Claire Barnes · @ClaireFromClare
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"Thinking Inside the Box":
a fascinating article on the #medieval #chest in which the City of #Antwerp kept important #manuscripts ...
sources of the #wood felled in 1301-17...
the ships from which the wood was #recycled ...
the width of the bottom plank, similar to those in recently #excavated #cog #ships...
the #moss used for #caulking...
& the customised wooden boxes inside for safekeeping of #documents & #seals
#medieval #chest #antwerp #manuscripts #wood #recycled #excavated #cog #ships #Moss #caulking #documents #seals #dendrochronology #archive #medievodons