October, the month of tilling and sowing, is represented along the left bank of the Seine, viewed from the vicinity of the Hôtel de Nesle, the Duc de Berry’s Paris residence. Dominating the background is a detailed representation of the Louvre of Charles V, the brother of the Duc de Berry.
At center soars the Tour [...]
Archive for December 1st, 2008
Medieval Art: October in Les Tres Riches Heures
Posted in Arts and Culture, History, tagged France, History, medieval art on December 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Monday Morning Poem: The Tiger, by William Blake
Posted in History, tagged animals, poetry on December 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve always loved the Blake poem about the tiger (see below) A few years back, there was a program on PBS about domestic cats, “Tiny Tigers”. If you think about it, that’s exactly what they are! Here are some of my favorite books about cats:
The Tribe of Tiger by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas.
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