My latest art video is a mini exhibition tour. If you like British art, Uglow, or painting then this one's for you.
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arthistory
I've finished: Sailing to Sarantium by Guy Gabriel Kay
This is my first encounter with Guy Gabriel Kay. I can understand why he is so beloved by his fans.
I really enjoyed his writing and his complex and competent characters. He writes so well, he managed to make me enjoy Byzantine court intrigue, not an easy task.
I really loved the historical perspective, and the central part the art of mosaic laying holds within the novel.
I studied history and art history and really connected with these themes as well as the characters.
If you are looking for a fantasy novel, you may be disappointed, as the magical elements only play a small part. though they do eventually represent an important aspect of the overall theme.
This is mainly alt history.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/ef5c3355-a637-4569-ae53-025cb30995d5
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#history #altHistory #artHistory #Byzantium #amReading #bookstodon #AudioBooks
The Book of Kells: Was it made in Easter Ross?
25 March, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Skye & online: free
The Book of Kells is often called the world’s most famous manuscript, but its origins are shrouded in mystery. Dr Victoria Whitworth challenges the consensus that the Book was made in the island of Iona, making a case instead for the Pictish monastery of Portmahomack.
https://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/seiminear-rannsachaidh-dr-victoria-whitworth/?lang=en
#Scottish #Irish #literature #earlymedieval #arthistory #bookhistory #BookofKells #CelticStudies
Medieval monks in Easter Ross – and not the Hebridean island of Iona – may have created the intricately decorated 1,200-year-old Book of Kells, according to researchers. A new project will explore the possibility it was created at a monastery in Portmahomack where there was a workshop turning animal hides into vellum.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8r4jxj0e3jo
#Scottish #literature #medieval #earlymedieval #history #BookHistory #BookofKells #arthistory #CelticArt
What Lies Beneath? Pictish Monsters & the Living Frame
25 June, online – tickets £3.96–£7.21
“Medieval art is well known for its monsters but Pictish art seems to take this fascination to another level.”
Join Professor Heather Pulliam from the Edinburgh School of Art in Groam House Museum's Annual Academic Lecture
#Scottish #Scotland #history #Pictish #archaeology #arthistory #earlymedieval #medieval #monsters #carvedstones
Origins of the Book of Kells
25 Nov, Perth. £8.61
It has long been assumed that the Book of Kells was made on the island of Iona. But there is no direct evidence to support this. Dr Victoria Whitworth will discuss her newly published research, which points to a different candidate for its origins: the Pictish monastery of Portmahomack, in Easter Ross.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/origins-of-the-book-of-kells-tickets-1998069367264
#Scottish #literature #history #earlymedieval #arthistory #bookhistory #BookofKells #Picts #CelticStudies