Monthly Archives: August 2015

Nishiki-e in Osaka and Edo

Posted on August 21, 2015 by toshidama

Yoshitoshi, Supernatural Beings at Shirazunoyabu in Yawata, 1881 Aha! The hated colour. A theme that we keep returning to is the ‘decadence’ of the nineteenth century Japanese woodblock print. The ‘rot’ really set in though in the eighteenth century, with … Continue reading →

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A Medieval Guide to the ‘Old Stones’ of Derbyshire

Posted on August 12, 2015 by toshidama

Originally posted on Medieval Midlands:
On 23rd July 2015, fifteen early medievalists from the University of Nottingham set off to tour the “old stones” of Derbyshire. “Old stones” may seem like a strikingly unspecific term, but we needed a title…

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