Carta di cabotaggio del Mare Adriatico (1822–1824): A Turning-Point in the Development of Adriatic Maritime Cartography

After almost five centuries of development in nautical charts depicting the Adriatic Sea, a systematic, complete hydrographic survey was carried out that resulted in the first modern nautical chart of the area. The survey, a coordinated operation undertaken jointly by Austrian, Neapolitan and British experts in 1818–1819, was the first scientific activity in the Adriatic region to be based on international cooperation. Until then, the gathering, processing and presentation of geographical data on Adriatic nautical charts were neither systematic nor institutionalized activities, so those charts could not serve as reliable, safe sources of different types of information for seafarers and others for whom spatial relations in coastal, island and sea regions were of primary importance. Given the quality and quantity of hydrographical and geographical content presented in the Carta di cabotaggio del Mare Adriatico (Coasting Chart of the Adriatic Sea), it immediately became an essential source of spatial information.     

明代胡人戏狮纹玉带板及相关问题的探讨

明代以胡人戏狮纹作为主体纹饰的玉带板目前所见的主要有三副,分别出土于南京与北京。本文分析了这三副玉带板的纹饰特点及时代风格,考证了胡人戏狮纹的发展、变化及其在宋代成为带板装饰题材的原因。     

宋元仿古青铜器上的纹样

宋代曾掀起过复古运动,徽宗时达到极盛。目的是希望通过恢复、再现＂三代＂礼制,以求治国和加强皇权。这场复古运动,皇帝与士大夫阶层是最热衷的实践者,寄托了他们强烈的政治抱负与理想。复古运动的性质决定了作为重要载体的宋代仿古青铜器,以礼器占大宗,当然,陈设与实用兼具的器物也有不少。大致可归成以下几类用途：     

First evidence of the production of Ginalski E5 button spurs from copper alloy in Central Europe

Ginalski-type E5 button spurs made from a Cu alloy are a characteristic attribute of the Middle Roman period in barbarian Europe. The find of part of a mould made of non-ferrous metal at the Luleč site in the district of Vyškov, Czech Republic, provided key evidence for explaining the issue of their production. The discovery of this unique artefact showed that based on current knowledge, the spurs made from a Cu alloy were also produced in the Middle Danube region and not only in Northeast Europe as had previously been thought.     

新见"襄阴"圜钱与"(衣)金"尖足空首布

一、"襄阴"圜钱 几年前见到一枚战国圜钱,钱径26、孔径10mm,重6.2克(图1).因其上文字比较特别,当时仅一见,曾旋读为"襄二甾",判定为战国晚期赵国圜钱.①近期见到两枚与几年前见到的那一枚大小、铭文基本相同的圜钱,一枚重3.5克(图2),一枚重4.2克(图3,"襄"字下部笔画很浅),文字清晰可辨,当释读为"襄阴二".