Dianne's Medieval Writing

A companion to the website Medieval Writing, concerning itself with medieval handwriting and its cultural setting, now expanded to encompass aspects of medieval heritage and material culture. Tweeting as Hipster Bookfairy . Gradually putting medieval photos on Flickr

Showing posts with label tombs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tombs. Show all posts
Sunday, March 26, 2017

What's With Medieval Tombs? Part 22: Bling on Tombs

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  Efffigy tombs of the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries always show people dolled up in their finest, adorned with various kinds of bling. Sure...
Sunday, July 10, 2016

What's With Medieval Tombs? Part 21: Brass Rubbings - Perfect Facsimiles?

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  In 1973, on my first visit to England, I did over 80 brass rubbings from medieval tombs. A major reason for doing them was that my husband...
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Sunday, May 15, 2016

What's With Medieval Tombs? Part 20: Owning the Church

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  My sorting and cleaning up of old photographs finally allowed me to identify two pictures which recalled a tale from when they were origin...
Sunday, April 24, 2016

What's With Medieval Tombs? Part 19: Animals on Tombs (2)

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  The first posting on this topic examined some of the generic types of animals depicted on tombs and what they signified in general terms. ...
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