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Voltaire Early Modern, Long 19th- 20th centuries / June 3, 2024 / art, literature, philosophy, political history, religion, social history This marble bust of the French philosopher Voltaire (né François-Marie Arouet 1694-1778) was crafted by the admiring artist Jean-Antoine Houdin, who rendered the famed thinker…
William Ramesey’s Illustrations of Parasites Early Modern, History of Science / August 29, 2024 / disease, medicine, technology We who have been raised in a culture with microscopes and electronic microscopes take for granted the existence of a universe of minutiae that shape…
Joanna of Flanders Fabulous Females, Medieval History / November 10, 2023 / warfare, women's history The woman you see in this 15th-c illumination is mounted on a warhorse, and leading a surprise attack upon her enemies — this is Joanna…
Saint Valentine Early Modern, Medieval History / September 26, 2023 / Christian history February 14 is Valentine’s Day, and we all know what that means: a time to remember the mostly fictitious early Christian martyr(s) who became known…