Barry Cunliffe. The Ancient Celts.
Lisa L. Spangenberg | May 24, 2002
Metafilter points to this story in the Guardian about Mont Sainte-Odile an ancient convent perched atop a 2,500ft peak in eastern France, a locked library containing a priceless collection of early printed books and illuminated manuscripts, a secret passage – and a series of spectacular and inexplicable thefts.
Lisa L. Spangenberg | May 12, 2002
Long before May 1 became associated with workers, it was associated with the joys of spring and the restoration of fertility to the land. The Celtic festival of Beltaine is the ancestor of the calens Mai, or May Day associated with May 1, and I suspect the Roman floralia may have contributed. Beltaine is one [...]
Lisa L. Spangenberg | May 11, 2002
I was making one of my regular “search the web for digitized manuscripts” searches when I discovered this web-based interactive jig saw puzzle based on an image from a Parisian Book of Hours. Try it, it’s fun!
The Mabinogi and Other Medieval Tales. Patrick K. Ford
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