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Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 7h

I'll be in Florence soon and hopefully visit. Thanks.

Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 15h

Merrie old England! I searched infangthief and found that there also was a right of outfangthief(!) although the details of that apparently are murkier. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infangt...

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Infangthief and outfangthief - Wikipedia

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Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

#Santa Claus revealed to be Satan Claus bringing evil gifts from the fiery pits of hell ... #palindromes

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Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I like the juxtaposition of tamale and cigarettes. Come to think of it, cigarettes are really little tobacco tamales made to smoke, not eat.

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Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Florence decree of 1574 banning #gambling on the lives of #Popes and other religious or secular lords which had been rampant in public squares and markets. Informants receive 1/3 of the fines and snitches will not be fined. Love the use of small capital I's to make PROIBITIONE fit. #Renaissance 1/2

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Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

See www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti... 2/2

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Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Maybe not the same vibe. This bowl with feet is similar to the Egyptian hieroglyph for "bring" and it is thought that such bowls in tombs held offerings from the living to the dead. Although it looks amusing to us today, that apparently wasn't intended. The leg handle, however, is another thing. 1/2

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Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

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Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

See www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...

metmuseum.org

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Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Yes, this one is at the Met, but a number of other examples survive - it was popular! This one from Royal Ontario Museum, similar dating. www.reddit.com/r/OutoftheTo...

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Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Same vibe. Egypt, pre-dynastic, abt 6000 yrs old.

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Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Accidentally ran across this - showing pouring of wine into a barrel. The hole for pouring is centered on one side of the barrel, like those in the casks on the horses. bsky.app/profile/bwal...

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Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The quote is from. See Mitton, Maps of Old London en.wikisource.org/wiki/Maps_of....

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Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Found the map - Ralph Agas' map of London c. 1561: This is actually the same map. Besides the Styllyarde scene, another man is filling water casks on horses near the Tower. See mapoflondon.uvic.ca/agas.htm.

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Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Man filling water-casks on horses with a ladle (for drinking?). See attached description of a 16th-17c map (not seen): "Off the Steelyard ... are men and horses in the water. ... In those at the Tower it may be clearly seen that the man is filling the water-casks on the animals' backs with a ladle."

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Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#Manuscript_fragment, Florence, 3Q 12th c. The initial O has geometric decoration & vines, in a dark blue background. Pseudo-Chrysostomus, Opus imperfectum in Matthaeum, Homilia xxxv. cap xx. #fragmentology #paleography #medieval_manuscripts #medieval_paleography @fragmentarium.bsky.social

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Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My friend once stayed with a family in Spain who called their dog Esnoopy.

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Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It was love, love alone that caused King Edward to leave the throne.🎶

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Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The greatest calypsonian! I can't tell you how many times I have listened to Philip My Dear, based on the true story of a random dude who somehow got himself into Q. Elizabeth's bedroom. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekhi...

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Mighty Sparrow - Phillip My Dear

YouTube video by Edward Spencer

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Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Congrats! Bartleby's "I would prefer not to" successful once again.

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Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Congrats! (My son's NYer cartoon)

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Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Any relation to the 12c Lewis chessmen "beserkers"? By National Museums Scotland - National Museums Scotland, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?.... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_pi...

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Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

What!? Are you referring to my son's NYer cartoon?

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Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The tail and tufts on the rear of the body of the hummingbird moth seem especially close to the broadside creature.

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Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Sylva Dobalova, in Joris Hoefnagel a Kral Kobylek (Joris Hoefnagel and the King of the Locusts) (2026) suggests this creature might be a chimera incorporating features of a Hummingbird Hawk Moth or an owlfly. See images. www.academia.edu/170638075/JO...

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Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I agree with Federico. This little monster looks like a moth. In particular the large, feathery antennae are typical of moths as is the coiled proboscis and the general furriness. There are some very large, striking moths in Europe such as the Giant Peacock Moth or the Spanish Moon Moth.

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Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

If it involves ms fragments, Fragmentology, an open access peer reviewed journal, would be a good choice. It "welcomes submissions, both articles and research notes, on any aspect pertaining to Latin and Greek manuscript fragments in the Middle Ages." www.fragmentology.ms

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Farley P Katz @farleypkatz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Apparently “Noctycorax” was used for a "bird of ill omen", possibly an owl. See Wikipedia, image attached. A 1520 mnemonic woodcut from Venice 1520 of "N" for “Noctycorax” appears to show a bat. See www.academia.edu/49277375/The... page 1.