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"Should the Warrior of Today Wear Armor?"
An article in the New York Times on September 19, 1915, advocating the use of armor/armour and citing the example of Ned kelly. The article was written by Bashford Dean, Curator of Armor at the Metropolitan Museum in New York. Professor Dean notes…
Adam and Eve (Adam et Ève)
This work by French sculptor Albert Bartholomé was acquired by the National Gallery of Victoria with funds from the Felton Bequest in 1922. It is a bronze sculpture depicting the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise. It has been dated to 1905,…
Tasmanian Gothic: artwork by Elizabeth Barsham
Tasmanian Gothic is the website for Tasmanian artist Elizabeth Barsham (formerly E.M. Christensen). Her work is inspired by such things as medieval tapestries and the Renaissance artists Pieter Bruegel and Albrecht Dürer (according to the…
A Voyage to Botany Bay, With a Description of the Country, Manners, Customs, Religion &c. of the Natives.
‘On page 9 of this text, an attempted theft of the diamonds of the Order of the Garter is detailed: On forming a connection with one Lowe, which was but a short time previous to that evening of the month of January, which is observed as the…
Tags: attempted theft, Australian custom, Australian customs, Botany Bay, colonial, colonialism, colonisation, colonization, colony, convict, convict deportation, convicts, crime, criminal, deportation, diamonds, early Australia, early Australian customs, early settlement, George Barrington, George Barrington (1755 - 1804), Knights of the Garter, New South Wales, NSW, Order of the Garter, Sydney, theft, transportation
Balingup Medieval Carnivale, 2012
This website tells you everything you need to know about the Balingup Medieval Carnivale for 2012. The event lasts from the 25th to 26th of August and is held in the beautiful town of Balingup in Western Australia's South-West.
In Springtime (Im Fruhling)
This work by Swiss-born artist Arnold Böcklin was acquired by the National Gallery of Victoria with funds from the Felton Bequest in 1977. The painting depicts two beautiful ‘otherworldly’ female figures in flowing, colourful dresses…
Medieval ‘Coppergate’ Shoes
Awl Leather, established in 1991, is a manufacturer of footwear, bags, belts and other leather accessories. They are also saddlers. This online catalogue features a selection of medieval style shoes, including several ‘Coppergate’,…
Awl Leather: Medieval Shoes
Awl Leather is a company started by craftsman Bruce Erskine in 1991 and based in the New South Wales town of Bellingen that creates leather goods. Amongst their collection are a number of medieval shoes, some of which are based on actual medieval…
Tags: archaeology, Awl Leather, Bellingen, Bruce Erskine, Coppergate, craftsmen, England, leather-work, New South Wales, NSW, re-enactment, retail, shoes, viking, York