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1600 volcano affected world climate
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2008/05/03 - 16:22. 1601 CE and Later | European | General Science | New WorldUC Davis geology professor Ken Verosub believes that a volcano which erupted in 1600 in Peru may have affected global weather, causing famine in Russia and a late wine harvest in France.
Pre-1640's Shakespeare folios to be digitized
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2008/04/18 - 01:13. 1601 CE and Later | English | Fine Arts | Performing ArtsThe Bodleian and Folger Libraries are combining efforts to create digital copies of "all 75 editions of William Shakespeare's plays printed in the quarto format before the year 1641." The folios are the closest copies to Shakepseare's own in existence.
Mysterious "feather pits" shed light on forgotten witches of England
Submitted by Sabine Berard on Thu, 2008/04/17 - 17:51. 1601 CE and Later | Celtic | English | PaganismEvidence of pagan rituals involving swans and other birds in the Cornish countryside in the 17th century has been uncovered by archaeologists.
Shakespeare and politics
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2008/04/16 - 00:03. 1601 CE and Later | English | Fine Arts | Modern SocietyWith the presidential election looming and politics on everyone's mind, the Los Angeles Times ponders the words of the Bard and how he would see our modern world in an opinions piece by Jess Winfield.
Costuming sets the mood of historical films
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2008/04/04 - 18:49. 1601 CE and Later | Costuming | Media | New WorldAn article by David Ansen in the March 6 Newsweek Magazine on the latest costume dramas deals with the HBO mini-series John Adams and how costume sets the mood for a project.
Re-enactors needed for Canadian events
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2008/03/13 - 15:56. 1601 CE and Later | Arts and SciencesDavid J. Brunelle, Heritage Co-ordinator for the Nine Mile Portage Heritage Festival, reports that the City of Barrie (Ontario) Festival is seeking re-enactors, presenters and musicians for its 19th Century/War of 1812 encampment. Other encampments are also seeking performers.
Royal children subjects of Columbus exhibit
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2008/03/09 - 13:03. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | 1601 CE and Later | European | Exhibits | Fine ArtsLady Faoileann reports that the Columbus (Ohio) Museum of Art will sponsor a special exhibit Great Expectations: Aristocratic Children in European Portraiture through June 8, 2008.
Early 17th century Japanese village discovered in Cambodia
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2008/03/01 - 16:16. 1601 CE and Later | Glass and Ceramics | JapaneseResearchers working on a site near Phnom Penh in Cambodia believe they have discovered the remains of a Japanese village dating to the 17th century. Artifacts found include ceramics and kilns.
Arms and Armor from Imperial Austria to be displayed in Cleveland
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2008/01/12 - 22:07. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | 1601 CE and Later | Armouring and Weaponsmithing | ExhibitsFebruary 24, 2008 – June 1, 2008 the Cleveland Museum of Art will host Arms and Armor from Imperial Austria, an exhibit of over 200 pieces of armor from the 16th and 17th centuries.
Households in early modern London
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2008/01/11 - 21:47. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | 1601 CE and Later | EnglishThe website People in Place "introduces the methods and findings of a research project focused on family and household in London in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, a period of great social and economic transformation."
Islamic calligraphy at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2008/01/05 - 13:42. 1601 CE and Later | Exhibits | Islam | Middle Eastern | Scribal ArtsThe Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (Texas) will host Traces of the Calligrapher: Islamic Calligraphy in Practice, c. 1600-1900 and Writing the Word of God: Calligraphy and the Qur´an through February 3, 2008.
Cardinal Wolsey's blog
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2008/01/03 - 18:10. 1601 CE and Later | English | Modern SocietyCardinal Wolsey, Humble Servant of King Henry, shares his "musings on Tudor history, medieval history, early-modern history and anything else that takes his fancy" on his blog.
Captain Kidd's ship found
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2007/12/26 - 22:56. 1601 CE and Later | Nautical | ScottishA team of archaeologists believes it has discovered the remains of the Quedagh Merchant, a ship captained by William Kidd, off Catalina Island, a small island near the Dominican Republic.
"Perfect" 17th century shipwreck found in the Baltic Sea
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2007/12/10 - 23:42. 1601 CE and Later | Nautical | ScandanavianA well-preserved ship dating to the 17th century has been discovered in the icy waters of the Baltic Sea. The ship is believed to have been a Dutch merchant vessel.
Galante Preziosen der Fürsten von Thurn und Taxis
Submitted by Racaire on Sun, 2007/11/25 - 21:38. 1601 CE and Later | Exhibits | GermanSoon a new exhibition will be on display at the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum in Munich (Bavaria/Germany).
Plimoth Plantation embroidery blog
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2007/11/22 - 14:26. 1601 CE and Later | New World | Textile ArtsA daily blog by members of the Plimoth Plantation's (Massachusetts) embroiders' guild shares notes and progress on a variety of early 17th century projects including the current one: an embroidered jacket.
Little clock of horrors
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2007/11/18 - 12:26. 1601 CE and Later | General Science | German | MetalworkingStraight out of Pirates of the Caribbean, a 400-year-old automaton clock includes a skull that laughs, screams, bites and launches snakes from its eye sockets. (photos)
Steampunk enthusiast creates historical-look laptop computer
Submitted by Justin on Thu, 2007/11/08 - 12:41. 1601 CE and Later | Metalworking | Photo Album | Woodworking"Datamancer", as Hieronymus Isambard "Jake" von Slatt is known online, is enthusiastic about packaging modern technology in historically inspired Victorian-era enclosures, an art form known as "steampunk." This time, the project is an exquisitely-crafted and fully-functional laptop computer.
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Cooking with mummy
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2007/10/30 - 11:22. 1601 CE and Later | CookingJust in time for holiday parties, Sarah Bakewell shares 17th century recipes for cooking with mummy! Mmmm... tasty!
Fire destroys "Lost Colony" costumes
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2007/09/21 - 10:23. 1601 CE and Later | Costuming | Modern Society | New WorldA fire recently destroyed the section of the Waterside Theatre in Roanoke Island, North Carolina which housed historic costumes in the Irene Rains Costume Shop. Most of the costumes for Paul Green's play, the Lost Colony, were destroyed.
"Hornblower" props to go on the block
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2007/09/20 - 18:22. 1601 CE and Later | Costuming | English | Media | NauticalOver 300 of the props and costumes from the Hornblower television series will be auctioned in Maldon, Essex on October 3, 2007.
17th century toys found in Leicestershire
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2007/09/19 - 09:56. 1601 CE and Later | English | Games and GamblingThe discovery of a hidden stairway in Market Harborough parish church in 1988 has led to unearthing of one of the most important collections of post-medieval street toys in English history. (photos)
My Persona & Writings Page
Submitted by Dalin_Caulder on Mon, 2007/08/13 - 00:59. 1601 CE and Later | A&S | Ealdormere | European | Scribal ArtsI have begun building a site devoted to my persona, and the writings created by my persona.
I am a 15th century sailor aboard the ship known as "The Crimson Star". I serve as firstmate, and write fictional tales about our voyages, and adventures as a "merchant" ship. I also write poetry and will soon have other stories to add to the site. please feel free to visit at http://dalincaulder.ang
Cerne Abbas giant awakes to companion
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2007/07/23 - 12:50. 1601 CE and Later | Fine Arts | PaganismDoh! Whether it was a prank or a scheme to market the new Simpsons movie, a giant painted Homer Simpson next to England's famous Cerne Abbas giant has irked the country's Pagan community.
John Smith, mapmaker
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2007/06/27 - 19:00. 1601 CE and Later | Cartography | New WorldAmong his many talents, explorer and early Jamestown resident Captain John Smith could count mapmaking. A map created by Smith in 1608 of the Chesapeake Bay river system has been compared recently with modern maps and found to have a "stunning level of accuracy."
Old box's booty turns out to be bountiful
Submitted by Gwenhyfar on Thu, 2007/06/21 - 17:18. 1601 CE and Later | Jewelry/Lapidary | NauticalThe small box buried nearly four centuries with the wreck of a Spanish galleon was gently pried open Friday afternoon.
Exhibit on Renaissance Children on display in Austria
Submitted by Karen on Sun, 2007/06/17 - 19:25. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | 1601 CE and Later | European | Exhibits | Fine Arts | Youth Activities"Prinzenrolle," an exhibit on children and childhood in the Renaissance, will be on display at Schloss Ambras in Innsbruck, Austria.
Pennsic named to 15 Geekiest Vacations list
Submitted by Gwenhyfar on Tue, 2007/06/12 - 20:25. SCA | 1601 CE and Later | Modern Society | Pennsic WarSandwiched in between the Star Wars Odyssey Tour and a Star Trek convention is the Pennsic War, #5 in the list of the 15 best geek vacations.
Interview with historian Natalie Zemon Davis
Submitted by Vallawulf on Sun, 2007/06/10 - 22:21. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | 1601 CE and Later | African | European | Geography | Interview | Medievalists.net | Middle Eastern | Religion and PhilosophyMedievalists.net features an interview with Dr. Natalie Zemon Davis, Professor Emeritus of History at Princeton University, who currently teaches at the University of Toronto. Davis is the author of nine books and more than 80 articles, "many of which focus on the social and cultural history of 16th century France.
Amazing medieval tent
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2007/06/10 - 12:07. 1601 CE and Later | Middle Eastern | Photo Album | Tents and TentmakingMembers of House Greydragon share images taken at the Bavarian Army Museum in Ingolstadt, Germany in 2003 including an amazing medieval tent and armor.
