On #Beltane Eve in Ireland, no fire was to leave the house and anyone asking for it was a witch. It was an unlucky sign if the fire died today... #FairytaleTuesday #DailySpooklore #walpurgis #GothicSpring

Four elegant greyhounds from the ancient Gardens of Maecenas in #Rome are *good boys and girls* for sitting at attention for two millennia. They form a base that probably supported a decorative piece of sculpture, probably in bronze. #dogs

Early Imperial, #MuseiCapitolini

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I don’t do much reviewing but Dorian Lynskey’s book on apocalyptic literature, art and film is A) right up my strasse, and B) really good. Thanks to the Observer New Review for the chance to talk about it

theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

A Fine Sunny Day On The Wolds. 18°C. Ewes and Lambs

#TombTuesday
Hierapolis - first-century #Roman tomb that was believed to have once held the remains of Philip the Apostle. The site of Hierapolis is adjacent to modern Pamukkale in Turkey.
#Archaeology #History

TracyK 🌟👑🕊️🐝 Fan tail vaulting in a Gloucester Cathedral cloister started in 1350 and became a gothic English style unique only to England; mainly because England and France would be at war for another 103 years!

A nasty little fash group to report under the extremism label.

Wyndham Lewis' study shows his wife Froanna. In the 1930s, his eyesight was declining as a result of an undiagnosed tumour pressing on his optic nerve, which might account for the prominence of red in his later work.

I set out to find bright carpets of bluebells and came upon only small, scattered clusters. But these jewels of blue amid the green, with supporting stitchwort, like tiny cheerleaders, can never be a source of disappointment. Sometimes a whisper is more powerful than a shout.

In a Shoreham Garden c1830 #SamuelPalmer

Taversöe Tuick on Orkney’s Rousay is a pretty cool Neolithic chambered cairn, with two storeys (very rare!) and a ladder to climb between them. Plus some very luminous moss. ‘I quite like this one’ said my teenage son, which from him is high praise indeed. #TombTuesday

Building of the Day, Tuesday 30 April 2024 Hospital of Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester - a Grade I Listed Building in Warwick, Warwickshire dlvr.it/T6CQrT

Look at the stunning night sky above Dunstanburgh Castle in Northumberland 🌠😍

#DYK that this castle was built by Thomas, Earl of Lancaster? At the time he was the wealthiest nobleman in England 💸

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Some of the staggering finds in a female warrior grave in the #Caucasus - cld this be an origin of the #Amazon #myth ? Join me for #Treasures of the #SilkRoads this Saturday 7pm ⁦Channel 4⁩ to decide! ⁦X

Bar Italia (Mercury Music Awards, 1996)

'Drawer’, 2022 photomontage, lithograph, by English singer, songwriter, artist, Alison Moyet #WomensArt

On May Eve, Household's in Shrewsbury and Edgmond decorated their door frames with flowers, particularly marsh marigolds, as well as birch wood and mountain ash. This was believed to ward off witches and prevent evil spirits from entering the home.

#Shropshire #Folklore

This is where I borrowed the name Jinny Lane from.
Jinny Lane! Leaving Newchurch-in-Pendle, heading down to Barley/Roughlee.
Witches galore! 🧙‍♀️🌿
#FairytaleTuesday

Ten years ago I was in reception at the Holiday Inn Salford quays, and the man ahead of me in the queue said loudly and laughingly 'Why would i want a chicken?' And the receptionist said ' check In'. I often think about it.

Fascinating world of ancient #glass : A close-up of the spiral design of a mosaic glass bowl, one of the principal patterns employed by #Hellenistic glassmakers. The three-dimensional effect is truly mesmerising. 2nd century BC

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