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28 February 2025 12:37 pm
Your thought for the week from my Medieval Wisdom series.
Your thought for the week from my Medieval Wisdom series.
It's tomorrow! There's a slideshow of great pictures too! Here's what the museum promo says:
This is your friendly reminder to get your tickets to Rosalie Gilbert's upcoming talk, Single Medieval Women: Who Were They and What Did They Do?
The Abbey Hall
Saturday, 22 Feb
2pm - 4pm
Join Rosalie for an in-depth dive into the day-to-day lives of single women in Medieval times. Whether they were unmarried, widowed, divorced, or had taken up a life within the church, learn and explore the different freedoms (or restrictions) women of the Middle Ages lived with. What roles did they hold in society?
Limited tickets remaining - gets yours now so you don't miss out!
TICKETS: Friends Member $10 | Guest $20
https://abbeymuseum.com.au/.../friends-presentation.../
This is your friendly reminder to get your tickets to Rosalie Gilbert's upcoming talk, Single Medieval Women: Who Were They and What Did They Do?
The Abbey Hall Saturday, 22 Feb 2pm - 4pmJoin Rosalie for an in-depth dive into the day-to-day lives of single women in Medieval times. Whether they were unmarried, widowed, divorced, or had taken up a life within the church, learn and explore the different freedoms (or restrictions) women of the Middle Ages lived with. What roles did they hold in society?
Limited tickets remaining - gets yours now so you don't miss out!
TICKETS: Friends Member $10 | Guest $20
https://abbeymuseum.com.au/.../friends-presentation.../
Medieval Wisdom for December
3 December 2024 05:48 pm
Medieval self care advice for December from the Medieval Wisdom For Modern Women calendar.
If you don't like social gatherings, just stay home and life you best life without the crowds. Works for me!
This is the last of the months for the calendar, and since I still have leftovers from this year, I don't think I'll do more for 2025, but for anyone who would like more medieval quotes from actual medieval manuscripts, why not drop Medieval Wisdom for Modern Women on your wish list this year? Sadly, with the changes in postage, it's far too expensive to post out of Australia now, so just Australia wide postage now.
You can VISIT THE SQUARE SHOP if you would like one.
Piers the Plowman
12 November 2024 10:39 am
Checking a few quotes I'm using from three versions of Piers the Plowman. Here's my oldest (printed 1888) from my vintage book library and the newest, printed in 1992. I really don't know which version to use. Is the new translation using more modern words for things, or more accurate ones? The third version of the quote is similar but a bit different again.
All authors have solid research credentials.The oldest is a bit more swear-y, and uses the very old words for things, which I like.
These two are Piers Plowman by William Langland, written c.1370-1386. A New Translation of the B Text. A. V. C. Schmidt. The World’s Classics, Oxford University Press in 1992 and The Vision of William concerning Piers the Plowman by William Langland. According to the version revised and enlarged by the author about A.D. 1377, edited by the Rev. Walter W. Skeat, Litt.D. Oxford University Press, Clarendon Press Series in 1888.
I own both versions, with the 1888 in my antique book collection.
Your thought for November
3 November 2024 10:15 am
Your thought for November from my Medieval Wisdom for Modern Women, Self Care Advice and Warnings From The Middle Ages That You Still Need Today.
I think it's a nice little thought too.
I think it's a nice little thought too.
