Comments for The History Blog http://www.thehistoryblog.com History fetish? What history fetish? Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:47:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on Update: Earliest heraldic roll to stay in England by Hans http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/788#comment-18742 Hans Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:52:29 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/?p=788#comment-18742 The National Museum of Taiwan in Taipei has one of the finest collections of Chinese art and antquities and 100% of that is stolen from China. At least it's not on the open market though. The National Museum of Taiwan in Taipei has one of the finest collections of Chinese art and antquities and 100% of that is stolen from China. At least it’s not on the open market though.

]]> Comment on Update: Earliest heraldic roll to stay in England by livius drusus http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/788#comment-18736 livius drusus Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:09:25 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/?p=788#comment-18736 Oh for sure. Museums in America, too. In this case, though, local context won out over big money/nouveau imperialism. Oh for sure. Museums in America, too. In this case, though, local context won out over big money/nouveau imperialism.

]]> Comment on Update: Earliest heraldic roll to stay in England by Ensign Steve http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/788#comment-18730 Ensign Steve Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:23:18 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/?p=788#comment-18730 Not to be a buzz kill, but aren't the museums in Britain loaded up with treasures stolen from all over the world? Yay for the good guys, indeed. Seriously, though, that is a cool scroll. Not to be a buzz kill, but aren’t the museums in Britain loaded up with treasures stolen from all over the world? Yay for the good guys, indeed. Seriously, though, that is a cool scroll.

]]> Comment on Update: Earliest heraldic roll to stay in England by livius drusus http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/788#comment-18727 livius drusus Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:57:36 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/?p=788#comment-18727 I'm afraid this is the biggest image available. I actually contacted the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council directly to get it because there were no pictures in the news beyond small segments in thumbnails. I'd love to scroll carefully through a high resolution version myself. :( I’m afraid this is the biggest image available. I actually contacted the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council directly to get it because there were no pictures in the news beyond small segments in thumbnails.

I’d love to scroll carefully through a high resolution version myself. :(

]]> Comment on Update: Earliest heraldic roll to stay in England by Hans http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/788#comment-18725 Hans Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:17:41 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/?p=788#comment-18725 Beautiful! I can't find a higher reolution ( larger image) of it- If you know of a link I'd love to see the scroll in more detail. Beautiful! I can’t find a higher reolution ( larger image) of it- If you know of a link I’d love to see the scroll in more detail.

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