A History of Furstenberg: Coins, a Castle, Porcelain, and a Street

Tracing the history of name Furstenberg I discovered some coins, perhaps part of a treasure found in a castle, as well as porcelain fit for a King residing on a Parisian Street.

12/04/202023/03/2022

Scenes of Easter by Nerius #medieval #art

Easter Scenes by Nerius, symbolism in medieval art

Happy Easter and what better way to celebrate but with these Scenes of Easter by Blognese artists Nerius, ca 14th century. I think that from today this will be one of my favorite Easter images. There is something about medieval blue ink and gold that captures one’s heart and imagination!

10/04/202005/01/2022

Altars, Shrines and Christian Symbology

I am sure that, no matter what your Faith in God may be, at some stage you came across Christian altars or shrines and asked yourself what is their symbology.

28/03/202029/04/2022

Time in Romanian Folktales and Schrödinger’s Cat #Im4Ro

Time in Romanian Folktales and Schrodinger's Cat

Recently I re-read one of best known Romanian folktales, Youth Without Age and Life Without Death, and something about the way time unfolds jabbed at my mind, yet only when I remembered Schrödinger’s Cat did it all fall into place.

26/03/202008/10/2023