Delighted to be featured in the latest issue of Antiqvvs magazine, with a piece about Aquincum, ancient Roman Budapest. Aquincum, both its civil and military towns, is covered in depth in Blue Guide Budapest. “Antiqvvs Magazine’s … focus is educational, showcasing ancient art and related civilisations of the Graeco-Roman world,…
āMatthias is deadānow books will be cheap in Europe!ā So Lorenzo the Magnificent is said to have exclaimed on hearing of the passing of the King of Hungary, Matthias Corvinus, in 1490. Matthias was the man behind the famous Corvina Library in Budapest, “one of the most renowned libraries of…
On art and culture, Biedermeier and the Enlightenment in Austria-Hungary in the post-Napoleonic ageāand how keeping one’s head down is not a new thing. āBiedermeier Lifestylesā was the title of a recent exhibition at the Hungarian National Gallery in Budapest. It is a title that will possibly need explanation. In…
