Dame Chlodyne asked for “something about illuminators.” Well, it’s late for Christmas, but bonne année; I’ve posted a new linkspage on illuminators at larsdatter.com/illuminators.htm.
There are also two other linkspages that cover this sort of topic — there’s the scriveners at work at larsdatter.com/scribaltools.htm, and the painters at work at larsdatter.com/painting.htm.
And, while I’m announcing new linkspages […]

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Jürgen sent over a question:
What’s the correct color to wear when mourning a dead duke in later period Burgundy? Black seems to be popular, but there I found a reference to purple, and red as well…. How do I de-conflict my various sources to a best of breed answer?

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Researchers are working to uncover the mysteries of 33 wood carved medallions which would have decorated the Royal Palace at Stirling Castle.
Historic Scotland is trying to find out why the works, known as the Stirling Heads and carved between 1530 and 1544, were created and whom they depict.

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Goltzius and His Circle is at the Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University in Stanford, California, through March 15.

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Master Pieces: Chess Sets from the Dr. George and Vivian Dean Collection, featuring more than two dozen sets ranging from the 16th to the 20th centuries, is at the Detroit Institute of Arts through March 22.

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Well, it being the holiday season and all, I thought I’d generously offer blog readers the opportunity to request topics for linkspages to be developed in the new year.

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Somewhere, visitors to this site requested the following in this site’s search box:

renaissance fair toys
three sticks you fling one in the middle
you have 2 sticks with grip tape on them they have one in the middle then fling them back and forth

If this was you, I think the term you’re looking for is devil sticks. […]

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Dr Doron Ben-Ami and Yana Tchekhanovets are the archaeologists who oversaw the dig for the last year.
“This is one of the largest and most impressive coin hoards ever discovered in Jerusalem - certainly the largest and most important of its period,” they said in a joint statement on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority.
“Since no […]

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“Madonna and Child With Saint Anthony Abbot and Saint Sigismund” arrived at the National Gallery of Art conservation lab 18 months ago with standard symptoms: darkened skin, lost pigment and damaged gilding. Most 500-year-olds suffer such complaints, so senior conservator Carol Christensen wasn’t alarmed.

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Drawing the Classical Figure is on display at the Getty in Los Angeles, California, through March 9.

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