Exhibition — Watercolours from Winchester College
Some of of Winchester College's remarkable watercolours are displayed in this exhibition.
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Jan 23, 20231 min read
WinColl Collections: Terrapin Ocarina
This terrapin-shaped ocarina from Honduras offers a brief glimpse into the musical tradition of the pre-Columbian Pech people.
Jan 5, 20231 min read
Exhibition — Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient Egypt
Who deciphered the Rosetta Stone and hieroglyphs? This is less a study of ancient Egypt than of 19th-century Europe!
Dec 28, 20221 min read
Merry Christmas!
Was "O Come All Ye Faithful" originally written as a Jacobite anthem? Can you transcribe this historical document?
Nov 9, 20224 min read
The Annunciation at Winchester
This article surveys Winchester College's deep relationship with the Annunciation story.
Oct 30, 20223 min read
WinColl Collections: Limoges Enamel
This beautiful crucifix, enamelled in Limoges, would originally have been attached to a larger processional cross!
Jun 9, 20221 min read
Exhibition — The World of Stonehenge
Was the world of Stonehenge sophisticated? That's what this exhibition explores.
Jun 4, 20221 min read
Exhibition — Stonehenge
Who built the enigmatic stone circle, how and why?
Mar 3, 20221 min read
A Model of Wykeham's Tomb
This wax model of William of Wykeham's tomb is one of the quirkier objects in Winchester College's collections.
Jan 30, 20221 min read
Exhibition — Peru: a journey in time
Llamas, maize, hallucinogenic cacti, textiles and the Pacific Ocean: the British Museum's latest exhibition explores Peru.
Jan 16, 20222 min read
WinColl Collections: Japanese Print
This Japanese print, from 1855, depicts people fording a river whilst travelling between Edo (modern-day Tokyo) and Kyoto.
Jan 9, 20221 min read
Exhibition — Hokusai: The Great Picture Book of Everything
Katsushika Hokusai is best known for his print, The Great Wave: this exhibition explores 103 of his unpublished drawings.
Nov 26, 20211 min read
Exhibition — The Du Boulay Collection
The exhibition 'Chinese Ceramics from the Anthony Du Boulay Collection' can be viewed in the Winchester College Treasury.
Nov 14, 20211 min read
The Cenotaph by Maude Parker
This watercolour, in my personal collection, is particularly moving on Remembrance Sunday.
Nov 7, 20212 min read
WinColl Collections: Mourning Lekythos
This Athenian white-ground lekythos, from around 430 BC, depicts scenes of mourning.
Oct 31, 20211 min read
Exhibition — Collectors, Curators, Connoisseurs: OCS Centenary
3 pieces from Winchester College's collections feature in this exhibition.
Oct 26, 20212 min read
WinColl Collections: Napoleonic Ship
This ship model was made by prisoners of war in Southampton Harbour from bone!
Oct 10, 20212 min read
WinColl Collections: Mappa Mundi
This 14th-century copy of Higden's Polychronicon contains a rare mappa mundi!
Oct 3, 20212 min read
WinColl Collections: Ulm Ptolemy
This edition of Ptolemy's Cosmographia was the first atlas to be printed north of the Alps.
Sep 16, 20211 min read
Food at Winchester College
My podcast, 'Trenchers and Teapots: Food at Winchester College', forms part of Winchester Heritage Open Days.
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