Category Archives: history

Defixiones

Posted on 22/05/2012 by

The things that draw me to archaeology are not the battles nor the Roman legions, nor any of the political aspects, although of course they are all important to understanding the events of the times. What interests me are the … Continue reading →

Posted in Austria, culture, history, Innsbruck, lives of others | 3 Comments

Weekend Mountain Blogging/Pagans In Bavaria: Der Petersberg

Posted on 19/05/2012 by

In the center of the image, a mountain called the “Kleiner Madron”, just over the border in Bavaria. According to the official trail sign (which saves me from making unsupported hypotheses), it is recognized that this name suggests a Celtic … Continue reading →

Posted in Germany, history, Mountains, nature, travel | 2 Comments

Mountain Blogging: Schönberg

Posted on 26/04/2012 by

Confession — when I began blogging about 4.5 years ago, I quite honestly thought I might be out of material in 6 months’ time. In fact, the opposite has happened — the ‘to do’ list just keeps getting longer. Recent … Continue reading →

Posted in Austria, history, Mountains

Cozens in Brixen*

Posted on 15/04/2012 by

I had already been toying with the idea of a series of alpine paintings accompanied by photos of the mountains which inspired them, when Paschberg sent me the link to this watercolor by the 18th century British artist John Robert … Continue reading →

Posted in art, history, Italy, lives of others, Mountains, nature, travel | 1 Comment

Dürer Sketched Here Too

Posted on 11/04/2012 by

Continuing from the previous post about Dürer’s mountain sketches from Mösern: This, is a representation of this, the Hohe Munde in Tirol, and is part of this.

Posted in art, Austria, history, Mountains