Monday
Memorial ring commemorating Charles I
This gold ring has an oval bezel that opens to form
a concealed locket, containing an enamelled portrait
of Charles I (reigned 1625-49). The hinged lid is set
with a diamond on an enamelled ground.
England, around1650
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Memorial ring, 1592
Women's memorial ring from 1592 made out of gold
and rock crystal. The inscription on the inside reads:
'The cruel seas, remember, took him in November'
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and rock crystal. The inscription on the inside reads:
'The cruel seas, remember, took him in November'
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Virgil Finlay (1914-1971)
Illustration for Minna Irving’s poem,
The Spirit Boats, 1923, illustration
from Fantastic Mysteries, 1951
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Thanks Dsata!! Michel Fraile...
L' Ours sur le pont Alexandre III
L'Ours sur le pont de Bir-Hakeim
L'Ours devant l'Arc de Triomph
Sunday
Gaston Phébus (1331-1391): 'Livre de la chasse'
link Gaston Phébus, Livre de la chasse, ca. 1410
Gaston was one of the greatest huntsmen of his day, and
hunted literally to his dying day - he died of a stroke as he
was washing his hands after returning from a bear hunt.
His 'Livre de chasse' was written between 1387 and 1388.
It was dedicated to Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy.
Recorded in the book are different stages of hunting and
hunting different animals. The book also describes animal
behavior, offers advice to poor gentry how they may enjoy
hunting without bankrupting themselves, and is even
sympathetic to the peasant poacher because he
too has the hunting instinct
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