HPS: Leprosy, Language and Identity in the Medieval World

Lod Mosaic

A remarkable late antique mosaic floor recently uncovered in Israel is now on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Lod Mosaic by G.W. Bowersock NYRBlog The New York Review of Books

Object of Devotion: Medieval English Alabaster Sculpture from the Victoria and Albert Museum (Bowdoin College Museum of Art)

An ancient love letter from the 15th century records the first use of the word"valentine".

from:
BBC News - First Valentine: Lasting legacy of 500-year-old love

from the British Library:
Medieval and Earlier Manuscripts Blog
and:
Evolving English

University of Florida

A certificate program in Medieval Archaeology is now being offered at the University of Florida.

Treasures of Heaven  a website on the exhibit now at the Walter's Art Museum in Baltimore (from Columbia University's Visual Media Center)

Wishing you all a Happy Valentine's Day