Surprised by Time

Antelm's view and castle of Patras 700 years later. Antelm the Nasty was very nearly the worst person in the whole world. He c...

Detail, Giovanni Bellini, Miracle of the Cross , 1500. It is difficult to find pictures of slaves who are not black.  A hundred ye...

Lotto , St. Barbara , detail. Last week, Surprised by Time looked at some of the laws in Methoni intended to maintain peace and qui...

Column in the central plateia of Methoni wher all  announcements were made, public justice enacted, and the main market held. Vol...

Primary feathers from left and right wings, thinner on the fore-edge. Erosion is evident on both edges. From July on, the crow...

(Stratiote) Male profile bust, 1477-1491, V& A, London. 48 x 47 cm. One of my correspondents, Pavlos Plessas, sent me these rem...

I have been accompanying the Book of Ceremonies with the pictures from the Skylitzes Chronicle ( download it here ).  Admittedly, the...

Court attendants waiting. As I read the 10th C    Book of Ceremonies , the main emphases are dress and waiting. And interior deco...