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The medieval seal at Buildwas Abbey where it is believed it originated A medieval wax seal believed to have belonged to Nicholas, Abbot of Buildwas has been discovered Steve Parker, a metal ...
An unusual medieval gold seal with a gemstone engraved with an elephant ... The seal matrix would have been used by its owner ...
A treasure expert is appealing for local historians to solve a mystery around the owner of a medieval seal matrix. The 13th or 14th Century silver matrix - used to stamp an impression on wax seals ...
A RARE medieval seal matrix that lay buried in ... by the carving on the seal matrix when pressed into hot-coloured wax. The seal matrix is inscribed in Latin with 'sigillu[m] officii prioris ...
A rare medieval seal mould which would have promised a “fast ... impression created by the carving on the seal matrix when pressed into hot coloured wax.” The seal matrix is inscribed in Latin with ...
Science is helping researchers judge books by their covers — and revealing surprising beneficiaries of medieval trading routes ... monasteries are wrapped with seal skins that may have come ...
However, there were two abbots called Nicholas at the abbey and one historian believed Mr Parker's seal could be a forgery. The medieval wax seal pictured immediately after it was found The seal ...
A rare medieval seal mould which would have promised ... carving on the seal matrix when pressed into hot coloured wax.” The seal matrix is inscribed in Latin with ‘sigillu[m] officii prioris ...