The Basiliscoe Mercury 262

The Basiliscoe Mercury 262


TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community


Happy New Year! The most exciting to happen in the arms and armour world while we have been away carousing is the discovery of an ancient Chinese sword in its scabbard. But we also have assorted hunting stories, Joan of Arc, a whole wodge of cannon and underwater articles, and an article on how British regimental museums are faring. In short, more round ups since the last episode of Raw Hide.



Arms and armour in the news


Ancient arms, battles & forts


2,300 year old sword and scabbard found in Chinese tomb- pictures & video

http://metro.co.uk/2017/01/02/ancie...2300-years-and-it-still-looks-lethal-6356115/


Long piece on the Griffin warrior tomb, Greece

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/histo...exposes-roots-western-civilization-180961441/


Recent discoveries in ancient Cyprus

http://cyprus-mail.com/2017/01/02/archaeologists-uncover-secrets-ancient-palace-tomb/


‘Ancient’ standing stones linked to 1314 battle of Bannockburn

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14994252.___Ancient____standing_stones_are_linked_to_1314_battle/


New visitor centre planned for Kalø Castle, Jutland

http://inhabitat.com/visitor-center...itors-to-denmarks-historic-kalo-castle-ruins/


Hunting round the world and through the ages


Salmon fishing in the early middle ages

http://www.medievalists.net/2016/12/historical-rise-waterpower-initiated-collapse-salmon-stocks/


Inuit hunting life revealed by retreating ice

http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2016/12/27/melting-arctic-ice-patches-reveal-rich-archaeological-record/


Archaeologists document Dene caribou fences in theNorthwest Territories

http://www.cbc.ca/1.3http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-38512748


The secret life of a landscape gardener

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/dec/26/cambridge-student-discovershttp://www.nottinghampost.com/histo...ks-in-newark/story-30025324-detail/story.html


Tour of Fort Washington, Maryland

http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/fort-washington


Musket ball from Jacobite ambush? Perhaps…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-38377403


Cannons to the left, cannon to the right


Cast-iron cannon found at Brunswick/Fort Anderson, NC - pictures & video

http://portcitydaily.com/2017/01/03...the-cape-fear-at-brunswick-townfort-anderson/

http://porthttp://www.udaipurkiran.com/legendry-cannon-assumes-goddess-position/


Longest cannon in the world?

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...orlds-longest-cannon/articleshow/56216810.cms


Time for Westmount, Canada’s 1800 British howitzers to re-appear?

http://www.thesuburban.com/news/wes...cle_a65765ea-4240-5ca0-8aa6-0622c9018a07.html


Restoring 1841 cannon at Macoupin County Courthouse

http://myjournalcourier.com/news/103928/group-hopes-to-breathe-life-into-old-cannon


Cannons from Second Opium War renovated in Dagukou Battery, north China http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1026867.shtml


The story of Charlotte’s Spanish cannon

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/retro-charlotte/article122299999.html


Lyle cannon stolen from Bournemouth

http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/ne...ug_one_of_a_kind_cannon_out_of_front_garden_/

http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/ne..._39__cannon_is_stolen_from_garden/?ref=twtrec


Café Basiliscoe


Crusaders’ gingerbread…

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-...lped-create-your-gingerbread-latte-180961535/


…washed down with a glass of 400-year-old Japanese wine

https://scienmag.com/historical-documents-reveal-evidence-of-japanese-winemaking-400-year-ago/


Things that go bang….


Investigating Chilworth’s gunpowder history

http://www.guildford-dragon.com/201...als-wartime-secrets-hopes-will-now-preserved/


Schultze Gunpowder Factory, New Forest, for sale http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4081866/Old-Schultze-gunpowder-factory-market-4million.html


Princesses and Amazons


Remembering Joan of Arc, the original nasty woman http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/remembering-joan-arc-original-nasty-woman-180961709/


Skirt of Queen Elizabeth identified

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...-lost-skirt-found-church-altar-herefordshire/


World Heritage


Naldurg Fort in Maharashtra, S Indiahttp://www.deccanherald.com/content/588193/impregnable-naldurg-fort-maharashtra.html


Remains from Siege of Osaka found

http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201612250005.html


Introduction to the British EastIndia Company http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017...c1s-taboo-takes-on-the-formidable-corporation


Chinese & Portuguese archives of Macao achieve global recognition

http://www.macauhub.com.mo/en/2016/...archives-of-macao-achieve-global-recognition/


Nautical news- mainly round-ups and updates


Update on the Black Sea wrecks

http://www.connecticutmag.com/the-c...cle_7ccdfe7c-c30c-11e6-935a-53ce18f4d28b.html


Shipwrecks off Devon- round up of latest thinking and discoveries

http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co....n-shipwrecks/story-30004061-detail/story.html


Round up of underwater archaeology’s new techniques

https://www.theguardian.com/science...s-bring-marine-archaeology-treasures-to-light


Indian carpet found on Dutch ship

http://www.livescience.com/57287-lavish-carpet-found-17th-century-shipwreck.html


First finds from China’sZhiyuan, sunk in 1894 by the Japanese navy.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-12/29/c_135942532.htm

http://www.ecns.cn/military/2017/01-02/239812.shtml


Investigating USS Arizona

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/12/pearl-harbor-arizona-memorial-abe-obama/



Museum news and exhibitions


News


Discussion of museums of war and peace

https://www.opendemocracy.net/paul-rogers/war-and-peace-tale-of-two-museums-0


Fall in visitors to French museums blamed on fears of terrorism

http://theartnewspaper.com/news/museums/louvre-attendance-falls-as-tourists-stay-away-from-paris/


How to visit the Met- arms and armor comes in, eventually!

http://www.nytimes.com/guides/culture/guide-to-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art


US universities are investing in their museums

http://theartnewspaper.com/news/museums/why-us-universities-are-investing-in-their-art-museums/


What’s happening to Britain’s local regimental museums

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...useums/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter


New museums


New hangars in Scotland’s aviation museum

http://www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-flight/whats-on/new-hangars/


Outstation of Palace Museum Beijing to be built in HongKong

http://theartnewspaper.com/news/museums/hong-kong-will-build-branch-of-beijing-s-palace-museum-/


More on the new Higgins gallery at Worcester

http://artdaily.com/news/92718/Worc...onal-collection-of-arms---armor-#.WGO0HjGml9A


And an article on displaying of arms and armour there http://www.providencejournal.com/entertainmentlife/20170104/call-to-arms-at-worcesterhttps://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/dec/14/new-tower-will-reveal-hidden-world-westminster-abbey


Conservation corner


Round up (I know, another one) of new archaeological techniques, uses &results

http://thescienceexplorer.com/techn...ech-archaeology-transforming-our-view-history


Investigating 17th century Dutch paintings- fascinating read!

http://theartnewspaper.com/news/con...hidden-secrets-of-dutch-golden-age-paintings/


London church and tomb of Throckmorton re-united

https://www.theguardian.com/artandd...e-church-reunited-stolen-16th-century-carving


Objects


Claims that samurai sword hilts have hidden Christian symbols

http://www.christiantoday.com/article/were.japanese.samurai.really.secret.christians/103588.htm


Marengo rides again!

https://www.theguardian.com/culture...warhorse-marengo-gets-ready-to-ride-out-again


Weapons of WWI

http://www.businessinsider.com/most-terrifying-weapons-world-war-i-2017-1?IR=T


Exhibitions


Pacifism coming to the IWM

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...eatures-in-imperial-war-museums-anti-war-show


Swedish diplomat and Boucher at the Louvre

http://artdaily.com/news/92786/Spec...is-Boucher-on-view-at-the-Louvre#.WGocqzGml9A


Fetes at Versailles

http://www.chateauversailles.fr/news-/events/expositions/fetes-et-divertissements-a-la-cour-en


Charles IV in Nuremburg

http://www.gnm.de/en/exhibitions/current-and-upcoming/charles-iv/


Artemisia Gentileschi in Roma

http://artdaily.com/news/92197/Magn...chi-on-view-at-the-Museo-di-Roma#.WGeB_jGml9A


Charles III in Madrid

http://www.patrimonionacional.es/carlosiii/


Samurai at the Cincinnati Art Museum http://www.wcpo.com/entertainment/l...japanese-samurai-at-the-cincinnati-art-museum


Underground art of the WWI in Ottawa

http://www.warmuseum.ca/event/preserved-in-stone-underground-art-of-the-first-world-war/


Books


Oliver H. Creighton & Duncan W. Wright: The Anarchy: War and Status in 12th-Century Landscapes of Conflict

http://liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/products/80874


Hélène Delalex : Le Carrousel du Roi-Soleil

http://www.boutiquesdemusees.fr/fr/beaux-livres/le-carrousel-du-roi-soleil/11232.html


Martin Pegler: Colt Single-Action Revolvers

https://ospreypublishing.com/colt-single-action-revolvers


Doug Knight: Guns of the Regiment (guns used by the Canadian Regiment of Artillery

http://www.militarymodelling.com/news/article/guns-of-the-regiment/24178


Gordon L. Rottman: Vietnam War US & Allied Combat Equipments

https://ospreypublishing.com/vietnam-war-us-allied-combat-equipments


Books sales

http://shop.nms.ac.uk/collections/sale

https://shop.royalarmouries.org/sale.html

http://www.britishmuseumshoponline.org/discounted-books/icat/book_sale

https://npgshop.org.uk/collections/sale



Popular culture


Acting with horses

http://www.horse-canada.com/star-crossed-horses/game-of-thrones-ross-ohennessy/


Guns and films

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jan/05/will-hollywood-ever-end-its-love-affair-with-guns


Events


Diary Dates


National Army Museum

http://www.nam.ac.uk/events


Wallace Collection

http://www.wallacecollection.org/whatson/treasure/175

http://www.wallacecollection.org/whatson/latestevents


Websites and downloads


The Vasa Museum

http://www.vasamuseet.se/en


Imperial war museums

http://www.iwm.org.uk/


1066 etc

French fencing & English kings

http://www.medievalists.net/2017/01/roots-fencing-twelfth-fourteenth-centuries-french-language-area/

http://www.medievalists.net/2016/12/role-ritual-ceremonial-reign-edward/


Finally


This fortnight I finished my monster cannons Advent calendar

https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe



Compiled by Ruth Rhynas Brown –10 January 2017


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