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The history of freemasonry - its legends and traditions, its chronological history (1906) Publisher: New York : the Masonic History Company (Public Domain) — 28 Jun 2019

The Mystery of Mount Heredom, Masonic Seat of Scotland

By ashley cowie

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Every country in the world has a handful of mountains which demand central roles in tales of lost treasures and mysteries of a supernatural nature, but only Scotland can claim to have a mountain so magical that not only was it mentioned in the...
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The history of freemasonry - its legends and traditions, its chronological history (1906) Publisher: New York : the Masonic History Company (Public Domain) — 28 Jun 2019

The Mystery of Mount Heredom, Masonic Seat of Scotland

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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Every country in the world has a handful of mountains which demand central roles in tales of lost treasures and mysteries of a supernatural nature, but only Scotland can claim to have a mountain so magical that not only was it mentioned in the...
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A man with closed eyes walking into a skeletal death figure, a group of anxious undertakers run after them. Coloured etching by R. Newton, 1794, after himself. (Wellcome Images / CC BY-SA 4.0) — 24 Jun 2019

Thanatographia Imago Mortis: The History of Futuristic Forensics

By Roberto Volterri

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Science fiction and laymen’s superstitions abound with the concept that the image of the killer is embedded in the retina of the victim. Thanatographia is the account of a person’s death experience and imago mortis is the hypothesis that the...
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A man with closed eyes walking into a skeletal death figure, a group of anxious undertakers run after them. Coloured etching by R. Newton, 1794, after himself. (Wellcome Images / CC BY-SA 4.0) — 24 Jun 2019

Thanatographia Imago Mortis: The History of Futuristic Forensics

By Roberto Volterri

History & Tradition

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Science fiction and laymen’s superstitions abound with the concept that the image of the killer is embedded in the retina of the victim. Thanatographia is the account of a person’s death experience and imago mortis is the hypothesis that the...
Read More

Children Playing by David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl (1651) Skokloster Castle (Public Domain) — 21 Jun 2019

When Children Came out to Play: Ancient Toys and Games

By ashley cowie

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The main halls and secured vaults of museums around the world are loaded with vast arrays of grotesque antique weapons, golden lined velvet robes, ceremonial swords and crowns, jewel encrusted scepters and other adult treasures and artifacts. Toys,...
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Children Playing by David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl (1651) Skokloster Castle (Public Domain) — 21 Jun 2019

When Children Came out to Play: Ancient Toys and Games

By ashley cowie

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The main halls and secured vaults of museums around the world are loaded with vast arrays of grotesque antique weapons, golden lined velvet robes, ceremonial swords and crowns, jewel encrusted scepters and other adult treasures and artifacts. Toys,...
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Gungnyeo, the Ranks and Regiment of Women Serving Korean Royalty — 12 Jun 2019

Gungnyeo, the Ranks and Regiment of Women Serving Korean Royalty

By MartiniF

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The smooth running of Korean royal households depended upon the unseen hands of gungnyeo; the seamstresses, cooks, chambermaids, water- and firewood bearers and other servants. Behind the scenes a disciplined regiment, defined by class and rank,...
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Gungnyeo, the Ranks and Regiment of Women Serving Korean Royalty — 12 Jun 2019

Gungnyeo, the Ranks and Regiment of Women Serving Korean Royalty

By MartiniF

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The smooth running of Korean royal households depended upon the unseen hands of gungnyeo; the seamstresses, cooks, chambermaids, water- and firewood bearers and other servants. Behind the scenes a disciplined regiment, defined by class and rank,...
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Pope Formoso and Stephen VI by Jean-Paul Laurens (1870) (Public Domain) — 03 Jun 2019

Synodus Horrenda: The Macabre Trial of the Corpse of Pope Formoso

By Roberto Volterri

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In AD 897 the holy space of the Basilica of St John of Lateran, Rome, was violated by a truly sinister event inside the dark walls of the house of God. In the august presence of the Emperor Lamberto of Spoleto, Pope Stephen VI and the judicial...
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Pope Formoso and Stephen VI by Jean-Paul Laurens (1870) (Public Domain) — 03 Jun 2019

Synodus Horrenda: The Macabre Trial of the Corpse of Pope Formoso

By Roberto Volterri

History & Tradition

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In AD 897 the holy space of the Basilica of St John of Lateran, Rome, was violated by a truly sinister event inside the dark walls of the house of God. In the august presence of the Emperor Lamberto of Spoleto, Pope Stephen VI and the judicial...
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