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that mate that drags everyone to the dancefloor because 'MR BRIGHTSIDE IS ON LADS'
Birds and our hair have a complex history. In Scottish lore, a magpie which stole a piece of your cut hair for its nest died in a year. In Appalachia, a bird that got tangled in your hair shared a piece of your soul. Here's a beautiful bird comb to get it out! #FolkloreThursday
Pilgrims flocking to the shrine of St Sebastian in Rome in various states of illness and disability - there is something so striking the composition of this image.
(Josse Lieferinxe, Flemish, c.1500, Galleria Nationale d'Arte Antica)
It's cold and it's wet - let the ladies of the Trachtenbuch teach you how to cover up for this weather.
(1577, Hans Weigel)
#OTD Feast of St Bridget of Sweden - had some truly spectacular visions of the Passion. In one of her visions, she saw the 5480 wounds of Christ. She prayed 15 times a day for a year, totaling 5475 prayers, with 5 left over symbolising the Five Wounds of Christ.
A stained glass fragment that’s just happy to be here.
(c1200-15, France, Met no. 30.73.268)