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Edited by Niall C.E.J. O'Brien as part of an online exhibition to coincide with the conference held on 8 th March 2012 at the Waterford Institute of Technology to mark the 150 th anniversary of the birth of Canon Patrick Power (8 th March... more
Ever Renewing, Apotropaic Sheela-na-gigs. The Celtic Sheela–na–gigs also Sil na gCioch (‘Sheela of the Breasts’) or Sile i n-a-giob (‘Sheela on her hunkers’) (GR: 58) are rock carvings of goddesses with skeletal faces, bent knees and in... more
Kilbarron Church is a small ruinous edifice in the townland of Kilbarron approximately four kilometres north west of Ballyshannon, County Donegal. It has been variously dated from the 14th to the 16th century and it thought to have been... more
Im Laufe der archäologischen Ausgrabungsarbeiten in der Brooser Burg, konnten Bewohnungsspuren aus dem 8.-9. Jh. festgestellt werden, über die, im 10.-11. Jh. eine Burg mit Erdwall und Palisade errichtet wurde. In der ersten Hälfte des... more
Várak, kastélyok, templomok Évkönyv 2021
an article presenting biblical evidence from the New Testament for the hypothesis of the non-unwrapping of the shroud that covered the body of Jesus Christ at the time of his resurrection, according to which the body would have... more
Upon the occasion of the Dedication of St. Paul's Votive Ship, "The Endurance," this brief festschrift celebrates the fascinating origins and traditions about Votive Ships in the ancient heritage of the Church and explores how Votive... more
This paper is a survey of the historical records about the areas situated at the foot of the Papuk and Krndija mountains in the Middle Ages. This continuous mountain range – which is called Sljeme / Szelemen, Mons Poseganus and... more
Leszek Wawrykiewicz: The discovery of a Gothic church with a unique brick-skeleton construction in Kanigowo [Poland] The article is an attempt at recreating the original appearance of a Gothic brick-skeleton church in Kanigowo near... more
In this third and final part of the survey, chronologically ordered sets of data from primary sources are presented for the medieval churches and monasteries situated along the southern slopes of the mountains Papuk and Krndija (i.e.... more
THE MEDIEVAL DOMAIN OF PALA AND THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE OLD CHURCH FROM BĂUŢAR, CARAŞ-SEVERIN COUNTY
The Antiphonary of Bangor was a book used in the liturgy of hours at the Abbey of Bangor. It contains canticles, hymns, prayers, and liturgical responses (thus, the name "Antiphonary"). It is a valuable book in the insights it gives on... more
Questo contributo rielabora i dati di una ricerca affrontata in sede di tesi di laurea con tema la viabilità medievale di un’area montana campione, corrispondente alle attuali Giudicarie Esteriori nel Trentino occidentale. Plurime le... more
The medieval city of Caransebeș was documented for the first time during the reign of Ladislaus IV the Cuman, more precisely in 1290 (under the name Sebeș). The first castellan was mentioned during King Charles I of Hungary in 1584. The... more
In medieval England it was customary to fold a coin when calling on a saint for support. The coin then served to confirm the promise to offer the coin as soon as the saint had given the support. It was also only this coin (and no other)... more
The area around the north end of the medieval London Bridge in the City of London has attracted much archaeological attention. This article summarises the main findings for the period 1100-1666 from four excavations, recently published.... more
PATRIMONIUM.MK 13 - Skopje
Il contributo prende in esame la fondazione di monasteri e chiese nel territorio bolognese per opera di esponenti dell'aristocrazia rurale e urbana. L'unico esempio documentato di Eigenkloster è il cenobio di S. Bartolomeo di Musiano,... more
This paper considers the evidence for placed deposits in later medieval Christian contexts, focusing particularly on parish and monastic churches. My aim is to consider placed deposits within the contextual framework of Christian ritual,... more
The question of the co-location of different kinds of assembly, such as Old Norse things, churches, games and markets, is a familiar debate in archaeology and history. A close connection between thing and church sites is recognised in... more
The owners of the Bojnice Castle estate Albert, Emeric and Onofrio, sons of John Noffry and Margaret of Drienčany, founded the Altary of St. Anthony the Great in Bojnice in 1479 in honor of Saint Anthony the Great, presumably as a votive... more
'Lost Interiors' is a much expanded, updated and annotated edition of the 1970 Rhind Lectures of David McRoberts on the interior furnishings of Scottish medieval churches. It was published in 2012 by the Aquhorthies Press and in 2013 in a... more
The submitted article presents results of the archaeological and architectonic-historical investigation of the Church of St. Martin in Hontianska Vrbica, Levice district. The beginnings of the church had been dated to the 15th century.... more
Archaeological researches at the medieval church of Ulieş (2005-2006) During the archeological researches made between 2005-2006 on the area of the “Old Church” in Kányád (r. Ulieş, Harghita county, Romania), the remaining’s of the... more
This essay focuses on the lost church of Santa Croce a Villa Madama in Rome, often mentioned by scholars but yet unknown in its ichnographic features. A series of hitherto unpublished drawings from the collection of the art historian... more
Статья посвящена изучению исторической географии византийских храмов самого крупного средневекового селения Южного берега Крыма – Гурзуфа. Приведены сведения о пяти церквях средневековых, для трех удалось определить их местоположение.
Early Gotlandic crucifixes and later crucifixes with rings Macedonian art (843-1056), sometimes called the Macedonian Renaissance, was a period in Byzantine art which began in the period following the death of Emperor Theophilus in 842... more