#otd 1259 died Thomas II, Lord of Piedmont and regent of Savoy 8amongst other titles). He is buried in Aosta Cathedral, where today this tomb remembers him. #medievaldeath#Medieval@medievodons
#otd 1006 St. Albuin died. Since the 11th c. he is considered one of the two patron saints of the Bishopric of Bressanone. Together with the bones of St. Ingeniun, his mortal remains lie today in this coffin in the Cathedral of Bressanone. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
Pic: WC
#otd 1498 the sculptor, engraver and painter Antonio del Pollaiuolo died in Rome. In the church of San Pietro in Vincoli this tomb commemorates him (left) and his brother Piero (right). #medievaldeath#Medieval@medievodons
Cantus: A Database for Latin Ecclesiastical Chant - Inventories of Chant Sources | Cantus Manuscript Database https://cantus.uwaterloo.ca/
"Cantus is a database of the Latin chants found in manuscripts and early printed books, primarily from medieval Europe. This searchable digital archive holds inventories of antiphoners and breviaries -- the main sources for the music sung in the Latin liturgical Office -- as well as graduals and other sources for music of the Mass."
64lbs of costly candle wax was allocated to the #ClareCastle chapel for the feast of #Candlemas, a favourite of the #LadyOfClare, when light blazed in midwinter & candles were brought to be blessed.
She would have been familiar with this #CanterburyCathedral window depicting the Presentation of Christ in the Temple - very tall candles here!
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"Our simulations suggest that the presence of a functioning academic market in Europe helped universities to produce more at the dawn of European primacy. This might have paved the way for the enlightenment, humanistic, and scientific revolutions. "
#otd 1484 died Elisabeth of Künsberg, abbess of the monastery Himmelkron. In 1909 her epitaph was found during renovation works. #medievaldeath#Medieval@medievodons
If anyone is trying to access stuff at the British Library but can't due to the #CyberAttack, National Library of Scotland is worth a try.
For example, it has some historical maps of the entire UK.
I've been looking at a large scale one for Suffolk, where my grandmother's family farmed up til the 1880s, and overlaying a modern satellite view. #BritishLibrary#maps https://www.nls.uk/
@markhburton While awaiting the return of digitised manuscripts & context to the British Library website, I've been hoping to find alternative sources after all the international collaboration on IIIF etc? but meanwhile just discovered that some popular images are at https://imagesonline.bl.uk