Medieval Europe was a place of great emotional incontinence. So much so that historian Johan Huizinga claimed: “Modern man has no idea of the unrestrained extravagance of the medieval heart.” Crying ...
A museum in Norfolk has uncovered embroidered letters that were stitched by a Great Yarmouth woman while in a workhouse. Lorina Bulwer was confined to the lunatic ward in the late 19th Century and ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Woven cotton foundations in letter ...