Once did I see
A sounding bee,
Amongst her sweetned swarme…
—“Madrigall: Of a Bee”, by Simion Grahame (c.1570–1614)
published in JACOBEAN PARNASSUS: Scottish Poetry from the Reign of James I (ASL, 2022)
A poem for World Bee Day 
– today, 20 May
https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/volumes/jacobean-parnassus/
"Happy the Man, who from Ambition freed,
A little Garden, little Field does feed."
John Evelyn, 17th century chronicler & diarist wrote an entire book just about salad: His "Acetaria" is part science, part philosophy, part poetic tribute to leaves, oil, and vinegar.
Alina Lange on his treatise on "sallets" 
“These Siths or Fairies they call Sleagh Maith or the Good People […] are said to be of middle nature between Man & Angel […] somewhat of the nature of a condensed cloud, & best seen in twilight”
—Robert Kirk’s SECRET COMMONWEALTH (written c.1691) sought to unify the natural & supernatural worlds
The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns, & Fairies
30 June, online – ticketed
Dr Dòmhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart looks at The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns & Fairies, compiled in the 17th century by minister, Gaelic scholar & folklorist Rev. Robert Kirk (1644–1692 – unless he’s still alive…)
Map of California as an island made in 1650 by Johannes Vinckboons
YOU CAN FIND IT HERE: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/map-of-california-as-an-island-made-in-1650-by-johannes-vinckboons-patricia-hofmeester.html
By https://buff.ly/3i3uCm2 #homedecor #LoveArt #photography #mastoart #finearts #photography #artforsale #wallartforsale #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #giftideas #map #california #vintage #island #mistake #unknown #17thcentury
1601 The Calling of Saint Matthew by Caravaggio
You can read William Lithgow’s
The Totall Discourse of The Rare Adventures & Painefull Peregrinations of long Nineteene Yeares Travayles from Scotland to the most famous Kingdomes in Europe, Asia and Affrica
online via @gutenberg_org
One of Scotland’s greatest travellers, William Lithgow – AKA “Lugless Will” – walked some 36,000 miles across Scotland, England, Ireland, much of Europe, North Africa & the Middle East. He endured many hardships, including being tortured by the Spanish Inquisition (although one band of Italian robbers took pity on him & actually gave him money). His ears, however, he lost at home, following an ill-advised romance…
There is a partial #solareclipse today (UK, Europe, northwest Africa, northeastern North America, Iceland, and Greenland). Did you know that Alice Thornton witnessed a full eclipse in 1652 and later wrote about it?
https://thornton.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/posts/blog/2022-10-25-black-monday-solar-eclipse-1652/
#EarlyModern @earlymodern @histodons @histodon @litodons #17thcentury
An Afternoon with Esther Inglis (c.1571–1624)
26 April, Edinburgh
Free, ticketed
An afternoon exploring calligrapher Esther Inglis, with live Renaissance music, spoken word poetry & discussion with author Sara Sheridan & historians Jamie Reid-Baxter & Anna-Nadine Pike
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-afternoon-with-esther-inglis-c-1571-1624-tickets-1268438827679
Beyond the Book: An Exhibition of Esther Inglis’s Manuscripts
26 March, University of Edinburgh
This exhibition highlights the artistry of one of Scotland’s most influential calligraphers. Featuring 16th- & 17th-century manuscripts, it explores Inglis’s work within its broader cultural context. Enjoy engaging talks, an up-close look at the manuscripts, & refreshments.
Your daily dose of dutch art by Rembrandt van Rijn
Self-portrait open mouthed, as if shouting: bust
Medium: etching - material: paper
Dimensions: height 73mm, width 62mm
Happy #ValentinesDay! In the #17thcentury Alice Thornton often referred to her husband as 'dearest heart' and sometimes with the symbol 
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See our blog post: https://thornton.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/posts/blog/2023-02-13-AliceThorntonsHeart-Blog/
Like the Idalian queene,
Her haire about her eyne,
With necke and brests ripe apples to be seene,
At first glance of the morne
In Cyprus gardens gathering those faire flowrs
Which of her bloud were borne…
—William Drummond of Hawthornden (1585–1649), “Like the Idalian queene”
published in JACOBEAN PARNASSUS (ASL, 2022)
https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/volumes/jacobean-parnassus/
Attending to the seasons in early modern Scotland
Using recipe books written by Scottish noblewomen, this talk brings seasonality into the picture of recipe-making knowledge, skill & expertise. In conversation with material from almanacs & account books, these recipe books highlight how women used their knowledge of the seasons to manage their homes & health in 17th-century Scotland
30 Jan. 1648 #otd King Charles I was beheaded in London. A contemporary, Alice Thornton, wrote: 'cruelly murdered by the hands of blasphemous rebels… Let his admirable book speak his Eternal Glory and praise, the best of kings … that ever this Earth had' (Bk 1). For more on this book, Eikon Basilike, see Suzanne Trill's new blog post: https://thornton.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/posts/blog/2025-01-29-Eikon-Basilike-Blog/
@earlymodern @histodons @bookhistodons @litstudies #17thcentury
Your daily dose of dutch art by Rembrandt van Rijn
Rembrandt's moeder als weduwe met zwarte handschoenen
Medium: etching - material: paper
Dimensions: height 150mm, width 117mm
Woke Shakespeare: Rethinking Shakespeare for a New Era
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DQYB2TS5
#drama
#theatre
#Shakespeare
#performance
#adaptation
#appropriation
#historicism
#empire
#culture
#materialism
#TeamEnglish
#earlymodern
#16thcentury #17thcentury
#renaissance
#bardolatry
#postcolonial
#woke
#socialjustice
#ecocriticism
#theory
#queer
Ottoman Heritage 
Istanbul, 1683 