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Trying something new:
a thread of Jane Austen articles in ECF,
sort of an "instant special issue" from the archives.
First up:
Jane Austen and “Banal Shakespeare,” by Megan Taylor
ECF Volume 27, Number 1, Fall 2014, pp. 105-125
https://t.co/E3vDmn2VdT
#18thcentury #readecf
The Door Podcast: The Businesswomen of 18th-century London & more to discover: https://t.co/Cf9iHB5lAV
via @thedoorpodcast
#18thcentury
#OnThisDay 10Nov1793 the #FestivalofReason was celebrated in France and was based on the state-sponsored religion, The Cult of Reason. However, it didn’t last long as it was it was replaced by Robespierre’s Cult of the Supreme Being. https://t.co/aotAToIqDA #18thcentury
Princesse de Lamballe’s Travels: Anecdotes and Tales - Her #travels included many places in and around France. Sometimes she traveled with the King and Queen’s court, her sister-in-law, or her adopted... https://t.co/n2vpYk9wUM #18thcentury #princessedelamballe
It’s #MicroMonday! Anyone recognize this work?
#HECAA #arthistory #art #18thcentury
Not By The Wayside https://t.co/EcfDzR9AqW … < #Wales #childrensbooks #18thC
Happy #SketchfabFriday!
🌚Looking for minimalist costume ideas? Look no further🌚
This @HistEnvScot @Sketchfab release highlights an 18thC lead statue of the ever-lovely Diana, dressed here as the goddess Luna at Duff House!
Take a closer #3D look: https://t.co/zjz3r1tlZF
Yorkshire has its very own werewolf - Old Stinker. He is 8foot tall with red eyes, a human face and disgustingly bad breath (hence the name). Sighted since the 18thc, it was spotted again in 2016, prowling around an industrial estate near Hull @FolkloreThurs #FolkloreThursday
These porcelain flowers are from the Vincennes Manufactory (1740s), which employed 45 women to produce such works. The basket, however, is the product of the Meissen Manufactory (1751). (@TheWadsworth)
#HECAA #18thcentury #womensart #decarts #arthistory #porcelain #flowers #art
Instead of friendship bracelets, it was common in the #18thcentury to exchange locks of hair! Here is some of Queen Charlotte’s hair that she sent to Mrs. Delany in 1780. https://t.co/Ig6QTgGQND #HairyArchives #HairHistory
Great news!
Newest special issue of ECF is now @ProjectMUSE
https://t.co/LjP6C29dAk
ECF 32.1, "Ecological Footprints: Crusoe’s Island and Other Alien Environments"
Special Issue Editor: Robert Markley, University of Illinois
#18thcentury #readecf
This console table is the only known example of ceramic furniture from the Alcora Manufactory in Spain (1761-63, @mfaboston). The 10th Count of Aranda likely commissioned it for inclusion in a “#porcelain room.”
#HECAA #18thcentury #ceramics #decarts #arthistory #furniture #art
Earthquakes and a Volcano in 1783 @Boston1775 https://t.co/luqHszqTZv #earthquakes #18thcentury #volcano
18th Century Lip Salve https://t.co/52KCS5Ryae via @sarahmurden #history #18thcentury #lips
With talk of a #GeneralElection current (in spite of the last 2 votes in #Parliament) another opportunity to read one of our earlier blogs on 'how to get elected' in the #18thcentury
https://t.co/yvVlLxWmM4
#HistParl
Last night,I drew Jefferson in this dress called Maria Clara. Because I dont know what Filipino men wore in 18th century,they only wore western styles suits.
I think they wore this in the late 18thc's and early 19thc's
Born #OnThisDay 1Sep1789 Marguerite Power, Countess of #Blessington forced to marry Cpt. Maurice St. Leger Farmer, a drunk who died when he fell out a window. Four months later, she married ... More: https://t.co/HgNkJfKb29 #18thcentury
In the the footsteps of JMW Turner!
Follow the artist on his adventurous trip to Switzerland in 1802:
- how to travel
- what to see
- what to eat
- where to stay
https://t.co/9Txk4XOuCA
#art #18thcentury #history #traveling