Medieval History
Whether you consider graffiti an eye-sore or an art form, scholars at this year?s International Medieval Congress will debate the use of graffiti as an historical source.
Matt Champion of the Norfolk Medieval Graffiti Survey will identify graffiti as a normal practise, he said: ?Much of the graffiti, far from being hidden away in dark corners, was not only highly visible but was tolerated and an accepted and acceptable part of the medieval Christian experience within the parish church.?
Matt Champion describes graffiti as ?lay piety?, as it represented a method of devotion and spirituality that did not require the intervention of clergy men.
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Medieval History
Medieval graffiti reveals how ordinary people practised their faith
Whether you consider graffiti an eye-sore or an art form, scholars at this year?s International Medieval Congress will debate the use of graffiti as an historical source.
Matt Champion of the Norfolk Medieval Graffiti Survey will identify graffiti as a normal practise, he said: ?Much of the graffiti, far from being hidden away in dark corners, was not only highly visible but was tolerated and an accepted and acceptable part of the medieval Christian experience within the parish church.?
Matt Champion describes graffiti as ?lay piety?, as it represented a method of devotion and spirituality that did not require the intervention of clergy men.
Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net
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A project to clear rubbish from a cellar in the English village of Winchelsea has led to the discovery of a series of medieval graffiti inscriptions that are being hailed as being nationally significant. The inscriptions, located in a medieval undercroft...
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Aramaic is the lingua franca of the ancient Middle East, the linguistic root of modern day Hebrew and Arabic. "Once you understand Aramaic," says Karen Stern, "you can read anything. You can read Hebrew, you can read Phoenician. I always call it the little...
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A community archaeology project entirely run by volunteers has made a remarkable discovery in a remote Norfolk priory that could help to shed light upon one of British architectures greatest mysteries. The Norfolk Medieval Graffiti Survey (NMGS) was established...
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