Which topics would you like to be more informed about?
I recently did a course in illustration and one of the modules was to do in depth research into a subject of our choice. I chose dragons.
I was aware of Chinese imperial dragons, and Japanese dragons, as well as western European ones. But I had no idea about the complexity of the subject. For instance how many wings they had (if at all), how many legs or toes? Whether they were good or evil. So much to know.
Then I found out about other civilizations, Australia, various African countries, ancient Greece and Rome, North and South America, each had versions of dragons (also called great snakes), The Australian one for instance was a snake that seemed to link rivers and water holes. The American ones might have been linked to dinosaur bones. How would they know they were fossils and not recently deceased? It was fascinating.
But that’s when I realised I know only very little about ancient civilizations. And watching I Claudius on television recently, I understand I know virtually nothing about the Romans, let alone the Celts, ancient Chinese, Vikings, and so many peoples from across the whole world.
I know I cannot gain an encyclopedic knowledge, but I want to learn more. I’m interested in finding out.
Mallaband-Brown 
Go for it!
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Whare to start, I remember reading a children’s book about ancient Greek mythology and legends, maybe I should look ay them, or aesops fables…
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Since you’re an artist, the history of paint might be a place to start.
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I’d never have thought of that, how odd!
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It’s absolutely fascinating. And you’re in England! I have the coolest book that talks about the chemistry of the paint used in the medieval churches in Britain. I got it when I was still teaching and if my students were having a test, I read that book. It’s “Pigments of English Medieval Wall Painting” by Helen Howard. It has hundreds of pictures, some are electron microscope photos of the layers of pigment on the wall. You could actually go see the paintings, maybe, if any are near you. It’s kind of technical and dry, but still really cool. All that stuff, too, about the monks up there in Ireland and Scotland — those guys changed the world. And you have Roman ruins and stuff. You’re in “ancient world” Heaven! I used to watch a British show about archeologists finding things. It was called Time Team. Fascinating.
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I loved time team. There is a church on the isle of wight that still has the old wall paintings, can’t remember it’s name. We visited about twenty years ago. There is also a tudor hall near here called little Moreton hall with the remanents of some of the wall paintings there. X
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That’s so cool. 🙂
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Look up Godshill church isle of wight for the article. I could write about it but there is a lot of info and I’m bothered about copyright
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