Acanthus has been part of both gardens and design since ancient the time of Ancient Civilizations: Image Credit: The Met Marble pilaster with acanthus scrolls Roman – 1st half of 1st century CE Image Credit: The Met Marble corner acroterion with acanthus scrolls Roman – 1st half of 1st century CEImage Credit: The Met Fragment…
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Plant Encyclopedia
ENCYCLOPÆDIA OF PLANTS. ACACIA.—In the deserts of Arabia the finest tree is the Acacia Seyal, which is reputed to be the Shittah tree of the Old Testament. The timber of this tree was termed Shittim, translated by some as “incorruptible wood.” In Exodus xxv. it is recorded that the Ark of the Lord was made of Shittim wood, overlaid within…
Plants Connected with Birds and Animals.
Plants Connected with Birds and Animals. “The association of trees and birds has been the theme of the most ancient writers. The Skalds have sung how an Eagle sat in stately majesty on the topmost branch of Yggdrasill, whilst the keen-eyed Hawk hovered around. The Vedas record how the Pippala of the Hindu Paradise was daily…
Plants Associated with Witches, Wickedness, & the Devil
In the above video, it is suggested that Eve may have been based on the goddess Asherah Ras Shamra (Ugarit), Syria: Asherah Asherah, detail from an ivory box from Mīna al-Bayḍā near Ras Shamra (Ugarit), Syria, c. 1300 bce; in the Louvre, Paris “Asherah, ancient West Semitic goddess, consort of the supreme god. Her principal epithet was probably…
The Cherokees – An Indigenous People of America – Their Lives and Their Stories
CHEROKEE NATION HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE CHEROKEE The Traditionary Period “The Cherokee were the mountaineers of the South, holding the entire Allegheny region from the interlocking head-streams of the Kanawha and the Tennessee southward almost to the site of Atlanta, and from the Blue ridge on the east to the Cumberland range on the west,…
The Legend of the Poinsettia – Retold and Illustrated by Tomie dePaola
Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon 1994 Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon…
How to Lay Out a Picture Book – How to Weave Images and Words Together on a Page – Examples
In a systematic way, I am researching the wrting and illustrating career of Tomie dePaola. When I started this project, I was simply trying to think of a way to honor dePaola on his birthday–September 15. The prolific picture book author and illustrator Tomie dePaola was born on September 15, 1934. After I began my…
Tomie dePaola’s Mother Goose – First Published in 1985
Tomie dePaola’s Mother Goose – First Published in 1985 Image Credit: Amazom
The Real Mother Goose – from 1916 – Illustrated by Blanche Wright
ABC Great A, little a, Bouncing B! The cat’s in the cupboard, And can’t see me. GEORGY PORGY Georgy Porgy, pudding and pie, Kissed the girls and made them cry. When the boys came out to play, Georgy Porgy ran away. WEE WILLIE WINKIE Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town, Upstairs and downstairs, in…
Was Glastonbury a Celtic Site? Looking at the Glastonbury Tor
Glastonbury Tor Image Credit: Wikipedia Tower of Avalon in The Winter King Image Credit: Film Bristol When I watched the MGM series The Winter King, I was struck by the tower that rises above the rest of the region of Avalon, and my mind immediately flashed to stories about the use of towers in Fairy…