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Tuesday, February 24, 2004
Illuminated Manuscripts Pathfinder 
Here is a useful guide to English Illuminated Manuscripts from the late Anglo-Saxon and English Romanesque periods:

Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts 900-1200 AD

Focus is on UNC-CH holdings, but there is also an online selection detailing British Library and Oxford holdings. Thanks to Kasia Leousis for this information.

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Monday, February 23, 2004
More on the Essex burial 
Here's the exhibit at the Museum of London:

Treasures of a Saxon King of Essex

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Sunday, February 22, 2004
Pommels 
From the SFI archives, an interesting discussion of the evolution of Viking and Anglo-Saxon sword pommels over the centuries. Includes great pictures from Sutton Hoo, Gjermundbu, Dybäck and others.

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Monday, February 09, 2004
Saxon Burial on BBC News 
Six slides detailing a 7th Ct. burial in Essex:

Hidden treasures of Saxon burial chamber

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Sloane Celtic Collection 
UNC's Sloane Art Library has recently made available their Celtic collection:

http://www.lib.unc.edu/art/celtic.html

†this post made by Jerry : 11:53 AM


Hamora Lafan Announces News 
Godne dæg. Hamora Lafan News is up and running. Keep an eye out here for your early English, and we mean that liberally, news.

†this post made by Jerry : 9:47 AM


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