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6 Dec is the Feast of #StNicholas, patron saint of children. It was celebrated in medieval England with the appointment of a #BoyBishop, empowered to give orders & sermons & distribute largesse to the poor - a focus for festivities & frivolities, at Clare Castle as elsewhere. The #tradition was suppressed by Henry VIII, but survives... https://www.liturgicalartsjournal.com/2021/01/customs-and-traditions-boy-bishop.html
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@medievodons, does anyone know about in England? I read that a coveted royal licence of 'free warren' was required to keep & hunt rabbits. However, the accounts of the record in 1338/9 the receipt of rabbits from various manors which had no such licence. More details available but... would the rabbits have been caught legally? on what terms? or domesticated? Thoughts welcome!

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The great fair at outside (https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-800-year-old-story-of-stourbridge-fair) was commemorated last weekend at the with dancing, singing, storytelling & craft stalls.

The accounts of the record purchases there over the years: salt, often; also furs & lambskins; smoked herring, cod & stockfish; rice & almonds. were bought in great quantity, used by the pastry chef from Paris & to indulge the pet .

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A joy to be at Clare College to unveil the stone sculpture of the 1359 seal - greatly enlarged for visibility! Wonderful workmanship by Cardozo Kindersley Workshop, http://kindersleyworkshop.co.uk

Iconographic key & more at https://barnes1.net/seal/

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The medieval seal, with numbered key to the iconography. For the text to match the numbers, please look up the website. Can you see 14 people, 5 lions, 2 castles, an eagle and a lamb? The original silver masterpiece is 6cm high.

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The skill of the medieval silversmith & the modern stonecarvers was celebrated in a third medium with our project mementos! These were made by Cameron Newham FSA, using photogrammetry, 3D-printing, & handpainting. Tiny medieval treasures & large stone sculptures are both hard to move: these small replicas are a delight!

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The skill of the medieval silversmith & the modern stonecarvers was celebrated in a third medium with our project mementos! These were made by Cameron Newham FSA, using photogrammetry, 3D-printing, & handpainting. Tiny medieval treasures & large stone sculptures are both hard to move: these small replicas are a delight!

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Close up of the resin memento. It's a pointed oval or vesica shape, with legend 'Aulam Clare Pia Pege Semper Virgo Maria' (Aulam being abbreviated with a macron). The Lady of Clare in the centre holds the foundation document with its large pendent seal in her right hand, & the book of statutes in her left. She is presenting these to the kneeling Master & Fellows. Above are the Virgin Mary & Child Jesus, St John the Baptist holding an Agnus Dei, & St John the Evangelist with his eagle. The shield at the bottom represents the final arms of the Lady of Clare, adopted from then onwards by the college. To left & right are the royal arms of England & of Leon & Castile, representing the Lady's maternal grandparents, Edward I & Eleanor of Castile.

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The seal, first used in 1359, is "an extraordinary depiction of female vision, & female faith in the importance of education, & a woman's power & ability to accomplish that vision... We have one of the world's greatest stonecutters a mile up the road, who also happens to be a woman."
Informative & entertaining talks by Jackie Tasioulas, & Lida & Roxanne Kindersley, preceded the unveiling of the sculpture, & are online at https://stories.clare.cam.ac.uk/unveiling-of-lady-clares-seal/
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In 2020 we published a 2nd edition of the definitive biography of the - & then we learned more about the evolution of her heraldic & visual identity. New insights came from archaeology, from archives, & from drawing & carving which brought details from hands to eyes. Two books now available at : booksites https://barnes1.net/FHGE/ & https://barnes1.net/seal/

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