Trillingszither, 37 String Instrument - circa 1790. Originating from Tyrol and Bavarian regions (present-day Germany and Austria).

The Spirit of God Move's on the Face of the Waters, Victorian Wall Mural of The Creation and Fall, Norman Church, England

“The Man of Sorrows” (c.1480) of Hans Memling (detail) revisited by the digital artist Robin Isely.

Aug 31: Feast of Aidan (†651). Monk of Iona, first bishop and abbot of Lindisfarne. Prelate for whom Bede reserved arguably his highest praise. Evangelist remembered for going everywhere on foot and for his ‘gentleness, devotion and moderation’. Finan succeeded him.

Liz Dobson Kirsty Hartsiotis 🇪🇺 Ragged Robin CatherineRosamundLowe Fiona Chartres Dan B ⛪🎨🐦 🇺🇦 🇦🇫 #PlanetFirst David Martin (Raffles) Steve Posy Hill Malcolm Stoneman Books do exist (one pulled from my bookshelf just now) but I don’t think there’s anything specifically about churches, or covering the whole period between the Reformation and the end of the c18th

Must have read this for the first time over 30 years ago. Now seems as good a time as any to reread it… What epistolary novel have you got on the go at the moment? ☺️📚✉️😈

Stratton Strawless, St Margaret, Norfolk - one to return to time and time again #norfolk #churches #heritage open.substack.com/pub/colinhowey…

Well, Mum, I made it. I finally made it to Florence.

Thinking of this piece the neurologist Oliver Sacks wrote before he died, on how he perceived smartphone use as essentially a neurological catastrophe. He’s advocating for something like the opposite of mindfulness — instead, the problem is that we’re too stuck in the moment.

And I was thought of it when reading this Sarah Bakewell piece on Clare Carlisle’s new book. We seem, more than ever, trapped in the shell of immediate sensation, immediate stimulation, now. So grounding yourself in your senses, in the moment, can be just another version of that.

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Really delighted to announce the Dune Collection has been acquired by the one & only NorCal_Guy 🙌🙌🙌 So happy they've found a great home, with an amazing collector & constant supporter.. thank you 👊

This might be one of the coolest BTS pictures I have ever seen from LOTR. What a sick moment - the shattering of the infamous sword, Narsil. Love Richard Taylor and the Wētā gang for this.

A rural house in the village of Alaca, Çorum, Türkiye 🇹🇷, built atop an Eastern Roman/Byzantine Sarcophagus..... The ancient Sarcophagus or Sarcophagus of Antigonus with a Greek inscription, was unknowingly incorporated into the house's structure, blending two distinct eras.

Dag and Daga, and the Flying Troll of Sky Mountain John Bauer (1882–1918) #FairyTaleTuesday✨

To live is to war with trolls in heart and soul. To write is to sit in judgement on oneself. ~Henrik Johan Ibsen, Peer Gynt In the Hall of the Mountain King art by Arthur Rackham #FairytaleTuesday

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