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The Newsletter for the Medieval History Site at the Mining Co.Vol. I, No.9 August 21, 1998 |
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This Week's Feature
Book Break: Uppity Women of Medieval Times
Take a break and have a look at this amusing and informative book, reviewed by your Guide this week.
Announcement
Your Guide is taking a two-week hiatus. I'll occasionally be able to check my email and the bulletin board but I will not be able to access the net every day, nor will I have an opportunity to update the site.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the site should be updated again, with new links and a new feature, on September 11.
Medieval Minutia
The use of gargoyles originated in the need for something to channel rainwater from the roof of cathedrals and other structures; this the grotesque statues did by pouring the water out their mouths. Thus, the word "gargoyle" is derived from the Old French word for "throat."
Source: The Encyclopedia Americana
Find out more about medieval architecture in our page of net links on the subject.
Site Update
New links have been added to the following net link categories:
- Archaeology
- Kamianets-Podilsky Excavations
- Book, Manuscript and Printing History
- The Tyndale New Testament
- Castles
- Knight Life #5: Castle in the Background
- Knight Life #6: The Castle through the Ages
- Kamianets-Podilsky
- Narva City and Castle
- Pskov-Pechersky Monastery fortress
- The Crusades
- The First Crusade
- Knightly Orders
- The Military Orders: Introduction
- The Most Illustrious Order of the Golden Fleece
- Recruitment to the Military Orders
- The Knights Templar
- The European Templar Heritage Research Network
- (also added to Organizations)
- Military Orders: The Templars
- The Order of the Temple
- The Primitive Rule of the Templars
- The Rule of St. Benedict Compared with the Rule of the Templars
- (also added to Religion)
- Language
- The History of the Coptic Language
- Medieval Britain
- Robert the Bruce Chronology (also added to Timelines )
- Robert the Bruce Factfile
- Medieval Russia
- Kamianets-Podilsky Foundation
- Kyiv - Capital of Ukraine
- Novgorod
- Russian Medieval Arms & Armor (also added to Armor & Weaponry)
- Succession to the Russian Crown (also added to Timelines)
- Perislavl Zelessky (also added to Architecture )
- Pskov - Kremlin and City (also added to Architecture)
- Religion
- The Church in Crisis: A History of the General Councils
- Foundation Charter of Cluny
- Monasticism in the Orthodox Church
- The papacy, religious change and church reform, 1049-1125
- The Rule of St. Augustine
- The Rule of St. Columba
- Women of the Middle Ages
- Sisters Between: Gender and the Medieval Beguines
Medieval History Quizlet
Come to our quizlet page and see the results of the last question and the new question.
Quote of the Knight
- Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I
accomplish.
Michelangelo
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Melissa Snell
Your Medieval History Guide at the Mining Co.
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