Archive - Mar 7, 2008 - Story

Pennsic included in Google Maps

Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2008-03-07 18:14
Jeff Morton reports that the Pennsic War has been captured by the cartographers of Google Satellite Maps.

"Beowulf, Lay of the Last Survivor" reading online

Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2008-03-07 15:50
The recent release of the animated film Beowulf has rekindled interest in the epic poem. Harper's Magazine provides a stanza from the poem, read in Old English, as well as a great photo of a jeweled brooch.

Racaire shares photos from Wien Museum

Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2008-03-07 11:26
Lady Racaire from Vienna, Austria, recently visited the Wien Museum with her camera. She shares her large album of research photos on her Flickr website.

Learn chess with Leonardo

Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2008-03-07 08:21
Experts are speculating on whether the illustrations in a newly-discovered manuscript on chess were drawn by Leonardo da Vinci. De ludo scacchorum was discovered last year in a private collection.