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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 377699, member: 54&quot;]The Basiliscoe Mercury296</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Neanderthal spears, Dutch shipwrecks on land, Maya fortresses underwater, a stolen claymore and museums in Slovenia. The Rijksmuseum have plans to keep their summer visitors inside, while Beyoncé dances in the Louvre. All this and the weapons of Game of Thrones</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>Spear hunting with Neanderthals</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://popular-archaeology.com/article/scientists-present-new-evidence-for-neanderthal-close-range-hunting/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://popular-archaeology.com/article/scientists-present-new-evidence-for-neanderthal-close-range-hunting/" rel="nofollow">https://popular-archaeology.com/article/scientists-present-new-evidence-for-neanderthal-close-range-hunting/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Focus on Otzi’s tools</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2018-06-stone-tools-ancient-mummy-reveal.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://phys.org/news/2018-06-stone-tools-ancient-mummy-reveal.html" rel="nofollow">https://phys.org/news/2018-06-stone-tools-ancient-mummy-reveal.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bronze hand may be legacy of Roman invasion of Scotland</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hand-of-god-ancient-roman-hadrians-wall-sculpture-bronze-found-latest-a8419131.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hand-of-god-ancient-roman-hadrians-wall-sculpture-bronze-found-latest-a8419131.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hand-of-god-ancient-roman-hadrians-wall-sculpture-bronze-found-latest-a8419131.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Over the wall, through the gunloop</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New discoveries at Tintagel castle</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-44486385" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-44486385" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-44486385</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Intriguing story - underwater archaeologists explore the last bastion of Maya independence in Guatemala&nbsp; <a href="http://scienceinpoland.pap.pl/en/news/news,29894,underwater-archaeologists-will-explore-last-bastion-maya-independence-guatemala" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://scienceinpoland.pap.pl/en/news/news,29894,underwater-archaeologists-will-explore-last-bastion-maya-independence-guatemala" rel="nofollow">http://scienceinpoland.pap.pl/en/news/news,29894,underwater-archaeologists-will-explore-last-bastion-maya-independence-guatemala</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Repairing the walls of Famagusta</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://cyprus-mail.com/2018/06/10/conservation-works-at-ravelin-bastion-in-famagusta-completed/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cyprus-mail.com/2018/06/10/conservation-works-at-ravelin-bastion-in-famagusta-completed/" rel="nofollow">https://cyprus-mail.com/2018/06/10/conservation-works-at-ravelin-bastion-in-famagus</a><a href="http://timesofoman.com/article/136554" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://timesofoman.com/article/136554" rel="nofollow">http://timesofoman.c</a><a href="http://www.yourerie.com/news/local-news/car-crashes-into-historic-cannon-in-girard/1240130957" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.yourerie.com/news/local-news/car-crashes-into-historic-cannon-in-girard/1240130957" rel="nofollow">http://www.yourerie.com/news/local-news/car-crashes-into-historic-cannon-in-girard</a><a href="http://mesquitelocalnews.com/2018/06/the-re-discovery-of-the-fremont-cannon/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://mesquitelocalnews.com/2018/06/the-re-discovery-of-the-fremont-cannon/" rel="nofollow">http://mesquitelocalnews.com/2018/06/the-re-discovery-of-the-fremont-cannon/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Miscellany</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Shooting medieval guns</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.guns.com/2018/06/28/testing-out-some-15th-century-firepower-up-close-video/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.guns.com/2018/06/28/testing-out-some-15th-century-firepower-up-close-video/" rel="nofollow">https://www.guns.com/2018/06/28/testing-out-some-15th-century-firepower-up-close-video/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Miss Ellen Tanner, her travels and collecting</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://museumcrush.org/the-forgotten-victorian-woman-traveller-and-her-collection-of-middle-eastern-art/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/the-forgotten-victorian-woman-traveller-and-her-collection-of-middle-eastern-art/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/the-forgotten-victorian-woman-traveller-and-her-collection-of-middle-eastern-art/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Shuttleworth Collection- biplane from WWI – interesting read indeed!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://museumcrush.org/how-to-fly-and-preserve-a-first-world-war-combat-veteran-aeroplane/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/how-to-fly-and-preserve-a-first-world-war-combat-veteran-aeroplane/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/how-to-fly-and-preserve-a-first-world-war-combat-veter</a><a href="http://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/31736-aristotle-university-study-ancient-greeks-drank-beer-4-000-years-ago.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/31736-aristotle-university-study-ancient-greeks-drank-beer-4-000-years-ago.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/31736-aristotle-university-study-ancient-greeks-drank-beer-4-000-years-ago.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Swedish beer- older than the Vikings- official</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://popular-archaeology.com/article/swedes-have-been-brewing-beer-since-the-iron-age-new-evidence-confirms/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://popular-archaeology.com/article/swedes-have-been-brewing-beer-since-the-iron-age-new-evidence-confirms/" rel="nofollow">https://popular-archaeology.com/article/swedes-have-been-brewing-beer-since-the-iron-age-new-evidence-confirms/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We take chocolate as payment…</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/06/maya-civilization-used-chocolate-money" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/06/maya-civilization-used-chocolate-money" rel="nofollow">http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/06/maya-civilization-used-chocolate-money</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nautical news</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Wrecks under threat</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.thenational.ae/world/europe/modern-day-pirates-jailed-for-plundering-wrecks-1.743119" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.thenational.ae/world/europe/modern-day-pirates-jailed-for-plundering-wrecks-1.743119" rel="nofollow">https://www.thenational.ae/world/europe/modern-day-pirates-jailed-for-plundering-wrecks-1.743119</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on the Newport ship</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2018/06/what-we-are-learning-about-the-newport-medieval-ship/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2018/06/what-we-are-learning-about-the-newport-medieval-ship/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2018/06/what-we-are-learning-about-the-newport-medieval-ship/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on the Chesil beach site</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/16300321.Scuba_divers__mission_to_solve_shipwreck_mystery/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/16300321.Scuba_divers__mission_to_solve_shipwreck_mystery/" rel="nofollow">http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/16300321.Scuba_divers__mission_to_solve_shipwreck_mystery/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on Oregon’s Beeswax wreck</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20180627/historical-magazine-highlights-beeswax-shipwreck-off-nehalem-spit" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20180627/historical-magazine-highlights-beeswax-shipwreck-off-nehalem-spit" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20180627/historical-magazine-highlights-beeswax-shipwreck-off-nehalem-spit</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update from HMS Invincible</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/16301595.Bournemouth_University_students_working_on_historic_shipwreck_recover_a_cannon/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/16301595.Bournemouth_University_students_working_on_historic_shipwreck_recover_a_cannon/" rel="nofollow">http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/16301595.Bournemouth_University_students_working_on_historic_shipwreck_recover_a_cannon/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Archaeologists excavating 18th-century merchant ship in Noordoostpolder</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.rug.nl/news/2018/06/opgraving-vroeg-18e-eeuws-koopvaardijschip-in-de-noordoostpolder-begonnen?lang=en" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.rug.nl/news/2018/06/opgraving-vroeg-18e-eeuws-koopvaardijschip-in-de-noordoostpolder-begonnen?lang=en" rel="nofollow">https://www.rug.nl/news/2018/06/opgraving-vroeg-18e-eeuws-koopvaardijschip-in-de-noordoostpolder-begonnen?lang=en</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on the looters at HMS Hermes</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/shipwreck-looters-who-plundered-historical-12771186" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/shipwreck-looters-who-plundered-historical-12771186" rel="nofollow">https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/shipwreck-looters-who-plundered-historical-12771186</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Researching World War II naval battle site off the coast of Okinawa <a href="https://popular-archaeology.com/article/research-provides-insights-on-world-war-ii-naval-battle-site/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://popular-archaeology.com/article/research-provides-insights-on-world-war-ii-naval-battle-site/" rel="nofollow">https://popular-archaeology.com/article/research-provides-insights-on-world-war-ii-naval-battle-site/</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>Claymore stolen from museum on the isle of Canna</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-44532524" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-44532524" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/u</a><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/russian-government-urges-museums-to-give-discounts-to-world-cup-visitors" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/russian-government-urges-museums-to-give-discounts-to-world-cup-visitors" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/russian-government-urges-museums-to-give-discounts-to-world-cup-visitors</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New museums </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>RAF Museum London re-opens</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/105791/HRH-The-Earl-of-Wessex-opens-transformed-RAF-Museum-London#.Wzc5ujG0V9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/105791/HRH-The-Earl-of-Wessex-opens-transformed-RAF-Museum-London#.Wzc5ujG0V9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/105791/HRH-The-Earl-of-Wessex-opens-transformed-RAF-Museum-London#.Wzc5ujG0V9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New gallery on world culture at the Horniman</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/jun/25/horniman-museum-new-exhibits-world-of-weird-forest-hill" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/jun/25/horniman-museum-new-exhibits-world-of-weird-forest-hill" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/jun/25/horniman-museum-new-exhibits-world-of-weird-forest-hill</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/gallery/in-pictures-around-the-world-in-five-objects-at-london-s-horniman-museum" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/gallery/in-pictures-around-the-world-in-five-objects-at-london-s-horniman-museum" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/gallery/in-pictures-around-the-world-in-five-objects-at-london-s-horniman-museum</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum of the family of Emperor Nicholas II</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/siberian-museum-memorialises-the-romanovs" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/siberian-museum-memorialises-the-romanovs" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/siberian-museum-memorialises-the-ro</a><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/105752/Rijksmuseum-launches-Escape-Game#.WzXitjG0V9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/105752/Rijksmuseum-launches-Escape-Game#.WzXitjG0V9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/105752/Rijksmuseum-launches-Escape-Game#.WzXitjG0V9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum musings</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>British museum accepts gift of Chinese ivories</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/british-museum-accepts-collection-of-500-plus-ivory-works-ahead-of-tough-new-uk-regulations-to-protect-elephants" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/british-museum-accepts-collection-of-500-plus-ivory-works-ahead-of-tough-new-uk-regulations-to-protect-elephants" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/british-museum-accepts-collection-of-500-plus-ivory-works-ahead-of-tough-new-uk-regulations-to-protect-elephants</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conservation corner</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A fascinating –and worrying- read!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jun/15/how-to-spot-a-perfect-fake-the-worlds-top-art-forgery-detective" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jun/15/how-to-spot-a-perfect-fake-the-worlds-top-art-forgery-detective" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jun/15/how-to-spot-a-perfect-fake-the-worlds-top-art-forgery-detective</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>How not to conserve a 16th century St George</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/26/second-spanish-church-falls-prey-to-well-intentioned-restorer-st-george-ecce-homo-monkey-christ" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/26/second-spanish-church-falls-prey-to-well-intentioned-restorer-st-george-ecce-homo-monkey-christ" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/26/second-spanish-church-falls-prey-to-well-intentioned-restorer-st-george-ecce-homo-monkey-christ</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Moving art collections out of Buckingham palace for refurbishment</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/28/buckingham-palace-move-10000-artworks-during-refurbishment" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/28/buckingham-palace-move-10000-artworks-during-refurbishment" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/28/buckingham-palace-move-10000-artworks-during-refurbishment</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Objects</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Request for help- edged weapon found in Sweden- anyone?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://aardvarchaeology.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/djurhamn-sword-measured/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://aardvarchaeology.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/djurhamn-sword-measured/" rel="nofollow">https://aardvarchaeology.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/djurhamn-sword-measured/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cromwell’s funeral banner?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/105410/Rare-banner-from-Cromwell-s-royal-funeral-offered-at-Bonhams#.WyTTGTG0V9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/105410/Rare-banner-from-Cromwell-s-royal-funeral-offered-at-Bonhams#.WyTTGTG0V9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/105410/Rare-banner-from-Cromwell-s-royal-funeral-offered-at-Bonhams#.WyTTGTG0V9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Napoleon’s hat for sale…</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/105411/Is-it-Napoleon-s--Battlefield-hat-for-sale-at-De-Baecque-et-Associ-s-in-France#.WyTQ3zG0V9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/105411/Is-it-Napoleon-s--Battlefield-hat-for-sale-at-De-Baecque-et-Associ-s-in-France#.WyTQ3zG0V9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/105411/Is-it-Napoleon-s--Battlefield-hat-for-sale-at-De-Baecque-et-Associ-s-in-France#.WyTQ3zG0V9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/105494/Napoleon-fever-confirmed-as-hat-sells-for-350-000-euros" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/105494/Napoleon-fever-confirmed-as-hat-sells-for-350-000-euros" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/105494/Napoleon-fever-confirmed-as-hat-sells-for-350-000-euros</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Napoleonic Eagle standard captured at the Battle of Martinique <a href="https://museumcrush.org/the-napoleonic-eagle-standard-captured-at-the-battle-of-martinique/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/the-napoleonic-eagle-standard-captured-at-the-battle-of-martinique/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/the-napoleonic-eagle-standard-captured-at-the-battle-of-martinique/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Exhibitions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sir Richard Wallace in London</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/jun/19/treasures-belonging-to-wallace-collections-founder-go-on-display" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/jun/19/treasures-belonging-to-wallace-collections-founder-go-on-display" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/jun/19/treasures-belonging-to-wallace-collections-founder-go-on-display</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>WWI &amp; its artistic legacy in London</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/105734/Exhibition-at-Tate-Britain-marks-100-years-since-the-end-of-the-First-World-War#.WzSYOTG0V9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/105734/Exhibition-at-Tate-Britain-marks-100-years-since-the-end-of-the-First-World-War#.WzSYOTG0V9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/105734/Exhibition-at-Tate-Britain-marks-100-years-since-the-end-of-the-First-World-War#.WzSYOTG0V9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Tattoos in Portsmouth</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://museumcrush.org/the-art-of-the-tattoo-heads-home-to-pompey/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/the-art-of-the-tattoo-heads-home-to-pompey/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/the-art-of-the-tattoo-heads-home-to-pompey/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Great Exhibition of the North in Newcastle</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/22/newcastles-great-exhibition-aims-to-create-buzz-on-a-budget" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/22/newcastles-great-exhibition-aims-to-create-buzz-on-a-budget" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/22/newcastles-great-exhibition-aims-to-create-buzz-on-a-budget</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Scots abroad in Edinburgh</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/105400/New-display-explores-how-Scotland-s-place-in-the-world-dramatically-transformed-from-1760-1860#.WyTRXzG0V9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/105400/New-display-explores-how-Scotland-s-place-in-the-world-dramatically-transformed-from-1760-1860#.WyTRXzG0V9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/105400/New-display-explores-how-Scotland-s-place-in-the-world-dramatically-transformed-from-1760-1860#.WyTRXzG0V9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nationalgalleries.org/exhibition/remaking-scotland-nation-migration-globalisation-1760-1860" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nationalgalleries.org/exhibition/remaking-scotland-nation-migration-globalisation-1760-1860" rel="nofollow">https://www.nationalgalleries.org/exhibition/remaking-scotland-nation-migration-globalisation-1760-1860</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>17th century Dutch design in Amsterdam</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/105753/Rijksmuseum-opens-exhibition-focusing-on-Dutch-design-in-the-age-of-Rembrandt#.WzXh0TG0V9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/105753/Rijksmuseum-opens-exhibition-focusing-on-Dutch-design-in-the-age-of-Rembrandt#.WzXh0TG0V9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/105753/Rijksmuseum-opens-exhibition-focusing-on-Dutch-design-in-the-age-of-Rembrandt#.WzXh0TG0V9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Lorenzo Lotto in Madrid</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/105434/The-Prado-opens-the-first-major-monographic-exhibition-on-Lorenzo-Lotto-s-portraits#.WyYhmjG0V9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/105434/The-Prado-opens-the-first-major-monographic-exhibition-on-Lorenzo-Lotto-s-portraits#.WyYhmjG0V9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/105434/The-Prado-opens-the-first-major-monographic-exhibition-on-Lorenzo-Lotto-s-portraits#.WyYhmjG0V9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Islamic art in Florence</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/preview/the-medici-touch-how-florence-fell-for-islamic-art" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/preview/the-medici-touch-how-florence-fell-for-islamic-art" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/preview/the-medici-touch-how-florence-fell-for-islamic-art</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The American Revolution in Washington</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/105688/-The-American-Revolution--A-World-War--exhibition-opens-at-the-Smithsonian#.WzHzIDG0V9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/105688/-The-American-Revolution--A-World-War--exhibition-opens-at-the-Smithsonian#.WzHzIDG0V9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/105688/-The-American-Revolution--A-World-War--exhibition-opens-at-the-Smithsonian#.WzHzIDG0V9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Books</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Latest titles from Osprey</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://ospreypublishing.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ospreypublishing.com/" rel="nofollow">https://ospreypublishing.com/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Online books &amp; articles</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Alessandro Senese: The True Handling of the Sword</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://guywindsor.net/blog/2018/06/the-last-of-the-bolognese-seneses-the-true-handling-of-the-sword-yours-free/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://guywindsor.net/blog/2018/06/the-last-of-the-bolognese-seneses-the-true-handling-of-the-sword-yours-free/" rel="nofollow">https://guywindsor.net/blog/2018/06/the-last-of-the-bolognese-seneses-the-true-handling-of-the-sword-yours-free/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Steven A Walton: &quot;My works will be the best in America&quot;: Peter Townsend&#039;s Cannon Foundry, 1815-25</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.academia.edu/36707514/_MY_WORKS_WILL_BE_THE_BEST_IN_AMERICA_Peter_Townsends_Cannon_Foundry_1815-25" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.academia.edu/36707514/_MY_WORKS_WILL_BE_THE_BEST_IN_AMERICA_Peter_Townsends_Cannon_Foundry_1815-25" rel="nofollow">https://www.academia.edu/36707514/_MY_WORKS_WILL_BE_THE_BEST_IN_AMERICA_</a><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/105388/Czech-Art-Nouveau-painter-Mucha-s-masterpiece-finds-home-after-90-years#.WyTVETG0V9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/105388/Czech-Art-Nouveau-painter-Mucha-s-masterpiece-finds-home-after-90-years#.WyTVETG0V9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/105388/Czech-Art-Nouveau-painter-Mucha-s-masterpiece-finds-home-after-90-years#.WyTVETG0V9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A novel for young people sparks hunt for a missingmasterpiece</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/jun/15/the-ghent-altarpiece-a-passport-to-paradise-missing-one-magical-stamp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/jun/15/the-ghent-altarpiece-a-passport-to-paradise-missing-one-magical-stamp" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/jun/15/the-ghent-altarpiece-a-passport-to-paradise-missing-one-magical-stamp</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/15/puzzler-says-he-has-cracked-code-to-stolen-belgian-masterpiece" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/15/puzzler-says-he-has-cracked-code-to-stolen-belgian-masterpiece" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/15/puzzler-says-he-has-cracked-code-to-stolen-belgian-masterpiece</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Beyoncé goes to the Louvre</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44576480" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44576480" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/new</a><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/jun/25/van-gogh-leggings-tracey-teacups-how-art-tat-broke-out-of-the-gift-shop-merchandise" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/jun/25/van-gogh-leggings-tracey-teacups-how-art-tat-broke-out-of-the-gift-shop-merchandise" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/jun/25/van-gogh-leggings-tracey-teacups-how-art-tat-broke-out-of-the-gift-shop-merchandise</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Designing the weapons on Games of Thrones</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/game-of-thrones-unsheathed-meet-the-woman-behind-the-swords/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cnet.com/news/game-of-thrones-unsheathed-meet-the-woman-behind-the-swords/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnet.com/news/game-of-thrones-unsheathed-meet-the-woman-behind-the-swords/</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>What’s happening in France’s Maritime Museums</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.musee-marine.fr/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.musee-marine.fr/" rel="nofollow">http://www.musee-marine.fr/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What’s happening in Vienna</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.musee-marine.fr/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.musee-marine.fr/" rel="nofollow">http://www.musee-marine.fr/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What’s happening at the Middelaldercentret</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.middelaldercentret.dk/en" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.middelaldercentret.dk/en" rel="nofollow">https://www.middelaldercentret.dk/en</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>5 July Tower of London: Arms and armour society</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.condottiero.com/ep675p9oyht9/armsandarmoursociety/home.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.condottiero.com/ep675p9oyht9/armsandarmoursociety/home.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.condottiero.com/ep675p9oyht9/armsandarmoursociety/home.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>14-15 July Solingen</p><p><br /></p><p>Sword festival</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.klingenmuseum.de/_english/dkm/schwertfestival/generelle-informationen.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.klingenmuseum.de/_english/dkm/schwertfestival/generelle-informationen.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.klingenmuseum.de/_english/dkm/schwertfestival/generelle-informationen.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conferences</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>ICOMAM in Slovenia</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://network.icom.museum/icomam/news/detail/article/koblenz-conference/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://network.icom.museum/icomam/news/detail/article/koblenz-conference/" rel="nofollow">http://network.icom.museum/icomam/news/</a><a href="http://wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=75965&amp;copyownerid=115929" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=75965&amp;copyownerid=115929" rel="nofollow">http://wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=75965&amp;copyownerid=115929</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Naval Dockyards Society 2019</p><p><br /></p><p>Deep pockets needed for what sounds like a fascinating visit to Antigua</p><p><br /></p><p>Not yet online but keep an eye on the website for more info: </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://navaldockyards.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://navaldockyards.org/" rel="nofollow">https://navaldocky</a><a href="mailto:john.harris@chch.ox.ac.uk">john.harris@chch.ox.ac.uk</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Websites and downloads</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Historial</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.historial.fr/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.historial.fr/" rel="nofollow">https://www.historial.fr/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Latest from Les Invalides</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.musee-armee.fr/fileadmin-cru-1530199533/user_upload/Documents/Echo-du-Dome/museearmee_echodudome_42.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.musee-armee.fr/fileadmin-cru-1530199533/user_upload/Documents/Echo-du-Dome/museearmee_echodudome_42.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.musee-armee.fr/fileadmin-cru-1530199533/user_upload/Documents/Echo-du-Dome/museearmee_echodudome_42.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Photographic record of the ammunition collection at Firepower!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://ordnancesociety.org.uk/2018/01/08/firepower-ammunition-photos/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ordnancesociety.org.uk/2018/01/08/firepower-ammunition-photos/" rel="nofollow">https://ordnancesociety.org.uk/2018/01/08/firepower-ammunition-photos/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Focus on Slovenia</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.parkvojaskezgodovine.si/en/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.parkvojaskezgodovine.si/en/" rel="nofollow">https://www.parkvojaskezgodovine.si/en/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://museu.ms/museum/63/Military-Museum-of-Slovenian-Armed-Forces" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://museu.ms/museum/63/Military-Museum-of-Slovenian-Armed-Forces" rel="nofollow">http://museu.ms/museum/63/Military-Museum-of-Slovenian-Armed-Forces</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.culture.si/en/Category:Museums" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.culture.si/en/Category:Museums" rel="nofollow">https://www.culture.si/en/Category:Museums</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.culture.si/en/Ptuj_Castle" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.culture.si/en/Ptuj_Castle" rel="nofollow">https://www.culture.si/en/Ptuj_Castle</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Finally</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This fortnight I enjoyed C B Newham FSA’s church visits: @cbnewham</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><br /></p><p>Compiled by Ruth Rhynas Brown –30 June 2018</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</a>.basiliscoe.com/id2.html[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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