inside the garden...
Medieval History

inside the garden...




I think I've read every published, peer-reviewed article about this tapestry (thanks to Martha's seminar!) and yet I've never thought about the differing symbolism of the flowers inside the garden and outside the garden. Is there more meaning to that? I think a new art historical adventure awaits...






- Medieval Jewish Cemetery Discovered In Oxford, England
According to a BBC report , a Jewish cemetery from the Medieval Period has been unearthed under the Rose Garden, near the Oxford Botanic Garden by historian Pam Manix, who made the discovery while researching the archives of Magdalen College in Oxford....

- Ancient Seal Discovered In Jerusalem
In archaeological work in the 2,000 year-old drainage channel between the City of David and the Jerusalem Archaeological Garden, remains were discovered of the building closest to the First Temple exposed so far in archaeological excavations.  The...

- Work Is Set To Begin On Medieval-style Garden
Work is set to begin on a medieval-style garden which has been in the pipeline for five years. Higham Ferrers Tourism, Business and Community Partnership is set to develop the garden in the grounds of Chichele College in the town. The partnership has...

- Roman Skeleton Found In Gloucestershire
A skeleton, possibly dating from Roman times, has been unearthed by archaeologists from the University of Bristol during a dig in the garden of vaccination pioneer Dr Edward Jenner in Berkeley, Gloucestershire. The archaeologists, led by Professor Mark...

- Medieval Gardens
 Flemish illustration for the Roman de la Rose, c. 1485. The lover is about to enter through a door unlocked by Idleness. As in the basic description by Albertus Magnus two hundred years earlier, one part of this garden has turf with a fountain...



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