18thc rules for apprentice surgeons: He shall not reveal his master's secrets...diseases of patients...not commit the filthy Crime of Fornication...nor play any games whatsover...nor go to Ale houses...not be guilty of raising any Tumults within the town of Edinburgh

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Two 'P's in a pod, none are exactly the same - Peter Lombard (d. 1160) commenting St Paul's Letters
BL Harley MS 3253, 2nd half of 12thC, England or Northern France
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The quality of my life has really improved since I started smoking last year. Even the bad times don't seem so grim anymore. Going through a rough patch again, but its cool, decided to make a comic detailing strains I've smoked.

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Pirate Airship - completed for ENWorld's January adventures, and now available as stock art to THC Patrons! Join me at the $3/month stock tier to get immediate access to 38 pieces of art + usage licenses! https://t.co/4MeyY0hPHl

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Christian Egenolff’s 17thc herbal. Egenolff was a publisher, not a botanical writer, and pirated many of his works from other authors. It was written that there were none who had "more of the crassest errors than those published by Egenolff".

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Illustrations of Ebenezer Sibly, an 18thc physician, astrologer and occultist. Sibly was famed for his prediction of American independence, although he only published this 9 years after the event. Always a good trick to predict something after it has happened (a la

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There's an 18thC caricature for almost every occasion; we'd love to see some of your favourites/ go to images!
To kick things off, here's one of the Duchess of Devonshire, called "Political Affection"

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my two favourite portraits of Gregory the Great for his feast-day (he died in 604):
1. the 10thC miniature by the so-called Master of the Registrum Gregorii : Trier, Stadtbibliothek MS 171/1626
2. the 10thC relief now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in

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Why not cwtch up with a classic this snowy Did you know we have over a thousand 19th/20thC children's books to rediscover?

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A stunning sculpture of Maria Cerri Capranica, a 22yo Italian beauty w/ many fashionable details: elaborate lace collar, long strand of pearls, and ringlets are also seen in Van Dyck's portrait of Henrietta Maria (1632).

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Fascinating blog post from on tea, coffee and gender anxiety in the 18thc, part-based on her research in our collections https://t.co/OF7CYvmRkW

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18thC writer & traveller Lady Mary Wortley Montagu is chiefly known for her observations on but did she challenge or encourage Western fantasies about the harem? Find out 1 March https://t.co/nWHU7iclQ0

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Octopus: a very small exhibit

1. Mosaic, Isthmia, Greece
2. BANC MS UCB 085 (14th c)
3.Ulisse Aldrovandi, Animali, watercolor (16th c)
4. Ito Jakuchu (Japan, 18thc)

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Augusta Hall, Lady Llanover, was one of the most important sponsors of Welsh folk culture in the 19thC and is remembered for creating the traditional image of Welsh costume. She died 1896. More info: https://t.co/jRySPKaKIO

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From 's great show, I love how 18thC Mexican painting is rich with narratives (plural). This is an Andrés López.

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Why is there so much text in 18thC Mexican painting? 's Ilona Katzew on her exhib, one of the shows of the year. https://t.co/vO2fr74A1Y
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Thomas Beckett with his grey habit and helping Virgin Mary with a needle in Lectionary of Albertus Misnensis, later 13thC (#NationalLibraryCZ Osek 76, 150v) https://t.co/pmSyNW26fS

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