1 8 1 https://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/files/original/97a3e26b606c2cbe41b9601cec88981d.pdf 9e94f1a15019cb10b25db7426e95d73a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medievalism at the Foundations Description An account of the resource This Collection illustrates how medievalism has always existed ‘in plain view’ in Australian public life, as a conspicuous cultural memory ghosting Australia’s modernity. It focuses on discourses about, debates over, and changing interpretations of i) Australia’s medievalist political and religious institutions and rituals, ii) its architecture, and iii) its civic environment. In this Collection are items relating to all three of these key areas. Firstly, you will find items that point to the medieval influences and inflections that still permeate and influence our political, legal and religious institutions and traditions. Secondly, you will find numerous examples of neo-gothic and neo-romanesque architecture, and some cases where architectural features are known to have been modelled on specific medieval buildings. Thirdly, you will find items relating to the ways in which medievalism is incorporated into our civic environments and expressed through statues, monuments and war memorials. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data <p>Newspaper Article</p> <p><a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38571254" target="_blank">http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38571254</a></p> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource May Subject The topic of the resource celebration, custom, dancing, festivities, James II (r.1685-1688), Maia, May, May Day, maypole, medieval custom, medieval festivities, medieval procession, merrymaking, public holiday, puritans, Restoration, Roman, Romans Description An account of the resource In this article from the Western Mail, the author relates details of the historical customs and festivities associated with the month of May. The article begins by describing the medieval tradition of ‘a-maying’ and merrymaking on the first day of the month: ‘May day’. This involved processions and dancing, often around a maypole. Maypoles, the author goes on to explain, were viewed as especially objectionable by the Puritans in the seventeenth century, and banned by Parliament between 1644 and 1660. The article concludes by suggesting that the name ‘may’ was most likely Roman in origin - after Maia, the mother of Mercury. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Anon. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Library of Australia Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Western Mail Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9 May 1946, p.3 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Western Mail Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English celebration custom dancing festivities James II (r.1685-1688) Maia May May Day maypole medieval custom medieval festivities medieval procession merrymaking public holiday puritans Restoration Roman Romans