Aristotle in Persia

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Aristotle lectures in an illustration from a Safavid manuscript of the poem Iskandarnāmah, about the life of Alexander. Source. And.

Prognosticators

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This illustration from the 1526 edition of Johannes Lichtenberger’s *Prognosticatio* shows five key figures of the art of prognostication: Ptolemy (author of the *Almagest*), Aristotle (author of the *Physics*), a representative of those ancient Sibyls honoured by pagans and Christians alike for their prophetic ability, Bridget of Sweden (c.1303 – 1373), and Reynhardus, possibly the author of the lost *Liber Multarum Tribulationum*, all operating under the supervision of Christ. Source. Also.

Flora of the Colosseum

2026-03-182026-04-24 ~ lojmit ~ Leave a comment

Interior of the Colosseum, Rome
Thomas Cole (1801-1848)
c.1832
Oil on canvas; 10″ x 18″
Albany Institute of History & Art Purchase. Evelyn newman Fund. 1964.71
[ Ex-Coll. Mrs. Florence Cole Vincent, granddaughter of the artist]
Source.

“The plants which we have found growing upon the Colosseum … amount to no less a number than 420 species …”
Richard Deakin, Flora of the Colosseum of Rome (1855).

The Peebles Hoard

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The Baldishol Tapestry

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Source. Penguin Books used the figure on the right for the cover of King Harald’s Saga.

Phyllis and Aristotle

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Source.

A Furrier, Chartres

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The bottom panel of the Charlemagne window at Chartres Cathedral, suggesting the window was paid for by the Furriers’ Guild. Source.

Temple of Vesta

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Aristotle’s Apple

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According to medieval legend Aristotle delivered one last lecture from his deathbed, keeping himself alive by periodically sniffing an apple. Read it here.

Virgil in a Basket

2026-01-072026-01-07 ~ lojmit ~ Leave a comment

There’s a medieval legend in which the poet Virgil gets shown up for being a big letch by being left dangling in a basket below a lady’s window. Read about it here.