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Theophrastus — De historia plantarum 1644 - The Library of William Morris

Menu Skip to primary content HomeAbbreviations About Acknowledgments Technical issues Search The Library of William Morris A Catalogue ¶ Theophrastus — De historia plantarum (1644) Theophrastus. Theophrasti Eresii De historia plantarum libri decem, graecè et latinè. Amsterdam: H. Laurentius, 1644. Illustrated. Provenance: Mo...

Alchemy in Death of Procris painting

In Death of Procris - The Considering the alchemist background of Cosimo Rosselli (the painter's teacher and father-in-law), it has been suggested that the painting "can be explained in terms of the pictorial language of alchemy".[3] According to this conceit, the dog (whose form is visually echoed by three other dogs in the background) represents none other than Hermes Trismegistos and a tree shown growing over Procris's breast symbolises the arbor philosophica.[3] The red-and-gold veil...

significance of milk

Additional idea added 2 July 2021 -zasMilky plants, such as lettuces, dandelions, sow-thistles, are its favourite dish. In a neighbouring village one was kept till by tradition it was supposed to be an hundred years old. An instance of vast longevity in such a poor reptile! dateNov 12, 2019ZAS Note from 12 Nov 2019 Storytelling and Science -Milk - Significance of Milk may be generally about the general intelligence and adaptability of mammals, all of whom make milk. Also, MLK - Martin Lu...

SimpC FEARING THE ZOHAR Kabbalah

HOMENEWS & VIEWSSECRETSMIND OVER MATTERCONTROVERSYSCIENCEKABBALAH-JESUS CONNECTIONS HOMENEWS & VIEWSSECRETSMIND OVER MATTERCONTROVERSYSCIENCEKABBALAH-JESUS CONNECTIONS KABBALAH-JESUS CONNECTIONS26 FEARING THE ZOHARby Billy Phillips · Published October 30, 2011 ...

Bird as bard

Could birds in English literature be a reference to poets and playwrights? More ancient languages would suggest a different but not opposite meaning. Birds are often symbolic of the female psyche, and the virtual function of females in the storyworld as potential powerful diplomats. Birds can carry and deliver informed messages (sometimes literally on paper) without causing a direct threat. (Hitchcock's The Birds being one exception) or angelic spy -- a neither necessarily friendly nor nece...

Passage of Time Through Linklater's Lens - PopMatters

Home Features Reviews News Music Film Books TV Comics Games Culture7'FilmRemember Death: Passage of Time Through Linklater’s LensPopMatters StaffRichard Linklater's Before trilogy is a rare work of cinema that lives up to the true spirit of memento mori: remembering that we all will die.The Latin phrase memento mori translates to "remember that you will die". It refers to an artistic impression that reflects upon mortality, passage of time, and death. The maniacal swipe of destituti...

Pulp Fiction metaphor for Holland

Is Mia's visiting Amsterdam a metaphorical expression of going to Los Angeles? The real world one I mean. Mia allows herself to go into her self-exploration mode in the opposite way that we do in the real world. Our entertainment retreat - the film world - becomes Mia's and Vincent's work world -- their real world is in the story. But for us it's the reverse: we go to work and live our dramatic lives, while Mia visits her dream world (our real world) as Uma Thurman. is Holland: HAL landHO...

Red, black or white - The dawn of colour symbolism - paleolithic color

Search Read for FreeUploadenChange Language HomeSavedBestsellersBooksAudiobooksSnapshotsMagazinesDocumentsSheet MusicUploadEnglish Hi Z! Your profileRed, black or white| The dawn of colour symbolism Uploaded bymutableS Date uploadedon Feb 28, 20190 views Document is marked as useful Red, black or white| The dawn of colour symbolism Uploaded bymutableS Date uploadedon Feb 28, 2019Description:In this paper the use of the pigments in the Paleolithic is presented, and some ideas of the symbolic ...

Cat

From Le Internette somweherez: -- Cat Cats, like dogs, are for the most part domesticated and found wherever humans are. There is a wild tabby-like cat in Scotland, but otherwise, the only other feral cats are mostly those that have reverted from domestication. Anyone who has spent any time around cats knows that they can be very solitary animals. The evoke the spirit of independence, cleverness, and of course, curiosity. Cats have been both feared and loved throughout history by many di...

Lady Want was the primary talisman of the Nordic völva

SearchSearchClose suggestionsUploadenChange LanguageSign InJoinLearn more about Scribd MembershipBestsellersBooksAudiobooksSnapshotsMagazinesDocumentsSheet MusicUploadEnglishRead Free For 30 DaysSign InTraditions of the Nordic VölvaUploaded bysamantha_sinclair Download NowsaveSave Traditions of the Nordic Völva For LaterInfo802 views3Up votes, mark as useful0Down votes, mark as not usefulTraditions of the Nordic VölvaUploaded bysamantha_sinclair Description:Research about the Nordic shamaness...

Hedgehog Array - Signs and symbols.

---------- Forwarded message ---------From: The Hedgehog Review hedgehog@virginia.edu>Date: Fri, Aug 23, 2019 at 06:00Subject: The Hedgehog’s Array: Signs and symbols.To: zshihab@gmail.com> Plus: A Richard Rorty symposium. View thi...