Subscribe to RSS
Scythians in Central Asia
Detail of Scythian gold pectoral from Tolstaya Mogila, Ordžonikidze (4th c. BCE) (Photo in public domain) By Aigerim Korzhumbayeva – Once a former Soviet...
Albrecht Dürer’s 1515 Imagines coeli Star Charts
Albrecht Dürer’s 1515 Imagines coeli Septentrionales (North hemisphere) Star Chart By Patrick Hunt – Albrecht Dürer is an artist famous for multiple endeavors,...
Istanbul’s (Constantinople) 6th Century Basilica Cistern
Basilica Cistern (Photo by Clint Koehler, 2010, with permission) By Aigerim Korzhumbayeva – Amid the teeming bustle of exotic Istanbul’s overall population...
Celtic Collections at the Liechtenstein Landesmuseum
Liechtenstein LandesMuseum, Vaduz (Photo P. Hunt, 2012) By Patrick Hunt- Several times in the past year, both in summer and spring, I’ve had the pleasure...
Villa Farnesina, Jewel of Renaissance Rome
Astrological Ceiling of Galatea Loggia with Agostino Chigi’s Birth Date (November 29, 1466) cleverly shown in the planetary and celestial alignments (Photo...
Charlemagne, Rhine and Alsatian Wines: Riesling and Gewurztraminer
Reliquary Bust, Charlemagne, Aachen (Photo: public domain) By Patrick Hunt – Tradition and some evidence have it that Charlemagne (768-814) revitalized...
Homeric Wine: Sicilian Wines Taste Like Sunshine Should in Taormina
Taormina’s coastline with Mt. Etna (Photo P. Hunt 2012) by Patrick Hunt – When sailing wine dark seas is not an option, read Giuseppe Tomasi...
Order of the Golden Fleece
By Patrick Hunt – Golden Fleece Medallion (Photo in public domain) The Order of the Golden Fleece in late medieval Europe found its source in the old Greek...
C.S. Lewis and Oxford
Eagle and Child Pub, St Giles, Oxford (photo P. Hunt, 2012) By Patrick Hunt – C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) had a long half century of association with Oxford,...
The Legacy of Verona Marble
By Patrick Hunt – Renaissance Faun Fountain of Verona Marble, Filoli Gardens, California (Photo P. Hunt 2011) One of the most important marbles of Italy...