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“The teeming autumn, big with rich increase, bearing the wanton burden of the prime...” Sonnet 97 #ShakespeareSunday
#Monet #autumn
Luna, designed by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, & created in #stainedglass by #WilliamMorris’s company in 1878. #Victorian #Artlovers #PreRaphaelite #art
#NewMoon in #Libra
Sidney Paget, who created the classic image of #SherlockHolmes, was born on 4th October 1860. He #illustrated the original stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle when they appeared in The Strand Magazine from 1891 to 1902. #Victorian #FolkloreThursday
As well as carrying the devil’s curse on all those who eat them after #Michaelmas, blackberries can protect your home against vampires. If planted nearby, a vampire gets distracted by counting the berries & forgets his harmful intentions.
#FolkloreThursday
Image - Cicely Barker
Arthur Rackham was born on 19th September 1867 in London. Here are some of his #illustrations for the 1907 version of Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, published by William Heinemann. #FolkloreThursday
#Edwardian #Artlovers #arte
“My shoots are tipped with buds as dusty-grey
As ancient pilgrims toiling on their way.”
The Wayfaring Tree is a sign that you are on or near a path. It was plentiful on the medieval pilgrim route from London to Canterbury.
#FolkloreThursday
Poem & fairy: Cicely Barker, 1930s
The Beguiling of Merlin by
Sir Edward #BurneJones, (1872-77). The Lady of the Lake reads from her book of spells, having placed an enchantment upon Merlin, imprisoning him in a hawthorn bush. @LeverArtGallery #Victorian #Artlovers #Artist #Birthday #arte #art #FolkloreThursday
Luna, Sir Edward #BurneJones, 1870 #FullMoon #Pisces #night #dreams #Victorian #arte #Artlovers #art #twitart #PreRaphaelite
The Mirror of Venus,
Sir Edward Coley #BurneJones, 1877. The #artist & #designer was born on 28th August 1833. He was closely involved with the later phase of the #PreRaphaelite movement & often collaborated with #WilliamMorris. #Victorian #Artlovers #arte #twitart #art
The traditional date that #Vesuvius started to erupt, destroying the cities of #Pompeii & #Herculaneum, is 24th-25th Aug 79 AD. This is due to a letter written by Pliny The Younger. It is now believed the disaster occurred in the autumn, as many braziers have been found in homes.