Pearls, sapphires, diamonds toadstones I Curators Corner S3 Ep 8, Curators Corner

Curator Naomi Speakman has already told us about bestiaries medieval books of animals both real and mythical. Here, she takes us through another type of medieval compendiary the lapidary, an encyclopaedia of jewels, their properties and their meanings in medieval society. , CuratorsCorner, Jewellery