This article contains information about Provenance Studies. While typically Provenance Studies is mentioned in relation to geological studies, I am interested in Historical Provenance Studies. As far as I’m aware, there is no discipline yet that has this name in the historical arenas. ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ M. R. James (1899) reports that he was… Continue Reading
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (ASC) is the most important historical source in English history for the period of 500-1189 AD. The ASC is made up of 7 manuscripts, labeled by M. R. James as A-F. The first attempt at printing the fragments of the ASC was made by by Professor Wheloc around 1644. The second attempt was… Continue Reading
PLOtW’s Bibliography for the Parker Chronicle
The bibliography in this article is listed chronologically instead of alphabetically. They have 240 references listed. There are 8 references that have “Parker Chronicle” in the title: [42], [44], [45], [54], [78], [161], [164], [199]. There are 4 references that have “Parker Manuscript” in the title: [38], [41], [83], [88]. There are 5 references that… Continue Reading
LIDAR
This is the Ctruth Article of the Month for June, 2020. The topic for the Article of the Month is voted on each month by Ctruth patrons. The topic for the June 2020 article is science. A special thanks goes out from Ctruth to the Ctruth patrons. Thank you for your pledges and your votes.… Continue Reading
Ten Examples of Deception
People have been deceiving others throughout all of recorded human history. Studying the ways that deception has been employed in the past can help us avoid being deceived in the future. Be it a fake tunnel painted on a brick wall or an AI that convinces you it’s a human; deception can be tricky and… Continue Reading
Investigating The Parker Chronicle, ASC
The Parker Chronicle (Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, MS. 173) is a fundamental manuscript of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles. Its siglum is A-Prime to distinguish it from “A – Cottonian Fragment (Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, MS. 173)”. It is also sometimes known as the A-version. While they are both in the same MS, they are two separate… Continue Reading
Scharmel Iris
Scharmel Iris (1889-1967) had an obsession with becoming recognized as a great American poet and committed forgery, plagiary, and imposture to become that. He would write letters under false names to hype up his reputation. He also did this to obtain resources and support. One of his pseudonyms was Vincent Holme. He had attempted to… Continue Reading
