage-stirs-up-modern-backlash-in-Netherlands


Conservation corner- this week all fake…


This week the Vinland map is back to being a fake https://news.yale.edu/2021/09/01/analysis-unlocks-secret-vinland-map-its-fake



And museums, fakes and forgeries

https://www.kuer.org/arts-culture-e...useum-yes-and-byu-researchers-arent-surprised


Objects


Philadelphia returns Italian parade shield to Czech Republic; fascinating story

https://artdaily.com/news/139324/Ph...ounce-the-return-of-an-Italian-pageant-shield


Feature on powder horns https://www.berkshireeagle.com/opin...cle_625df59a-0a94-11ec-8fc3-b7ee72f2afe2.html


Napoleon’s hat- another one…https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...ered-napoleon-hat-with-his-dna-up-for-auction


The first Victoria Cross

https://www.countrylife.co.uk/comme...he-first-to-receive-the-victoria-cross-232222


Items including shield returned to Ethiopiahttps://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/maqdala-ethiopia-ambassador


Exhibitions


Tudor portraits from the National Gallery to go on tour while museum is closed https://artdaily.com/news/139288/Na...-Tudor-and-Bloomsbury-portraits-to-go-on-tour


Medieval manuscripts at St Albans

https://museumcrush.org/st-albans-stunning-medieval-illuminated-manuscripts-return-to-the-city/


Botticelli and his workshop in Parishttps://www.theartnewspaper.com/preview/laboratory-of-ideas-inside-the-botticelli-studio


Ivory in Berlin

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/review/terrible-beauty-elephant-human-ivory



Books


Un palais pour l'Empereur. Napoléon Ier à Fontainebleau - Catalogue d'exposition

https://www.boutiquesdemusees.fr/fr/catalogues-d-exposition/un-palais-pour-l-empereur-napoleon-ier-a-fontainebleau-catalogue-d-exposition/24448.html?r=L2ZyL2NhZGVhdXgvNS1jYXRhbG9ndWVzLWV4cG9zaXRpb24vMS8%3D


Popular culture


Swords make a splash at the Met ball

https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musks-partner-grimes-carried-sword-met-gala-story-behind-it-1629017


GoT’s swords and their users

https://www.cbr.com/game-of-thrones-every-sword-ranked-type-user/


New use for Woolwich arsenal https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2...enal-london-arms-factory-immersive-trojan-war


Events


Toledo Conference ICOMAM 15-19 November 2021https://icomam.mini.icom.museum/374/


Websites and downloads


1066 etc: Hastings, Polish castles and fantasy swords

https://www.medievalists.net/2021/09/battle-hastings-bow-blade/

https://www.medievalists.net/2021/09/archaeologists-to-look-through-remains-of-teutonic-castle/

https://www.medievalists.net/2021/09/robbers-break-into-polish-castle/

https://www.medievalists.net/2021/09/cursed-blades-and-dark-swords-in-myth-and-fantasy/


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https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe


Compiled by Ruth Rhynas Brown –19 September 2021