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Loath to Depart by Giles Farnaby 1563-1640


I found a wonderful site that had Early Modern music recordings from all aroudn Europe. This is one of my favourites.

I think I’ll have to put it on to work to when I read primary sources lol

Downloading isn’t automatic, you have to right click the links and say ‘save link as’. But you can play them without downloading, and the owner of the site gives you full permission to download them.

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From here
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From here

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deepredroom: Because everyone is reblogging that black suit of armour I uploaded.
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Because everyone is reblogging that black suit of armour I uploaded.

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John’s face.

Bless ‘im.

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“Pre-movie PSA, shown in US cinemas c.1910 (via Library of Congress)”
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“Pre-movie PSA, shown in US cinemas c.1910 (via Library of Congress)”

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mediumaevum: The left-hand glove of a pair of great interest and beauty, and, taking into consideration their age (517 years), in a wonderful state of preservation; they are made of crimson, purl knitted, silk, embroidered on the backs and cuffs with gold, now faded and tarnished. The octagon designs round the cuffs are separated by small squares of green silk; a double band of gold embroidery encircles each finger and thumb. The entire length of the gloves from the tip of the middle finger to the edge of the cuff is 9¾ inches. The cuffs are lined with crimson silk: the circles on the back of the hand, with their sixteen flame-pointed arms worked in gold, surround the sacred monogram. These early ecclesiastical gloves belonged to William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester, the founder of New College, Oxford (originally designated St. Mary’s College of Winchester in Oxenford), in 1379, and were probably worn by him at the opening religious ceremonial, April 14th, 1386. They are carefully preserved in the Treasury of New College, Oxford.
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The left-hand glove of a pair of great interest and beauty, and, taking into consideration their age (517 years), in a wonderful state of preservation; they are made of crimson, purl knitted, silk, embroidered on the backs and cuffs with gold, now faded and tarnished. The octagon designs round the cuffs are separated by small squares of green silk; a double band of gold embroidery encircles each finger and thumb. The entire length of the gloves from the tip of the middle finger to the edge of the cuff is 9¾ inches. The cuffs are lined with crimson silk: the circles on the back of the hand, with their sixteen flame-pointed arms worked in gold, surround the sacred monogram.

These early ecclesiastical gloves belonged to William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester, the founder of New College, Oxford (originally designated St. Mary’s College of Winchester in Oxenford), in 1379, and were probably worn by him at the opening religious ceremonial, April 14th, 1386.

They are carefully preserved in the Treasury of New College, Oxford.

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medievallove: St Antony of Egypt by Lawrence OP on Flickr. Via Flickr: This outstanding father of all monks was born in Egypt about the year 250. After the death of his parents he gave his worldly goods to the poor and went into the desert to live a life of penance. Many became his followers. He worked for the Church, supporting the confessors of the faith in their suffering during the persecution of Diocletian, and St Athanasius in his struggle against the Arians. He died in the year 356. This medieval painting of the saint is in Burgos Cathedral, where he is shown with the Tau-shaped cross, sometimes called St Antony’s cross, and the bell for attracting alms.
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St Antony of Egypt by Lawrence OP on Flickr.

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This outstanding father of all monks was born in Egypt about the year 250. After the death of his parents he gave his worldly goods to the poor and went into the desert to live a life of penance. Many became his followers. He worked for the Church, supporting the confessors of the faith in their suffering during the persecution of Diocletian, and St Athanasius in his struggle against the Arians. He died in the year 356.

This medieval painting of the saint is in Burgos Cathedral, where he is shown with the Tau-shaped cross, sometimes called St Antony’s cross, and the bell for attracting alms.

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my-ear-trumpet: lostsplendor: Washington D.C, c. 1915 (via Shorpy Historical Photo Archive) An uncaptioned circa 1915 glass negative taken outside a Victrola “talking machine” store in Washington, D.C. Harris & Ewing Collection. (Caption at Shorpy)
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lostsplendor:

Washington D.C, c. 1915 (via Shorpy Historical Photo Archive)

An uncaptioned circa 1915 glass negative taken outside a Victrola “talking machine” store in Washington, D.C. Harris & Ewing Collection. (Caption at Shorpy)

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lostsplendor: Nurse Illustration, c. WW1 (via cxlxmxrx)
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Nurse Illustration, c. WW1 (via cxlxmxrx)

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mediumaevum: Conservation work being performed on the 13th century Cosmati pavement, constructed from medieval coloured tile and gemstone, at Westminster Abbey. Photograph: Graham Turner Carpet of stone: medieval mosaic pavement revealed
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Conservation work being performed on the 13th century Cosmati pavement, constructed from medieval coloured tile and gemstone, at Westminster Abbey.

Photograph: Graham Turner

Carpet of stone: medieval mosaic pavement revealed

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One of the most common types of Langobardic jewelry, the basket earring derives its name from the hemispherical “basket” of gold wire as in this example.
The front disk of gold is inlaid with gold wire cells for four red glass or garnet inserts arranged like the arms of a cross around a central, circular cell filled with a rounded green stone or glass. A triad arrangement of one large and two small circular gold wire circlets fills the space between the garnet inlays and creates a ring around the cross. A thick, flattened lip of gold decorated with hatching and cross-hatching overlays the outer edge of the disk where it joins the basket. On the front of the hoop are a row of five cells for red glass or garnet inlays, of which three are still filled. The sides of the hoops are decorated with a row of four wire circlets. A loop attached to the base of the earring once suspended an additional pendant.
late 6th-7th century

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  • Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. 1947.
  • Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979-1980.
Joseph Brummer, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Acquired by Henry Walters

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sourcingsherlock: Prostitution and the Victorians Trevor Fisher Victorian Britain has long been viewed as a tightly buttoned society in sexual matters. In fact, female prostitution, or the Great Social Evil as contemporaries called it, was endemic and the persistence of the phenomenon infuriated anti-vice campaigners, while perplexing social reformers. The issue being debated was whether society should tolerate prostitution as an inevitable phenomenon which should be regulated in the public interest — the public health position — or suppressed as an intolerable evil — the moral purity position. The evidence presented here clearly indicates that prostitution was a serious issue for serious Victorians. The popular images of a polite and respectable people, or a hypocritical and repressive society which did not practice what it preached, cannot be substantiated. Moreover, it is surprising how many of the debates covered in this book are still with us today.
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sourcingsherlock:

Prostitution and the Victorians

Trevor Fisher

Victorian Britain has long been viewed as a tightly buttoned society in sexual matters. In fact, female prostitution, or the Great Social Evil as contemporaries called it, was endemic and the persistence of the phenomenon infuriated anti-vice campaigners, while perplexing social reformers. The issue being debated was whether society should tolerate prostitution as an inevitable phenomenon which should be regulated in the public interest — the public health position — or suppressed as an intolerable evil — the moral purity position. The evidence presented here clearly indicates that prostitution was a serious issue for serious Victorians. The popular images of a polite and respectable people, or a hypocritical and repressive society which did not practice what it preached, cannot be substantiated. Moreover, it is surprising how many of the debates covered in this book are still with us today.

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Francis Bacon remarked that his recent history was mouleded by three great inventions: gunpowder, the mariner’s compass and printing.

But which was the greatest and most significant invention in human history?

/discuss