Archive - Jul 13, 2008Scribing hazardous to health of medieval monks
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2008-07-13 18:53
New research on the bones of monks interred in six Danish cemeteries shows that the brothers may have been exposed to toxic mercury while copying Biblical texts. Mercury was used in the preparation of red ink.
St Margaret's church in Leicester, England ransacked by vandals
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2008-07-13 15:35
Police in Leicester, England report that vandals broke into and desecrated a 13th century church in the city's center, overturning lecterns, breaking windows and defecating through a floor panel into the church's medieval foundation.
Esmeralda's photos from La Prova Dura
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2008-07-13 11:48
Esmeralda of the Lakes has posted an album of photos from the recent La Prova Dura event in the Kingdom of the West.
Dante given stay of execution
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2008-07-13 07:47
Officials in Florence, Italy have granted Dante Alighieri, Italy's most famous poet, a stay of execution. The poet was exiled in 1302 with a mandate that he "would be executed if he stepped foot in the city again."
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