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The Magical Protection of Buildings
with Timothy Eastonat Tranmer House, Sutton Hoo (map)
A day exploring how Suffolk builders and householders found ways to appease the fear of invasion by malign spirits in the home. Most of the evidence dates from the 16th century or later, but we shall see how some of the practices used have a much older history.
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| 10.00 | Coffee on arrival | ||
| 10.15 | Using the archaeological record we will explore the methods used by Suffolk householders to protect themselves and their stock from evil spirits. | ||
| 11.15 | Coffee | ||
| 11.30 | An examination of the benefits of protection using scribed marks in the vulnerable parts of buildings such as doors, windows, and the chimney. | ||
| 12.30 | Lunch break | ||
| 14:00 | A look at more symbols from furniture and household utensils, especially those associated with the Virgin Mary before the Reformation and after. | ||
| 15:00 | Tea break | ||
| 15:15 | A consideration of the evidence for specialist protective magic in Suffolk houses and how it relates to continuing practices in other parts of the world. | ||
| 16:15 | Close |
Timothy Easton is an artist and architectural historian who has lived in Suffolk since 1972. As a specialist in the use of historic colour he is a consultant for the Globe Theatre and the Getty Museum in London. He has been recording and collecting archaeological material associated with protective magic for buildings for many years and has pioneered the study of the magical protection of buildings.
Duffy, E., The Stripping of altars: Traditional Religion in England 1400-1580 (Yale 1992)
Hutton, R., The Rise and Fall of Merry England: the Ritual Year 1400-1700 (Oxford 1994)
Hutton, R., The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year (Oxford 1996)
Gaskill, M., Witchfinders: A Seventeenth-Century English Tragedy (Murray 2005)
Merrifield, R., The Archaeology of Ritual and Magic (Batsford 1987)
Oldridge, D., The Devil in Early Modern England (Sutton 2000)
Wilson, S., The Magical Universe: Everyday Ritual and Magic in Pre-Modern Europe (Hambledon 2000)
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Wuffing Education,
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