Thousands of Historic Maps Released by New York Public Library | History Today The New York Public Library has released over 20,000 maps and cartographic works into the public domain under a Creative Commons licence. The documents, most of them hi-res, are hosted by the NYPL’s Lionel Pincus & Princess Firyal Map Division, and are available for download…
Medievalists.net – Jacques le Goff passes away at the age of 90
Jacques le Goff passes away at the age of 90 One of the world’s most important medieval historians, Jacques le Goff, passed away earlier today in Paris. Many medievalists will have read and been deeply influenced by his writings and scholarship.
BBC News – Germany returns art stolen by Nazis in 1939 to Poland
BBC News – Germany returns art stolen by Nazis in 1939 to Poland Germany has returned an 18th Century painting that was looted from Poland’s National Museum by the Nazis in 1939.
From Darwin to Dickens, how history’s biggest thinkers spent their days | Mail Online
From Darwin to Dickens, how history’s biggest thinkers spent their days | Mail Online What makes a genius a genius? According to these graphics, it’s good time management. Using Mason Currey’s book Daily Rituals: How Artists Work – which draws on diaries and letters from the thinkers themselves – designer RJ Andrews has mapped out…
The Self-Portrait: A Cultural History review – ‘enthralling’ | Books | The Observer
The Self-Portrait: A Cultural History review – ‘enthralling’ | Books | The Observer We live in an age of addictive self-portraiture – except that the selfies who so unstoppably document the busy banality of their lives aren’t really making portraits, and it’s unclear whether there is a distinct individual self behind their lookalike grins. A…
Black Death skeletons unearthed by Crossrail project
Black Death skeletons unearthed by Crossrail project BBC News – Skeletons unearthed in London Crossrail excavations are Black Death victims from the great pandemic of the 14th Century, forensic tests indicate.
Letter signed by Joseph Stalin sells for $4,500
Letter signed by Joseph Stalin sells for $4,500 | AbeBooks’ Reading Copy A letter signed Russian dictator Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) has sold for $4,500 on AbeBooks.
Ten of the world’s most beautiful bookshops
BBC – Culture – Ten of the world’s most beautiful bookshops BBC has compiled a short slideshow of ten of the most visually beautiful and stunning bookstores from around the globe.
We Made It Happen | Celebrating 25 Years Since the Fall of Communism
We Made It Happen | Our Victory Over Communism Twenty-five years ago, we made it happen. We defeated communism. This blog celebrates that victory and pays tribute to our heroes who fought for our freedom and brought the Iron Curtain down. Celebrate with us! Tell us your own story or one from your family. Perhaps you…
Part of the Seuso Treasure Recovered by Hungary
Part of the Seuso Treasure Recovered by Hungary Hungary unveiled today seven pieces of the famed Seuso-treasure, the most significant late Roman find of goldsmith works ever found in excavations. The seven decorated pitchers, platters and bowls were unveiled by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán today in the Parliament of Hungary. It was announced that this…
What medieval Europe did with its teenagers
What medieval Europe did with its teenagers Today, there’s often a perception that Asian children are given a hard time by their parents. But a few hundred years ago northern Europe took a particularly harsh line, sending children away to live and work in someone else’s home. Not surprisingly, the children didn’t always like it.
Simon Schama takes on a big topic: the history of the Jews – latimes.com
Simon Schama takes on a big topic: the history of the Jews – latimes.com Three thousand years covered in five hours of TV. British historian Simon Schama’s ‘The Story of the Jews’ heads to PBS. ‘What ties us together is a story,’ he says in the opening episode. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-simon-schama-history-jews-20140323,0,7695011.story#ixzz2wiU24ue7
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