The High Kirk of Rothesay, built in the late 18thC on a mediaeval site - chapel/chancel with tombs exists. Unassuming exterior but lovely interior.

Hey folks, enjoy the pretty pics of April's #yarnclub . It's called 'Magenta Rust' & it's based on this gorgeous figure from an 18thc Swiss painting. You'll learn more abt all that in your packages. And it's a speckled yarn that's not usually in the shop. Bonus! #RepublicOfYarnia

Yolngu WOTD

rrupiya 'money'
< Makassarese ᨑᨘᨄᨗᨕ rupia
< Sanskrit रूप्य rūpya 'silver, rupee'

Also doy' 'money' < the inherited Makassarese word ᨉᨚᨕᨙ doe' 'money'

These & many other loans into Yolngu langs come from 18thC trepang hunters trading w/ the Top End (map).

The depiction of the corpse wrapped in a burial shroud might seem like a strange choice for your loved one’s memorial. But in 18thC Angus it was quite the done thing.

'Still life of asparagus.' (1697) Adriaen Coorte's deceptively simple still lifes depicting fruit, nuts, vegetables and shells, set against a plain dark background, are enormously appealing to the modern eye - his work fell into obscurity in the 18thC and 19thC and a reappraisal

18thC Vanitas. A warning about the pointlessness of beauty and the inevitability of death. Wax face based on Elizabeth I. At The Cult of Beauty exhibition Wellcome Collection

Under the arches with it's original blue lime painting and 18thC stone pavement⚜️

Meet Issac, Abraham, the Ram & the Angel of The Lord. Donald Richie & Isabel Gibbins chose this biblical scene to commemorate the loss of their 5 children, perhaps because it speaks of Faith, Sacrifice & the power of The Lord. Their relatability emphasised by the 18thC clothing.

Back in 18thC, when large land tracts in South 24 Parganas district was flooded during monsoon, Salti became the only source of navigation.

Besides this, Salti - a dugout made of Sal tree was used to transport grains and other objects from hinterland to Calcutta. A modified

This week’s lead pile reduction project is late 18thC Russian infantry with the distinctive Potemkin helmets. I’ve forgotten what led me down this rabbit hole, but probably S Sebag Montefiore biography of Potemkin. 28mm figures from North Star.

If you missed our last seminar with James Fisher don't fret. Thanks to colleagues at IHR a recording of his paper on compulsory parish apprenticeships and their evolution over the long 18thC is now available:

#18thcentury #twitterstorians Forms of Labour

history.ac.uk/podcasts/bindi…

A large Mughal steel-hilted Executioner’s Sword (tegha). Northern India, circa late 18thC, with a blade that becomes slightly wider before tapering to a point.

Overall length = 47' or 121cm

Angrboða Senna 🇫🇮🇬🇧🇪🇸🇮🇹🇵🇪🇱🇰🇮🇳 Vertebrae are rarely depicted on 18thC gravestones, but there are some examples serving as mortality symbols, like this one which is also in Perthshire.

تو پینترست این کلمه هارو سرچ کنید و اولین عکس از هرکدوم رو انتخاب کنید.
Crown, Dress (18thc), Castle

*منشن کنید منم ببینم :»

SECTION Rembrandt van Rijn Amsterdam Circa 1633 'Young Rembrandt Self Portrait' with mid 18thC Circa 1740 London, Frederick Prince of Wales of Wales, Royal Provenance👨‍🎨

梅花三弄 “Three Variations of Plum Blossoms”, one of the surviving 16 pieces of 清音十番 “Qingyin Shifan”, tradition of Qing Dynasty court entertainment music.

The tradition dates to at least the 18thC and adapted from Shifan music of the Jiangnan region.
youtu.be/vpqaUObpUPE?si…

SECTION Rembrandt van Rijn 1633 'Young Self Portrait' with mid 18thC HRH Prince of Wales Royal Provenance👨‍🎨

Great Britain should be re-named as Charity Britain. But . .

'It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world'.
Mary Wollstonecraft, 18thC profound comment

VOTE TUSC

Spent the day combining boundaries and roads from 18thC estate maps with written evidence of roads crossing Middleton Hall Estate - A rough draft but I’m getting there

Really interesting use of AI tech. Transkribus has been doing this for a while now but needs to 'learn' the handwriting. Interested to know how these compare on accuracy, speed, ability to cope with difficult script... #letters #18thC #twitterstorians