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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 4311986, member: 54&quot;]The Basiliscoe Mercury368 (AJ see “Medieval…” article)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>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.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Arms and armour in the news</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ancient arms</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Arrowhead found in alligator’s stomach <a href="https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/2021/09/10/prehistoric-native-american-arrowhead-artifact-found-alligator-mississippi/8271061002/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/2021/09/10/prehistoric-native-american-arrowhead-artifact-found-alligator-mississippi/8271061002/" rel="nofollow">https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/2021/09/10/prehistoric-native-american-arrowhead-artifact-found-alligator-mississippi/8271061002/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bronze Age axe found in burial <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/sep/10/rare-bronze-age-coffin-found-golf-course-pond-axe" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/sep/10/rare-bronze-age-coffin-found-golf-course-pond-axe" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/sep/10/rare-bronze-age-coffin-found-golf-course-pond-axe</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Feature on the early Greek tomb of the Griffin warrior <a href="https://greekreporter.com/2021/09/10/griffin-warrior-ancient-greece/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://greekreporter.com/2021/09/10/griffin-warrior-ancient-greece/" rel="nofollow">https://greekreporter.com/2021/09/10/griffin-warrior-ancient-greece/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>More on the sax found in Poland <a href="https://scienceinpoland.pap.pl/en/news/news%2C88972%2Crare-scandinavian-combat-knife-found-poland.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://scienceinpoland.pap.pl/en/news/news%2C88972%2Crare-scandinavian-combat-knife-found-poland.html" rel="nofollow">https://scienceinpoland.pap.pl/en/news/news,88972,rare-scandinavian-combat-knife-found-poland.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Warrior found with weapons and horse in Kent <a href="https://www.kentonline.co.uk/deal/news/bodies-found-in-dig-near-new-homes-253507/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.kentonline.co.uk/deal/news/bodies-found-in-dig-near-new-homes-253507/" rel="nofollow">https://www.kentonline.co.uk/deal/news/bodies-found-in-dig-near-new-homes-253507/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Battles, towers and forts</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Alderney’s Roman fort and German bunker made easy <a href="https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/09/archaeologists-unravel-the-history-of-alderneys-roman-fort/141278" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/09/archaeologists-unravel-the-history-of-alderneys-roman-fort/141278" rel="nofollow">https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/09/archaeologists-unravel-the-history-of-alderneys-roman-fort/141278</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Archaeologists excavate the Bactrian fortress of Uzundara<a href="https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/09/archaeologists-excavate-the-bactrian-fortress-of-uzundara/141324" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/09/archaeologists-excavate-the-bactrian-fortress-of-uzundara/141324" rel="nofollow">https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/09/archaeologists-excavate-the-bactrian-fortress-of-uzundara/141324</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Roman military finds from Utrecht <a href="https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2021/09/roman-finds-in-limes-area-in-utrecht-unique-in-the-world/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2021/09/roman-finds-in-limes-area-in-utrecht-unique-in-the-world/" rel="nofollow">https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2021/09/roman-finds-in-limes-area-in-utrecht-unique-in-the-world/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Beasts of assorted varieties…</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hawking ring found in Kent <a href="https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/detectorist-finds-treasure-252802/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/detectorist-finds-treasure-252802/" rel="nofollow">https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/detectorist-finds-treasure-252802/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bringing back woolly mammoths</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-scientists-plan-to-fully-resurrect-a-woolly-mammoth-within-the-decade-180978655/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-scientists-plan-to-fully-resurrect-a-woolly-mammoth-within-the-decade-180978655/" rel="nofollow">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-scientists-plan-to-fully-resurrect-a-woolly-mammoth-within-the-decade-180978655/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Through the arrow-slit . . .</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Investigating Chirk Castle <a href="https://www.bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk/news/19550525.archaeologists-return-chirk-castle-historic-building-dig/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk/news/19550525.archaeologists-return-chirk-castle-historic-building-dig/" rel="nofollow">https://www.bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk/news/19550525.archaeologists-return-chirk-castle-historic-building-dig/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Restoring fortresses in Iran</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/464555/New-restoration-work-starts-on-fortresses-in-southeast-Iran" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/464555/New-restoration-work-starts-on-fortresses-in-southeast-Iran" rel="nofollow">https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/464555/New-restoration-work-starts-on-fortresses-in-southeast-Iran</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>Medieval guns in Greek and Indonesia</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://indomedieval.medium.com/blowguns-and-cannons-in-medieval-greek-27c355165f67" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://indomedieval.medium.com/blowguns-and-cannons-in-medieval-greek-27c355165f67" rel="nofollow">https://indomedieval.medium.com/blowguns-and-cannons-in-medieval-greek-27c355165f67</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conserved cannon return to Castillo de San Marcos <a href="https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2021/08/30/22-restored-cannons-return-to-castillo-de-san-marcos/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2021/08/30/22-restored-cannons-return-to-castillo-de-san-marcos/" rel="nofollow">https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2021/08/30/22-restored-cannons-return-to-castillo-de-san-marcos/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>German trophy gun gets new home <a href="https://www.heraldsun.com/news/local/article253912958.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.heraldsun.com/news/local/article253912958.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.heraldsun.com/news/local/article253912958.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Miscellany</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Gadling found in the Thames</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/16-lost-treasures-unearthed-londons-21575305" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/16-lost-treasures-unearthed-londons-21575305" rel="nofollow">https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/16-lost-treasures-unearthed-londons-21575305</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Children in warfare</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.historyextra.com/period/first-world-war/how-children-used-warfare-fighting-child-soldiers/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.historyextra.com/period/first-world-war/how-children-used-warfare-fighting-child-soldiers/" rel="nofollow">https://www.historyextra.com/period/first-world-war/how-children-used-warfare-fighting-child-soldiers/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Living in the past</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Photo essay –re-enacting <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2021/aug/16/britain-re-enactors-return-to-battlefields-after-covid-photo-essay" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2021/aug/16/britain-re-enactors-return-to-battlefields-after-covid-photo-essay" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2021/aug/16/britain-re-enactors-return-to-battlefields-after-covid-photo-essay</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Course on cooking 12th century sauces <a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2021/09/online-medieval-cookery-course-to-teach-about-12th-century-sauces/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.medievalists.net/2021/09/online-medieval-cookery-course-to-teach-about-12th-century-sauces/" rel="nofollow">https://www.medievalists.net/2021/09/online-medieval-cookery-course-to-teach-about-12th-century-sauces/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Princesses and Amazons</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nice, illustrated piece about Mary Beale, Suffolk portrait painter in the 17thcentury and a new exhibition</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://museumcrush.org/mary-beale-17th-century-pioneering-portrait-painter/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/mary-beale-17th-century-pioneering-portrait-painter/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/mary-beale-17th-century-pioneering-portrait-painter/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Intrepid lady travellers</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210825-in-the-steps-of-historys-forgotten-female-explorers" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210825-in-the-steps-of-historys-forgotten-female-explorers" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210825-in-the-steps-of-historys-forgotten-female-explorers</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Into the 20th century</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Very long, but illustrated piece on a diary from the Siege of Mafeking <a href="https://www.newframe.com/long-read-sol-plaatjes-diary-120-years-later" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.newframe.com/long-read-sol-plaatjes-diary-120-years-later" rel="nofollow">https://www.newframe.com/long-read-sol-plaatjes-diary-120-years-later</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Interesting piece on the Arundel Bomber <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/veterans-dug-up-a-wwii-bomber-in-hopes-of-finding-peace" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/veterans-dug-up-a-wwii-bomber-in-hopes-of-finding-peace" rel="nofollow">https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/veterans-dug-up-a-wwii-bomber-in-hopes-of-finding-peace</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Feature on the Maunsell Forts <a href="https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/09/restoring-the-abandoned-maunsell-sea-forts/141398" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/09/restoring-the-abandoned-maunsell-sea-forts/141398" rel="nofollow">https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/09/restoring-the-abandoned-maunsell-sea-forts/141398</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nautical news</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Sao Bento and its cowries <a href="https://www.modernghana.com/news/1101808/small-seashells-tell-a-big-story-of-slavery-and.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.modernghana.com/news/1101808/small-seashells-tell-a-big-story-of-slavery-and.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.modernghana.com/news/1101808/small-seashells-tell-a-big-story-of-slavery-and.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Early 18th century shipwreck on the US Virgin Islands investigated <a href="https://stthomassource.com/content/2021/09/07/divers-explore-historic-shipwreck-in-coral-bay-harbor/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://stthomassource.com/content/2021/09/07/divers-explore-historic-shipwreck-in-coral-bay-harbor/" rel="nofollow">https://stthomassource.com/content/2021/09/07/divers-explore-historic-shipwreck-in-coral-bay-harbor/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Minesweeper HMS Mercury lost 1940, found in Irish Sea <a href="https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/news/2021-09-02/discovery-minesweeper-hms-mercury" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/news/2021-09-02/discovery-minesweeper-hms-mercury" rel="nofollow">https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/news/2021-09-02/discovery-minesweeper-hms-mercury</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Gothenburg sails again…</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/gotheborg-ii-ship-sweden-asia-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/gotheborg-ii-ship-sweden-asia-intl-hnk/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/gotheborg-ii-ship-sweden-asia-intl-hnk/index.html</a></p><p><br /></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>Arrests in the Dresden museum heist</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://artdaily.com/news/138975/Six-Germans-charged-over-spectacular-Dresden-museum-heist" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://artdaily.com/news/138975/Six-Germans-charged-over-spectacular-Dresden-museum-heist" rel="nofollow">https://artdaily.com/news/138975/Six-Germans-charged-over-spectacular-Dresden-museum-heist</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Canadian visitorsqueuing to see Rembrandts<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/rembrandt-blockbuster-draws-75-000-visitors-to-national-gallery-of-canada" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/rembrandt-blockbuster-draws-75-000-visitors-to-national-gallery-of-canada" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/rembrandt-blockbuster-draws-75-000-visitors-to-national-gallery-of-canada</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New museums</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum of Roman history in Scotland gifted collection of military artefacts</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/donor-shares-incredible-collection-of-artefacts-with-new-museum-of-roman-invasion-of-scotland-3366029" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/donor-shares-incredible-collection-of-artefacts-with-new-museum-of-roman-invasion-of-scotland-3366029" rel="nofollow">https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/donor-shares-incredible-collection-of-artefacts-with-new-museum-of-roman-invasion-of-scotland-3366029</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum developments</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>3d Helmet</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://sikhsangat.org/2021/akali-turban-in-3d/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://sikhsangat.org/2021/akali-turban-in-3d/" rel="nofollow">http://sikhsangat.org/2021/akali-turban-in-3d/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Using museum objectsfor teaching students <a href="https://news.usask.ca/articles/colleges/2021/neanderthal-hand-axes-connect-usask-students-to-the-past.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://news.usask.ca/articles/colleges/2021/neanderthal-hand-axes-connect-usask-students-to-the-past.php" rel="nofollow">https://news.usask.ca/articles/colleges/2021/neanderthal-hand-axes-connect-usask-students-to-the-past.php</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum musings</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Statues again….</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://artdaily.com/news/139174/Flashpoint-US-statue-of-Confederate-general-removed-in-Richmond" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://artdaily.com/news/139174/Flashpoint-US-statue-of-Confederate-general-removed-in-Richmond" rel="nofollow">https://artdaily.com/news/139174/Flashpoint-US-statue-of-Confederate-general-removed-in-Richmond</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>More than 2,200 Sámi artefacts returned by the National Museum of Finland <a href="https://www.arctictoday.com/more-than-200-sami-artifacts-are-returned-by-the-national-museum-of-finland/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.arctictoday.com/more-than-200-sami-artifacts-are-returned-by-the-national-museum-of-finland/" rel="nofollow">https://www.arctictoday.com/more-than-200-sami-artifacts-are-returned-by-the-national-museum-of-finland/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Netherlands’ Golden coach still divisive <a href="https://artdaily.com/news/139111/Colonial-era-royal-carriage-stirs-up-modern-backlash-in-Netherlands" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://artdaily.com/news/139111/Colonial-era-royal-carriage-stirs-up-modern-backlash-in-Netherlands" rel="nofollow">https://artdaily.com/news/139111/Colonial-era-royal-carriage-stirs-up-modern-backlash-in-Netherlands</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conservation corner- this week all fake…</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This week the Vinland map is back to being a fake <a href="https://news.yale.edu/2021/09/01/analysis-unlocks-secret-vinland-map-its-fake" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://news.yale.edu/2021/09/01/analysis-unlocks-secret-vinland-map-its-fake" rel="nofollow">https://news.yale.edu/2021/09/01/analysis-unlocks-secret-vinland-map-its-fake</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And museums, fakes and forgeries</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.kuer.org/arts-culture-entertainment/2021-09-17/are-there-forgeries-at-the-museum-yes-and-byu-researchers-arent-surprised" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.kuer.org/arts-culture-entertainment/2021-09-17/are-there-forgeries-at-the-museum-yes-and-byu-researchers-arent-surprised" rel="nofollow">https://www.kuer.org/arts-culture-entertainment/2021-09-17/are-there-forgeries-at-the-museum-yes-and-byu-researchers-arent-surprised</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Objects</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Philadelphia returns Italian parade shield to Czech Republic; fascinating story</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://artdaily.com/news/139324/Philadelphia-Museum-of-Art-and-the-Czech-Republic-announce-the-return-of-an-Italian-pageant-shield" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://artdaily.com/news/139324/Philadelphia-Museum-of-Art-and-the-Czech-Republic-announce-the-return-of-an-Italian-pageant-shield" rel="nofollow">https://artdaily.com/news/139324/Philadelphia-Museum-of-Art-and-the-Czech-Republic-announce-the-return-of-an-Italian-pageant-shield</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Feature on powder horns <a href="https://www.berkshireeagle.com/opinion/columnists/carole-owens-carved-in-bone-and-steeped-in-history/article_625df59a-0a94-11ec-8fc3-b7ee72f2afe2.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.berkshireeagle.com/opinion/columnists/carole-owens-carved-in-bone-and-steeped-in-history/article_625df59a-0a94-11ec-8fc3-b7ee72f2afe2.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.berkshireeagle.com/opinion/columnists/carole-owens-carved-in-bone-and-steeped-in-history/article_625df59a-0a94-11ec-8fc3-b7ee72f2afe2.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Napoleon’s hat- another one…<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/06/newly-discovered-napoleon-hat-with-his-dna-up-for-auction" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/06/newly-discovered-napoleon-hat-with-his-dna-up-for-auction" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/06/newly-discovered-napoleon-hat-with-his-dna-up-for-auction</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The first Victoria Cross</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.countrylife.co.uk/comment-opinion/curious-questions-who-was-the-first-to-receive-the-victoria-cross-232222" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.countrylife.co.uk/comment-opinion/curious-questions-who-was-the-first-to-receive-the-victoria-cross-232222" rel="nofollow">https://www.countrylife.co.uk/comment-opinion/curious-questions-who-was-the-first-to-receive-the-victoria-cross-232222</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Items including shield returned to Ethiopia<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/maqdala-ethiopia-ambassador" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/maqdala-ethiopia-ambassador" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/maqdala-ethiopia-ambassador</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Exhibitions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Tudor portraits from the National Gallery to go on tour while museum is closed <a href="https://artdaily.com/news/139288/National-Portrait-Gallery-s-iconic-Tudor-and-Bloomsbury-portraits-to-go-on-tour" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://artdaily.com/news/139288/National-Portrait-Gallery-s-iconic-Tudor-and-Bloomsbury-portraits-to-go-on-tour" rel="nofollow">https://artdaily.com/news/139288/National-Portrait-Gallery-s-iconic-Tudor-and-Bloomsbury-portraits-to-go-on-tour</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Medieval manuscripts at St Albans</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://museumcrush.org/st-albans-stunning-medieval-illuminated-manuscripts-return-to-the-city/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/st-albans-stunning-medieval-illuminated-manuscripts-return-to-the-city/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/st-albans-stunning-medieval-illuminated-manuscripts-return-to-the-city/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Botticelli and his workshop in Paris<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/preview/laboratory-of-ideas-inside-the-botticelli-studio" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/preview/laboratory-of-ideas-inside-the-botticelli-studio" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/preview/laboratory-of-ideas-inside-the-botticelli-studio</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ivory in Berlin</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/review/terrible-beauty-elephant-human-ivory" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/review/terrible-beauty-elephant-human-ivory" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/review/terrible-beauty-elephant-human-ivory</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Books</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Un palais pour l&#039;Empereur. Napoléon Ier à Fontainebleau - Catalogue d&#039;exposition</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.boutiquesdemusees.fr/fr/catalogues-d-exposition/un-palais-pour-l-empereur-napoleon-ier-a-fontainebleau-catalogue-d-exposition/24448.html?r=L2ZyL2NhZGVhdXgvNS1jYXRhbG9ndWVzLWV4cG9zaXRpb24vMS8%253D" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.boutiquesdemusees.fr/fr/catalogues-d-exposition/un-palais-pour-l-empereur-napoleon-ier-a-fontainebleau-catalogue-d-exposition/24448.html?r=L2ZyL2NhZGVhdXgvNS1jYXRhbG9ndWVzLWV4cG9zaXRpb24vMS8%253D" rel="nofollow">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</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Popular culture</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Swords make a splash at the Met ball</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musks-partner-grimes-carried-sword-met-gala-story-behind-it-1629017" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musks-partner-grimes-carried-sword-met-gala-story-behind-it-1629017" rel="nofollow">https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musks-partner-grimes-carried-sword-met-gala-story-behind-it-1629017</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>GoT’s swords and their users</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cbr.com/game-of-thrones-every-sword-ranked-type-user/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cbr.com/game-of-thrones-every-sword-ranked-type-user/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbr.com/game-of-thrones-every-sword-ranked-type-user/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New use for Woolwich arsenal <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/sep/06/punchdrunk-stage-the-burnt-city-royal-arsenal-london-arms-factory-immersive-trojan-war" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/sep/06/punchdrunk-stage-the-burnt-city-royal-arsenal-london-arms-factory-immersive-trojan-war" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/sep/06/punchdrunk-stage-the-burnt-city-royal-arsenal-london-arms-factory-immersive-trojan-war</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Events</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Toledo Conference ICOMAM 15-19 November 2021<a href="https://icomam.mini.icom.museum/374/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://icomam.mini.icom.museum/374/" rel="nofollow">https://icomam.mini.icom.museum/374/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Websites and downloads</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1066 etc: Hastings, Polish castles and fantasy swords</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2021/09/battle-hastings-bow-blade/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.medievalists.net/2021/09/battle-hastings-bow-blade/" rel="nofollow">https://www.medievalists.net/2021/09/battle-hastings-bow-blade/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2021/09/archaeologists-to-look-through-remains-of-teutonic-castle/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.medievalists.net/2021/09/archaeologists-to-look-through-remains-of-teutonic-castle/" rel="nofollow">https://www.medievalists.net/2021/09/archaeologists-to-look-through-remains-of-teutonic-castle/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2021/09/robbers-break-into-polish-castle/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.medievalists.net/2021/09/robbers-break-into-polish-castle/" rel="nofollow">https://www.medievalists.net/2021/09/robbers-break-into-polish-castle/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2021/09/cursed-blades-and-dark-swords-in-myth-and-fantasy/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.medievalists.net/2021/09/cursed-blades-and-dark-swords-in-myth-and-fantasy/" rel="nofollow">https://www.medievalists.net/2021/09/cursed-blades-and-dark-swords-in-myth-and-fantasy/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>On twitter</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 –19 September 2021[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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