February 2012
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Archaeological News: Privatizing Albanian Castles... →
archaeologicalnews:
Illyrian and medieval castles in Albania could be soon turned into bars and restaurants according to a government plant to lease cultural monuments to local businessmen.
According to the plan unveiled in late January by the head of Albania’s Institute of Monuments, Apollon Bace, some 40 monuments…
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muse-in-thought asked: your work is fantastic! thanks so much for making it available for the world - what is the picture used in your avatar?
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Take a tour of one of my favorite museums in the... →
Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya
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Recipe for roast black rat from the kitchens of...
medievalthedas:
The rats…are fried in hot oil holding with the tail till the hair is removed; after washing with hot water, the stomach is cut and the inner parts are cooked with amla and salt; or the rat is kept on iron rods and fired on red hot coal, till the outer skin is burnt or shrinks. When the rat is cooked well, salt, [cumin] and sothi are sprinkled and relished.”
Collingham, Curry:...
January 2012
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“Obedience, poverty, chastity, silence, prayer, and work.”
– Carta Caritatis (Charter of Love)
(The basic principles of Cistercian monks)
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Who are the Cistercians??
Religious of the Order of Cîteaux, a Benedictine reform, established at Cîteaux in 1098 by St. Robert, Abbot of Molesme in the Diocese of Langres, for the purpose of restoring as far as possible the literal observance of the Rule of St. Benedict.
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Following on Facebook? You should! →
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Athelstan Psalter online - Medieval and Earlier... →
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