Late Middle Ages

Medieval Handwork

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  • Austria

The MAMUZ castle Asparn / Zaya is dedicated this weekend to the Middle Ages. Guests of the MAMUZ have the opportunity to expand their knowledge of the Middle Ages in our region and at the same time immerse themselves in medieval crafts and stories.

Culinary Weekend

Culinary Weekend
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  • the Netherlands

Pierre Wind is busy both days with insect snacks from prehistoric times, Roman dishes for young and old, to medieval roasts.

International Iron Smelting Days

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  • the Netherlands

The annual Iron Smelting Days are the largest gathering of its kind in Europe, with blacksmiths, artists and archaeologists gathering around a dozen or so iron smelting furnaces.  It is a unique chance to learn a lot in very short time about the process of producing iron in the old days.

Searching for Dubh: Experiments in Black Dyes Pre 15th Century in Ireland and Scotland

Searching for Dubh: Experiments in Black Dyes Pre 15th Century in Ireland and Scotland
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Ashley Stillwell-Hasan 1 ✉
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This paper explores sources of black dyes in Ireland and Scotland prior to 1500, in order to better understand the extent to which they were used and the hues that can be produced. I propose that it is possible to obtain true blacks using only natural dyeing techniques. To test this hypothesis, four variations of historically plausible dye methods, and a control, were tested based on the availability of the dyestuffs. Brown Shetland wool was dyed according to possible historical methods, and each variant was subjected to a series of tests to examine lightfastness and wash fastness. Initially, testing showed a low indigotin content, an organic compound which creates a blue pigment, in the sourced woad, resulting in a poor dye bath and skewed results.

Resurrecting a Bog Dress: A Comparative approach to Medieval Textile Construction

Resurrecting a Bog Dress: A Comparative approach to Medieval Textile Construction
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Jake Morton 1 ✉,
Ruby Becker 1,
Helen Banta 1
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In this article we recreated garment 38 from the fourteenth century garments preserved in a graveyard in Herjolfsnes, Greenland to explore the reasons behind the stitching techniques used. Using experimental methodologies, previous knowledge of patterning, and hand stitching techniques, we constructed one half of the garment using modern hand stitching techniques and the other using period techniques...

Reconstruction of some String Instruments from the Ceiling Paintings of the Palatine Chapel of Palermo and the Cathedral of Cefalù, 12th Century

Reconstruction of some String Instruments from the Ceiling Paintings of the Palatine Chapel of Palermo and the Cathedral of Cefalù, 12th Century
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Giuseppe Antonio Severini 1 ✉
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This study explores two hypotheses regarding the use of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera/Phoenix canariensis) wood for the manufacture of plucked string instruments (in this case the lute) and ceramics for bowed instruments (rabāb), drawing inspiration from exceptionally significant iconographic sources...

Butser Book Festival 2024

Butser Book Festival 2024
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  • United Kingdom

An incredible two days of entertainment and inspiration with bestselling writers! Join us for our inaugural book festival celebrating words, worldbuilding and the wilderness that inspires us.