Weekend 501.0 (ex opere operato)
“in surety of salvation we be felowes with angels.”– Thomas More More quotes from The Stripping of the Altars by Eamon Duffy: “Four times a year the parish priest solemnly pronounced Continue Reading →
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Weekend 500.0
“wher soo ever the devyll…doo see the syne of this crosse, he flees, he byddes not, he strykys not, he cannot hurte.” (1) Quotes from The Stripping of the Altars by Eamon Continue Reading →
Weekend 499.0 (July 4th)
(1) Fig. 37 (cutline for the “Sir Galahad’s Vision” panel) – This is from The Art and Craft of Stained Glass by E.W. Twining. (2) Embarkation of King Henry Fifth Continue Reading →
Weekend 498.2
My library is password protected because in the words of Christopher de Hamel¹, “we all know what a lot you can tell about any person by looking at the book Continue Reading →
Weekend 498.1
You rulers, do you render justice? Do you judge your people impartially? No! You devise wickedness in your hearts, and your hands bring about violence on the earth. – Ps Continue Reading →
Weekend 498.0 (mirror of divine clarity or omniscience)
(1) Quotes from The Stripping of the Altars by Eamon Duffy: “Market forces dominated, a fact which permits some degree of confidence in using the resulting compilations as indicators of lay opinion. Continue Reading →
Weekend 497.0
(1) The Guennol Triptych The colours in the swatch were inspired by the Guennol Triptych which was included in the Becket Exhibit at the British Museum. “The importance of reliquaries Continue Reading →
Weekend 496.1 (Thomas Becket Exhibit)
“Chosen before the foundation of the world in Christ, Saint Thomas in his propitious birth lit up the capital of the British Isles, London.” – Edward Grim, Life of St Continue Reading →
Weekend 495.0 (Now is thus)
(1) The Battle of Towton (1a) The Towton Ring (British Museum) (2) “Now is the winter of our discontent” – Richard III by William Shakespeare (2a) King Richard III had Continue Reading →