The Relic Master by Christopher Buckley is a hilarious, darkly satirical, madcap romp through European history at the dawn of the Protestant Reformation. I know how that sounds, but bear with me! Probably best known for his modern political satires, author Christopher Buckley (son of William F. Buckley) takes aim at the complicated politics of […]
Read more "“The Relic Master” by Christopher Buckley"Last week I hosted my final Zoom lecture of 2021 – The Book of Kells. This was the third presentation in my current lecture series The Artist as Alchemist: Spirituality, Science & Magic in Art. This lecture series will conclude in January 2022 with a Zoom presentation of epic proportions, so stay tuned for more […]
Read more "The Book of Kells (Lecture)"A recent scientific discovery proves that some Medieval manuscript illuminators were women. Last month, a German woman’s body dated ca. 1100 AD was exhumed and inspected. Blue particles were found in the mouth of the corpse and those particles were determined to be lapis lazuli. Lapis lazuli came from what is now Afghanistan which was […]
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The Wandering Art Historian 