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Fables Agreed Upon

garderobes

February 28, 2021

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/turrets-toilets-partial-history-throne-room-180951788/ “Garderrobe” is both a euphemism for a closet as well as a quite literal appellation, as historian Dan … [Read more...] about garderobes

habits

February 17, 2021

Geneological tree of the Dominican order

From Acta Sanctorum (a modern perspective, but still quite useful): "All Dominicans wear the same habit—friars, brothers, cooperator brothers, novices, and even the Master of the Order … The … [Read more...] about habits

music-making

January 31, 2021

“In [the 16th century], the notaries of Venice recorded the presence of an instrument even in modest households, while for the aristocracy and the merchant class, 90 per cent of inventories included … [Read more...] about music-making

fables agreed upon – useful links

January 31, 2021

The Food Timeline http://www.foodtimeline.org/ … [Read more...] about fables agreed upon – useful links

french nobility

January 31, 2021

They tried to establish the model of a nobility entirely dedicated to the profession of arms, finding justification in an ascetic ideal. The disappointed hopes of the petty nobility thus led them to … [Read more...] about french nobility

excuses revealed as truth

January 31, 2021

Magnus nearly stopped as he passed under the bronze gaze, looking at the face, really looking, momentarily forgetting his anxieties. Impossible, but if it was—oh, it would not be the first time such … [Read more...] about excuses revealed as truth

lorenzo e savonarola

January 30, 2021

Bust of Lorenzo de' Medici

From Miles Unger’s Magnifico (not, I suspect, the most rigorous of biographies, but a damn entertaining read): “There was, in fact, a conscious strategy on the part of Medici partisans to … [Read more...] about lorenzo e savonarola

on the road to florence

January 30, 2021

It all began with Villari, over a year ago. Thus the future foe of the Medici, and the destroyer of their power, was summoned back to St. Mark’s at the instance of their chief. Pico was as yet … [Read more...] about on the road to florence

lorenzo’s library

January 30, 2021

from Lorenzo's prayer book

“Lorenzo’s intellectual life is demonstrated by his library, which included books collected by his grandfather and father and enhanced by his own purchases. He bought and commissioned books … [Read more...] about lorenzo’s library

palazzo medici

January 30, 2021

The facade today. Courtesy of the Palazzo Medici Riccardi

One of the hardest parts of writing Seeds of Truer Natures has been trying to figure out the building interiors. We had talked about going to Italy this year, or I’m not sure I would have attempted … [Read more...] about palazzo medici

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