#OTD Katherine of Aragon was buried at Peterborough Cathedral. She had passed away at Kimbolton Castle on January 7th, aged fifty. Henry VIII insisted they were never married and she was his sister-in-law. The “Queen of England” was added much later.

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Plate https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/468514

"He who possesses many things, is constantly on his guard." - Sumerian proverb 📸 Dr K. Wagensonner Source: cdli.earth/artifacts/45...

"When a liar enters the city gate, at his back is a finger, at his front is a finger." - Sumerian proverb The fingers, presumably, are pointing at the liar, who has lied to those behind him and will lie to those in front of him. Source: cdli.earth/artifacts/34...

For this #MosaicMonday, recalling a visit to the Musee Rolin in Autun many years ago, where this rather splendid but somewhat pensive sea bull is doing a few leisurely laps. #AncientBlueSky 🏺

Giving this a boost. Grateful for the suggestions so far and wondering if anyone has additional ideas. What do we know about interactions between #earlymodern elites and the people who helped manage their property and interests?

'Taxi' and 'cab' essentially mean the same thing, but 'cab' doesn't come from 'taxicab.' It comes from ‘cabriolet,’ which was a type of light carriage. ‘Taxi’ comes from ‘taximeter,’ which is the device that calculates the amount of a fare based on the distance traveled.

$14 Effin’ Birds shirt sale ends tomorrow! eatf.art/tees

#ReliefWednesday - A rather fabulous polychrome relief of a 'secutor' type gladiator, with wonderful colour survival: ca. 2nd Century AD. Its excavation context was only rediscovered in 2017. #Art #Gladiator 🏺 Image: Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki (MTH 28158). Link - amth.gr/en/exhibitio...

Ancient Greek silver stater (coin) with an octopus on the reverse side. 🐙 Minted in Eretria, Euboea, Greece, 500-480 BC. Photo: British Museum www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o... #Archaeology #ReliefWednesday

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Someone has hacked the space saver game in Somerville. 📹: @erinkilleen0317

Just to give a sense of how badly the salaries at the BL have degraded - this post paid £39k in 2010, which the Bank of England inflation calculator says is the equivalent of £61k today

£42k for a lead (I.e. extensive experience) curatorial post - with management responsibilities - at a national library in one of the most expensive cities in the world? no wonder they’ve been on strike!

Jonah getting inwhaled Speculum Humanae Salvationis c. 1455 @newberrylibrary.bsky.social (Vault Case MS 40)

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The Royal Ontario Museum added thousands of objects to their only museum catalogue last year—which now totals almost 90,000 objects. My favorite remains this late antique child’s sock from Roman Egypt. 🧦 collections.rom.on.ca/objects/3736... The ancient world was full of kids and color.

Biblical book cover. Medieval parchment leaf with text from Genesis used in binding.

My cat got a new box and he is very excited about it

On the feast #otd 28 Jan of Thomas Aquinas, d. 1274, a glimpse into his research methods. Here he's shown twice - consulting a book and then being helped by SS Peter and Paul. Enviable stuff. Painted by Bartolomeo degli Erri for S. Domenico, Modena, 15thC. (Met Museum)

Martin Luther, viewed from almost a century after his death. by François Stuerhelt, published by Claes Jansz Visscher line engraving, c. 1640-1652 (NPG)

28 Jan 1457: Margaret Beaufort gives birth to the future Henry VII, at #Pembroke Castle #otd (NLW) Exactly 90 years later his son & eventual heir, Henry VIII would die #otd at Whitehall - the birthday of the Tudor royal dynasty & death day of its second king.

St John the Evangelist in Patmos Carlo Dolci (Florence 1616 -1687) The Uffizi A top-class Seven Headed Beast from Revelation here, while the Woman Clothed with the Sun has wings, which is a little unusual.

Don't take the bus, Gus www.universalhub.com/2026/dont-ta... #MBTA #CambridgeMA #HarvardBusway

Current scene at Kendall: no one can get on the platform. Should I take the bus in the gridlock upstairs? Or brave a bluebike? Walk? Lots of people trying the CT2. @universalhub.com

Ever Bird.

For Reasons, I’m trying to compile a list of phrases / terms of art that are used in Greater Boston, but not really in the rest of the US. (Not words like rotary/jimmies/tonic; phrases that are uniquely local that describe concepts.) So far I have: - Getting Storrowed - Allston Christmas - […]

In 1537 the abbot of Crowland Abbey wrote to Thomas Cromwell, begging him to spare Crowland from being dissolved in the Reformation. To sweeten the deal, the abbot also sent along a barrel of "fenn-fysche" (probably eels). 'Cause for a fenlands abbot, it's all about the eels. 🗃️🧪

ZOO ADVISORY: David Attenborough is loose in the zoo, narrating exhibits at random. Please enjoy his soothing voice as we work to get him back into his enclosure.

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New work in progress. Address all criticism to the ocean floor. 🧜‍♀️ 🌊 #pottery #art #ceramics

🛒 Aubuchon Hardware (Lisbon Falls, ME)

Christ Carrying the Cross, 1590, by Caspar Fraisinger Class: Drawings Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and red wash; framing lines in pen and brown ink, possibly by the artist; framing lines in gold https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/381971

311 complaint of the day: South Enders ignoring the neighborhood ban on space savers, some obnoxiously www.universalhub.com/2026/311-com... #Boston #SouthEnd #snow #parking

Excited to be teaming up once again with the wonderful @drowenemmerson.bsky.social to bring you a new online event! It's called 'Rethinking Anne Boleyn' and we'd love you to join us! Click on the link for details. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rethinking...

'Never Sleep' plate by Carrie Reichardt, British artist and figurehead for the Craftivism movement #WomensArt

Hunting at a snail’s pace - 14th century, Paris. Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Ms. 143, f. 165r

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#OTD in 1457 my bestie, Margaret Beaufort, gave birth to Henry Tudor at only thirteen years old. Margaret was still a child herself. This absolutely would have been a traumatic experience for her. 1/3

#OTD in 1547 Henry VIII passed away at Whitehall. He was fifty-five years old. 1/3

Energy saving mode.

The animals depicted on these choir stalls include hares, tortoises, squirrels, rabbits, owls, mice, kingfishers and dolphins. 9/10