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A Medieval Inspiration
In this instalment of “The Ladies’ Section†of the Sunday Times, an illustration is provided of a fashionable wedding dress described as being “of medieval inspirationâ€. The simplicity of the dress, the caption…
A Knight in Chainmail at the Perth Medieval Fayre
A recreationist knight clad in a chainmail haubergeon and byrnie at the Perth Medieval Fayre. Chain mail was used extensively in the middle ages to fashion protective garments by interlocking thousands of metal rings to form a meshed material. These…
A Day With J.R.R. Tolkien
This poster advertises ‘A Day with J. R. R. Tolkien’, an upcoming event at The University of Western Australia. Hosted by the Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies and the Perth Medieval Group, ‘A Day with J. R. R.…
A Bereaved Empire
In this article upon the death of Queen Victoria (on 22 January 1901), her reign is described as a period in which “we took a sudden step from medieval darkness to the metaphorically blinding brilliancy of the dawn of the twentieth…
59 Cameron Street, Launceston, Tasmania
This building at 59 Cameron Street in the Tasmanian city of Launceston was formally occupied by the landscape artist Frederick Strange (1807-1873) in the mid nineteenth century, and later became the headquarters of the Launceston Equitable Building…
38 Davey Street, Hobart, Tasmania
This building is at 38 Davey Street in central Hobart. It is at the rear of Parliament House and is part of the proposed Parliament Square redevelopment. The building adjoins the former St Mary’s Hospital building and early photographs show…