jdmccafferty

jdmccafferty, 22 minutes ago to random

Augustine of Hippo looking a little like he's had enough for one day from a Spanish Translation of his "City of God", c. 1446–82

Artist: Cano de Aranda

(Met Museum)

jdmccafferty, 23 minutes ago to random

Rosary, 17th century, French or Flemish.

(Hunt Museum, #Limerick)

jdmccafferty, 24 minutes ago to random

Ennis its South East Prospect
Thomas Dineley, 1681
#Clare

(National Library of Ireland)

jdmccafferty, 35 minutes ago to random

Portrait of Ainolfo de Bardi Carlo Dolci, 1632
(The Uffizi)

Ainolfo de’ Bardi, Knight of St John of Jerusalem, was a personal agent to Grand Dukes Cosimo II and Ferdinand II.

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jdmccafferty, 36 minutes ago to random

Saint Francis of Assisi c. 1650 Unknown artist, paint and gold leaf on wood Puebla, Mexico

(Denver Art Museum)

jdmccafferty, 36 minutes ago to random

18 May 1603: George Owen of Henllys, lawyer & antiquarian [d. 26 Aug 1613] finishes writing his 'Description of Pembrokeshire' #otd

(Memorial plaque:LinguisticDemographer at English Wikipedia, Map: NLW Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru)

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jdmccafferty, 37 minutes ago to random

Colouring-in your Irish dolls, Paris, 1910

Mes Jolies Poupées.

(BNF Gallica)

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jdmccafferty, 39 minutes ago to random

Hibernia sive Irlanda
from a Lafréri Atlas, Rome, c. 1543-1579

North at the bottom.

The Cave of St Patrick's Purgatory, given its European fame, features prominently with L. Foyle & Clew Bay.

The Shannon.

And Waterford's prominence.

(BNF, via Gallica)

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jdmccafferty, 2 hours ago to random

Attributed to Vittore Bellianino The Concert c. 1505-15

(Royal Collection Trust, HM CIII)

jdmccafferty, 3 hours ago to random

18 May 1534: Pope Clement VII provided Roland Burke to the see of Clonfert #otd In spring 1536 Henry VIII nominated Richard Nangle an #Augustinian to the same bishopric. This became the first time there were both royal and papal bishops for an #Irish diocese. (JohnArmagh)

jdmccafferty, 3 hours ago to random

18 May 1565: Siege of #Malta by the #Ottoman Turks begins; ended in failure Sept 1565 #otd

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jdmccafferty, 3 hours ago to Cambridge

18 May 1580: Fynes Moryson matriculates at Peterhouse #Cambridge #otd. A voluble travel writer, on #Ireland memorably : ‘the #Irish are naturally given to religion & naturally to a #monkish life of ease'

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jdmccafferty, 3 hours ago to random

Hibernia insula non longe a Britannia in Oceano sita est... Venetiis : aeneis formis Bolognini Zalterii, 1566 Note the compression of the southern half of the island here. (BNF via Gallica)

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jdmccafferty, 4 hours ago to France

18 May 1635: d. Francis Lavalin Nugent of Westmeath at Charleville now in [#France] - he was the founder of the #Irish Capuchin mission #otd

jdmccafferty, 4 hours ago to random

18 May 1556: John Leland's library is sold, John Dee acquires the medieval manuscripts #otd (BM)

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jdmccafferty, 4 hours ago to ireland

18 May 863: d. St Feredarius #otd who moved the relics of St Colmcille to #Ireland from #Iona due to #Viking raids

(JMcC/Bodleian Library Oxford MS. Rawl. B. 514)

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jdmccafferty, 4 hours ago to random

18 May 1291: fall of the Crusader city of Acre #otd (photo: DainisMatisons)

jdmccafferty, 4 hours ago to random

18 May 1688: The 'Seven Bishops' deliver their petition to James II outlining their reasons as to why they would not read or have read his Declaration of Indulgence in churches #otd They were tried at King's Bench for seditious libel on 29 June (BM) A catalyst moment.

jdmccafferty, 5 hours ago to random

18 May 1644: In a modest ceremony at Wolvercote Church near #Oxford Ann Harrison marries her 2nd cousin Richard Fanshawe #otd
As Lady Ann Fanshawe she is still studied for her memoirs and her recipes
(Valence House Museum/ Wellcome Trust, for the famous 'icy cream')

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jdmccafferty, 5 hours ago to edinburgh

18 May 1650: James Graham, Marquess Montrose led through the streets of #Edinburgh #otd in a cart driven by the hangman. Hanged at Mercat Cross on 21 May dressed in a scarlet cloak: 'Moir besieging a brydegrome nor a criminal going to the gallows' (NGS)

jdmccafferty, 5 hours ago to random

18 May 1593: Christopher Marlowe #playwright arrested on information given by Thomas Kyd #playwright #otd

Marlowe was freed 2 days later

jdmccafferty, 5 hours ago to random

A nice 19thC Spanish take on St. Patrick, 17 March.

'Gozos al glorioso S. Patricio obispo de Escocia, primado de Irlanda'

Scotia and Irlanda under one roof, too.

(BNF, via Gallica)

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jdmccafferty, 5 hours ago to random

Small bed cover of silk patchwork, Kent, the silks made c. 1680-1700, and made up c. 1700-1720

(Victoria & Albert Museum, London)

jdmccafferty, 6 hours ago to random

18 May: translation feast of the relics of St. Mildrith Abbess of Minster-in-Thanet d. c.733 #otd (JSalmon)

jdmccafferty, 6 hours ago to random

18 May 1674: The commission for rebuilding St. Paul's turn down Christopher Wren's Greek cross design for the cathedral #otd He'd already made a 20ft long model - so it was a bit of a blow (BM)