CfP for #skystorians: "So Far Apart, So Close. #Italy, the #Mediterranean and #Africa from the #14thC to the #20thC"; Rome 19-21 Oct 2026.
#earlymodern & #modern history
Deadline: 15 June
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Isabella riding to meet her brother, Charles IV, in 1325. 15th-century illustration from Froissart's Chronicles.
On This Day, 8th October 1328, Malmesbury Abbey accommodated the boy King Edward III, together with his mother Queen Isabella and Roger Mortimer, in the abbey guest house (now the Old Bell Hotel). They stayed until the 10th October.
#History #14thC #medievalSky #OTD
Artists impression of Malmesbury Abbey being struck by lightning, the incident which destroyed the spire and the east end of the abbey church.
Drawn view of Malmesbury Abbey showing the parts which are no longer present in blue.
Internal view of the nave of Malmesbury Abbey showing both pointed and rounded arches indicating the early transition to gothic architecture during the 12th Century.
View of malmesbury Abbey today with the round arched South Porch in the centre of the picture.
We now have a new and improved website page about the history and architecture of Malmesbury Abbey. Go and check it out!
#Architecture #Romanesque #History #Wiltshire #12thC #13thC #14thC #15thC #16thC
www.athelstanmuseum.org.uk/malmesbury-h...
My father, a historian of #medieval history, is editing & translating #14thc Red Book of Ossory for the Irish Manuscripts Commission @jdmccafferty.bsky.social
Nearly done, he’s just translated the famous Aqua Vitae medical tract in full, the first time it’s been done 🏆 Consulted 19 dictionaries! 📚🤯
Something for #StNicholasDay (6 December)
#Illumination by Cenni di Francesco di Ser Cenni in a #14thCentury #antiphonary showing #StNicholas staying the execution of 3 young men.
#otd #onthisday #illuminatedmanuscript #choirbook #earlymusic #illumination #14thC #cennidifrancescodisercenni
