Rosalind Phillips-Solomon

Never mind! Just realised you mentioned it was the Alexis Hours, thank you again!

May I ask for the name of the manuscript/ the classmark, please? I'm quite fascinated by Saint Apollonia, especially in Books of Hours, and I've never seen this image before. Thank you so much for sharing these images! 3/3

tooth extraction though! So, I suppose it could be an example of 'borrowing', but it does seem odd, especially as Apollonia's iconography is so specific. Perhaps it could just be a 'random' single depiction of Apollonia, it makes me curious about the production/planning of the manuscript! 2/3

Definitely looks like Saint Apollonia! I have seen a few examples of virgin martyrs' iconography getting swapped around (e.g. a series of images of Saint Apollonia which include an image of her breasts being removed). I don't ever seeing another martyr 'borrowing' the iconography of Apollonia's 1/?

Lives Cut Short: The Tomb of Charles-Orland and Charles de France Full title: 'A Monument to Lives Cut Short: The Tomb of Charles-Orland and Charles de France' by Rosalind Phillip-Solomon

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lives-cut-... Very excited to be giving this lecture in March!

Wall monument with cherub and rococo flower decoration. Inscription: 'In memory of Ann the wife of Richard Lewis she died Feb 21st 1773 Aged 72, being a midwife, she was an instrument in the hand of Providence to bring to this world 716 children. Here is a wife that lies in dust Meek and faithful, true and just. She lies in hopes to rise again To live with Christ where he doth reign. Also Rich. Lewis. He died April 4th 1773 aged 74. J Brute

A monument to a woman: Mary Lewis, midwife, who had brought 716 children into the world. But described as 'meek and faithful, true and just'. Has anyone, ever, met a meek midwife?

#OTD 1966 • Aberfan Disaster 🥀

On Friday the 21st of October 1966, a wave of coal waste slid down the Aberfan Valley, taking the lives of 116 children and 28 adults with it.

#Wales #History

It's so incredibly moving in person!

Tomb chest with effigies of 2 young children, angels as supporters, elaborate Renaissance decoration with cherubs on tomb chest. More detail in linked article.

October's #MonumentoftheMonth is the heartrending tomb of two infant children of Anne, duchess of Brittany churchmonumentssociety.org/monument-of-...

I wrote October's #monumentofthemonth blog post for @churchmonuments.bsky.social ! I'll be giving an online lecture on the tomb in March (also with the CMS), do come along if you found this interesting!
churchmonumentssociety.org/monument-of-...

A light grey grave marker with a curved pediment and faded text. On the pediment is a carving of a dolphin upright and Latin text which translated reads 'Calm in the midst of the waves'.

#31DaysOfGraves Day2 Nautical: At Kilmartin Graveyard a grave marker with a carved dolphin and Latin text that translates as 'Calm in the midst of the waves'.

Also don't forget the all Hallows series of online lectures - deathbeds, funerals, granite and slate monuments and the problem with modern sculpture! Details at churchmonumentssociety.org/events

'A Formless Mass of Flesh': Anne Boleyn and the Monstering of Past Pregnancies Writing about Anne Boleyn’s first pregnancy last week, I was reminded of the volume of controversies and conspiracy theories that swirl around the reproductive lives of Henry VIII’s queens.

This post is about Anne Boleyn, and the strange fascination we have with the reproductive lives of Henry's wives (despite the fact he was over 40 when married to all of them but Catherine of Aragon, which may well be explanation enough). lucyallengoss.substack.com/p/a-formless...

This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen.

By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza

Israeli protesters holding pictures of starving Palestinian children and calling for an end to the genocide in Gaza clashed with police on Thursday in Tel Aviv.

Accurate.

FTR, I love me some Beneventan.

BREAKING: Israeli attacks across Gaza have killed at least 51 Palestinians, including 23 aid seekers, since dawn, medical sources told Al Jazeera.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/g6lam8

Pain really is all-consuming when its bad, and I spent this morning trying to convince my doctor at the walk in clinic that I am indeed in so much pain I cannot deal with daily life, and as its always the case, I wonder how much he heard and how much he thought was just a hysterical brown woman.

I'm hearing anecdotal reports of trans people being turned away from hospital because there are no "private rooms" and they are refusing to put them in single sex wards.

If this happens to you (physical health)

Ask for a senior nurse, explain things to them

Take all their names

Cont.

‘Creatures of Power: Animals, Ecology and Humanity in the Medieval World’

I had so much fun taking part in this session! 🐋🐖🦢Thank you to the wonderful conference organisers for putting together such a fantastic event! 💕

This is why we demand masks & clean air in healthcare.

No one should get COVID in the place they go to get care.

No one should have precious time ripped away from them.

Too many people say “well they were sick anyways” and completely miss the point.

Sick & disabled people deserve protection too

An illustration showing various skeletons and skulls and religious iconography

This extraordinary piece is entitled "Allegory of the Transience of Life," c.1480. It’s an engraving printed on vellum, with hand-colouring, by Master I. A. M. of Zwolle - an Dutch goldsmith and engraver. It’s currently housed at the British Museum.

Thank you for sharing!

I’ve definitely been persuaded to write something up for a monument of the month post 🥰

We were at the Leeds International Medieval Congress - Glastonbury for medievalists? churchmonumentssociety.org/2025/07/13/l...

Our Grant Programmes - Society of Antiquaries of London Find out how we support research into material culture and the conservation of churches.

Funding klaxon - the Soc of Antiquaries' Morris Fund, helps with conservation of monuments (among other things), deadline for the current year is 31 August www.sal.org.uk/what-we-do/g...

jstor i do not want this

Iconic, I was sorry to miss it!