Things!

Mostly writing, history and art. Occasionally some manflesh too.

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#books bought in March. Nice mix of contemporary fiction and history.

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This map of Tudor London might be the best £3 I ever spent. #history #maps #tudors

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Creepiest author photo ever?! #jamesherbert #books #horror

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Recent book acquisitions. You can never have too many #books

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I love that schools have book signings for kids! #books

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Just re-read #Tolkien #thehobbit I'd forgotten it was such a sausage-fest. Literally zero females!

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Edgar Allan Poe (Jan.19, 1809 - Oct.7, 1849)

"Portrait from a daguerrotype in the possession of E. C. Stedman" from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe In Ten Volumes; Volume II Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque II. Chicago: Stone & Kimball, 1894.

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Latest book purchase. Thanks to Jim for the recommendation! #books #history #vascodagama

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Thomas Hardy bleakness infographic. Source: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jan/14/which-thomas-hardy-novel-is-the-bleakest-infographic

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Found this 80s-tastic item in my mum's shed. #1980s #charlesanddiana #history

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The myths surrounding Ancient African Writing systems

Historically, the continent of Africa was looked at as the “Dark Continent”. It was assumed by many europeans that Africa was “uncivilized” and “barbaric” and in no way could have developed such complex languages.

However this belief was as far removed from reality as possible as communicating, writing and trade are part of the human experience especially for the regions and kingdoms that traded internationally.  There were many different writing systems in Africa. The writing systems were and still are, a reflection of various philosophies [thought processes] found in African cultures and civilizations. Language, to an African mind is part of your spirituality. The word spirituality is a way of life based on a society’s belief systems and moral values as they relate to a higher being. A spirituality is all of what you define yourself to be and is intertwined with your everyday actions. Your spirituality cannot be separated from your being. Egyptians (Kemetans) believed that God is everything and everything is God as did many other African cultural groups, not the idea that God is just in everything. Spirituality is also the relationship between you and your ancestors. When a person dies, the “spirit” returns to a higher being. Your ancestors then become, your link with that higher being. Symbolism is a way of expressing that spirituality through individual aspects of your culture. Therefore spiritual symbolism means your relationship with a higher being and your ancestors who are parts of the higher being through the individual aspects of your culture in everyday life. Much of the text written by Egyptian scribes were attached to a Egyptian spiritual belief.

Source: http://www.library.cornell.edu/africana/Writing_Systems/Welcome.html

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Mombasa in Kenya, East Africa, from Civitates orbis terrarum by Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg, 1572.

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First book purchases of 2015 #history #victorian #books

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17th century English Cavalry Pistol drill

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Victorian Hairstyles A collection of Victorian photographs ranging from 1855 - 1880’s.

Edwardian Hairstyles Here [x] | 1920’s Hairstyles Here [x] | 1930’s Hairstyles Here [x] | WW2 Hairstyles Here [x]

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