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Tag Archives: archaeology
Cologne, Christmas, and Crystal Balls
In early December some friends and I spent a couple days in Cologne. When we stepped out of the train station, this is the sight that greeted us: It almost made up for the fact that we passed by Aachen … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Art, Frankish, On Display
Tagged 6th century, amulet, archaeology, christmas market, cologne, cologne cathedral, crystal ball, frankish burial, koln, kolner dom, meaney, pilgrim, reliquary, shrine of the three kings, travel, treasure
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Can You Make A Psalter Out Of Alphabet Soup?
John Gillis can. Well, almost. Gillis is the book conservator who has been in charge of restoring the Faddan More Psalter, which was found in a peat bog in Ireland in July 2006. Where the bog came in contact with … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Celtic, Paleography
Tagged archaeology, bog, book conservation, conservation, faddan more, gillis, irish, manuscripts, psalter, recent finds
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