Today Anne and Marijn will be moving house. I have looked if there are any medieval miniatures depicting a similar situation and came up wi...

This miniature is from 1350 and shows two trestle tables - one large used by the king for dining (it looks like he is getting a medieval...

Moulding planes are planes that serve a special function: shaving a specific form or mould into the wood, such as a decorative edge or conc...

This month (and the previous one) will be a bit meagre in posts from me. I am moving house and most of my attention goes to painting and co...

During Saint Nicholas and Christmas time I have received and bought some new (at least for me) medieval cookbooks. These were: '...

The medieval plane history is not finished yet, although it becomes more speculative here. In this part some planes made from metal are pre...

When I looked up the painted glass window of the joiners guild in Chartres cathedral (France) on internet, I accidentally stumbled upon ano...