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Page from the remarkable Model Book of Calligraphy, the result of a collaboration across many decades between a master scribe, the Croatian-born Georg Bocskay, and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel, who died in 1601. More here: https://t.co/mHEGK9J0tx

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2018-07-24

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.

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2018-07-24

1373: Feast day of St Bridget of Sweden, best known as author of of "Revelation" + founder of Brigittines (Order of the Most Holy Savior). From childhood she had visions + extraordinary understanding of divine realities. In 1999, she was named one of patronesses of Europe.

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2018-07-23

20 July 1603: Walter Ralegh placed in Tower of where he made a botched/unconvincing suicide attempt with a table knife (NPG/BM)

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2018-07-20

1964: Shotaro Ishinomori's was first published on Weekly Shonen King.

In April 1968, a b/w anime was produced with music by Koichi Sugiyama, now renowned worldwide for his work on the Dragon Quest videogames series.

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2018-07-19

15 July 1665, death of Charles de La Baume Le Blanc, the first child of Louis XIV and Louise de La Vallière. The boy was not legitimised and died one and a half years after his birth.

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2018-07-15

in 1912, began work on his fourth novel, a sequel to UNDER THE MOONS OF MARS, which he would call THE GODS OF MARS. Earlier in the year, his editor at "The All-Story" had given him suggestions.
Today's FB post: https://t.co/KtCpi1byn4.

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2018-07-15

Famous Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907-54) died OTD. Throughout her life she focused on exploring her own image - as for her, the personal was universal - in understanding herself, her country & the role of woman in society. Here are self-portraits from 1940 & 1939

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2018-07-14

“What I am searching for is neither the real nor the unreal, but the subconscious, the mystery of what is instinctive in the human race” –Amedeo Modigliani, born in 1884. https://t.co/4nQikmCipG

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2018-07-13

in 1931, began work on his 18th Tarzan novel, TARZAN AND THE LEOPARD MEN. The following year, in the depths of the Depression, he sold the serialization rights to "Blue Book" magazine for $6,000, or nearly $100,000 in today's dollars.
[1st ed., 1935, St. John cover art]

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2018-07-10

1938, 35 million gas masks were issued to Britain's civilian population in anticipation of World War II. Even our canine friends and babies were catered for, as seen here in these images from Robert Hunt collection

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2018-07-09

Kenneth Grahame passed away in 1932. His adventures of Toad, Mole, Ratty and Badger have enchanted children and their parents for over a century. Today's our edition of The Wind in the Willows, is illustrated by Charles van Sandwyk. https://t.co/pL6kkBETYS

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2018-07-07

Sir Thomas More was executed in 1535. This is our book on Holbein's famous portrait of him now in

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2018-07-06

5 July 1725 The relics of Ste-Geneviève, the patron saint of Paris, are brought through the streets of the city. Paris has been experiencing heavy rain through June and it is hoped the saint will intervene. Fascinating article here by https://t.co/qQPZiCxLmw

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2018-07-05

Born in 1807 Italian general, politician and nationalist, Giuseppe Garibaldi, named after the biscuit.

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2018-07-04

Happy Birthday to John Singleton Copley who was born (July 3rd) in 1738!!

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2018-07-03