Technological mistake of the cathedral builders?

Surfaces of iron objects were often coated with tin in the Middle Ages. Occurrence of such coating was stated on heads of hobnails of door woodwork in the southern porch of St. Johns cathedral in Toruń, erected about 1...

Zaginione średniowieczne kościoły Torunia

Lost mediaeval churches of Toruń

Mediaeval Toruń churches – St. Johns, Holy Virgin Mary and St. Jackob – due to their high artistic values were enrolled in 1998 into UNESCO World Heritage List. But for the fact that in 19th c they had been destroyed,...

Toruński przytułek św. Wawrzyńca w świetle źródeł archeologicznych na tle średniowiecznego szpitalnictwa europejskiego

The oldest tiles from Toruń

The article presents initial study results of the oldest tiles from Toruń being deposited in the collection of the District Museum in Toruń. They originate from archaeological exploration conducted within the ruins of...