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Otto Saumarez Smith
OSaumarezSmith
Nominated by @gilliandarley for 10 buildings I love. 1. Laon Cathedral - here I am sitting in empty nave. Laon wears the then-new Gothic style with such graceful & intellectual
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Samantha Walton
samlwalton
I wonder if it's possible to write about finding peace in rural places without dumping on urban communities? I love this writing on solitude & the joys of cold water
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Fabian
TweetOfFabian
Byzantium no more: From "recuperatio imperii" to "Europexit".• Justinian's dream turn nightmare.• The destruction of Italy.• Constantinople's brutal abuses.• The west renounces Byzantium.Narrated by the c
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Megan L. Cook
meganlcook
Today I want to talk about Dirtbag Medievalism. Dirtbag Medievalism is a shorthand term for a kind of popular medievalism that I don't think has been fully treated in the
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AAbiodun 🇳🇬
AAbiodun_
10 Most Beautiful Churches in the World. [A Thread]1. St. Peter’s Basilica, RomeDesigned by architects Donato Bramante, Carlo Maderno, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, and Michelangelo, this Italian church is the most
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Tasha Suri
tashadrinkstea
I wish people who claim to really care about historical accuracy would talk about how much we just. Don't. Know. About history. How much we've lost, because of biases around
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CB_Arolygu / RC_Survey
RC_Survey
Tintern Abbey was the 1st Cistercian monastery in Wales, founded 1131 by Walter fitzRichard of Clare. Colonised by a group of monks from the mother house at l’Aumone, the construction
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Quiff Boy’s little helper 🎄🎅🐝🏴
quiffboy
4 incredible albums from when I was 14. Only 4?!? Are you kidding me? There’s dozens. 4 more I could go on. But here’s an article that covers it quite
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The animals of the Proto-Indo-Europeans
PIE_Animals
OX in #IndoEuropean: #Vedic ukṣā́, #Avestan uxšā, #ProtoGermanic *uhsô (#Gothic auhsa, #Old Norse oxi, #OldEnglish oxa, #OldHighGerman ohso, #German Ochse, #Durch os), #Welsh ych, #OldIrish oss, #Tocharian B okso, A
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The Shockxas Chandsaw Massacre
ShockaholicYT
I would like to chime in once again on the discussion regarding Cosmic Horror brought up by @FormaldehydeFce As I study the Grotesque as a concept, the mind drifts into
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K / K O 🐕🎨🖌️🏳️⚧️
KikonineArt
Art was never truly apolitical or not influenced by the current world state. You'll know this if you study art history. During the Gothic period, art was mainly produced for
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Ineya
Ineya18
1/1The relationship between Gogol's "Arabesques" and the line, transitional between one-dimensionality and two-dimensionality, is illuminated by Benjamin's comparison of Arab architecture and ornament with argumentation of
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Harold Eyster
HaroldEyster
Ever wonder what a bird sees? If so, read on! Purple has always been my favorite color. But purple's not just pretty--it's a special type of color. If you look
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McJulie is doing Mardi Gras
mcjulie
I think this is an interesting point of discussion, but my take is a bit different, coming at it from the opposite direction --https://twitter.com/arthur_affect/status/1337477594464149507 In that I think even religion
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Dr Sam Hirst
RomGothSam
Took me about 5 minutes to stop rolling my eyes but I'm back now.This does rather seem to lean into elitist attitudes which are all too common with (self-defined) 'literary'
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Julie
JuliaFtacek
ALRIGHT BUCKLE UP, CHUCKLEFUCKS! Nah I'm kidding, but seriously here's my not very passionate defense of the use of canonical/classic/dead white guy/whatever literature in the classroom (I dunno how long
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