Lydia Prosser
@lydiaprosser.bsky.social
Medieval finds specialist. Curator at Auckland Palace and the Faith Museum (all views my own). My PhD is on late medieval Scottish dress accessories.
The wonderful 13th-century wall paintings at St Agatha's Church, Easby (North Yorkshire)
August 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The wonderful 13th-century wall paintings at St Agatha's Church, Easby (North Yorkshire)
Reposted by Lydia Prosser
“Mary Magdalen” - Jan Borman I
Carved in oak with traces of polychromy.
#Brussels 1480-90
Amazing to see the #medieval costume & hairstyle of the late 15th Century. But such skill in rendering it in wood.
Now @museecluny.bsky.social #Paris
#Woodensday
#WoodcarvingWednesday
Carved in oak with traces of polychromy.
#Brussels 1480-90
Amazing to see the #medieval costume & hairstyle of the late 15th Century. But such skill in rendering it in wood.
Now @museecluny.bsky.social #Paris
#Woodensday
#WoodcarvingWednesday
August 6, 2025 at 6:49 AM
“Mary Magdalen” - Jan Borman I
Carved in oak with traces of polychromy.
#Brussels 1480-90
Amazing to see the #medieval costume & hairstyle of the late 15th Century. But such skill in rendering it in wood.
Now @museecluny.bsky.social #Paris
#Woodensday
#WoodcarvingWednesday
Carved in oak with traces of polychromy.
#Brussels 1480-90
Amazing to see the #medieval costume & hairstyle of the late 15th Century. But such skill in rendering it in wood.
Now @museecluny.bsky.social #Paris
#Woodensday
#WoodcarvingWednesday
Lovely clear depiction of an annular brooch fastening a tabard on the early 13th-century effigy of William Marshall, 1st Earl of Pembroke in Temple Church (London)
June 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Lovely clear depiction of an annular brooch fastening a tabard on the early 13th-century effigy of William Marshall, 1st Earl of Pembroke in Temple Church (London)
Unusual and interesting little manuscript
The LEIGHEAS project Medical Manuscript of the Month for May 2025 is Edinburgh, NLS Adv. MS 72.1.4 (‘Neil MacBeath’s Psalter’), containing a copy of Psalm 118 followed by medical definitions and aphorisms in Latin with Irish translations:
leigheas.maynoothuniversity.ie/leigheas-man...
leigheas.maynoothuniversity.ie/leigheas-man...
May 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Unusual and interesting little manuscript
I had a magnificent view of Durham Cathedral from my workplace this afternoon
May 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I had a magnificent view of Durham Cathedral from my workplace this afternoon
I finally submitted my PhD thesis on late medieval Scottish dress accessories this week. This is one of the objects featured - a beautiful 'biting beasts' buckle in the form of two dog's heads, from Maxton (Scottish Borders) #FindsFriday #Medieval
February 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I finally submitted my PhD thesis on late medieval Scottish dress accessories this week. This is one of the objects featured - a beautiful 'biting beasts' buckle in the form of two dog's heads, from Maxton (Scottish Borders) #FindsFriday #Medieval
Spring is starting to emerge in County Durham
February 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Spring is starting to emerge in County Durham
Love the detailed collar and leash fittings on this dog - part of the 16th-century tomb of Henry Neville at Staindrop Church, Darlington.
January 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Love the detailed collar and leash fittings on this dog - part of the 16th-century tomb of Henry Neville at Staindrop Church, Darlington.