LiberalDespot
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Je voudrais, et ce sera le dernier et le plus ardent de mes souhaits, je voudrais que le dernier des rois fût étranglé avec les boyaux du dernier prêtre.
Glasgow, Yr Hen Ogledd
Je voudrais, et ce sera le dernier et le plus ardent de mes souhaits, je voudrais que le dernier des rois fût étranglé avec les boyaux du dernier prêtre.
Glasgow, Yr Hen Ogledd
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LiberalDespot
@druidic.org
· Nov 20
18 years ago today I took one of my favorite photos. I followed a small path behind a church in Pienza and suddenly : sunset on the slopes of Monte Amiata, from behind the palace of Pius II...
#photography
#Italy
#photography
#Italy
Ben. Acqua Alta, Piazzetta di San Marco, Venice.
January 12, 2010. (Dx0 reprocess).
#Photography #Venice
January 12, 2010. (Dx0 reprocess).
#Photography #Venice
January 22, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Ben. Acqua Alta, Piazzetta di San Marco, Venice.
January 12, 2010. (Dx0 reprocess).
#Photography #Venice
January 12, 2010. (Dx0 reprocess).
#Photography #Venice
I must stop laughing at available domain names.
I see pervert.camp is available.
"Where shall I send it?"
"Send it to [email protected]"
I see pervert.camp is available.
"Where shall I send it?"
"Send it to [email protected]"
pervert.camp
January 22, 2026 at 10:49 PM
I must stop laughing at available domain names.
I see pervert.camp is available.
"Where shall I send it?"
"Send it to [email protected]"
I see pervert.camp is available.
"Where shall I send it?"
"Send it to [email protected]"
Shrine of Saint Marcellina, elder sister of St Ambrose. Her relics were rediscovered in 1722 and are now housed in this dedicated chapel in the Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio, Milan.
December 2018.
#Milan #Saint #Photography
December 2018.
#Milan #Saint #Photography
January 22, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Shrine of Saint Marcellina, elder sister of St Ambrose. Her relics were rediscovered in 1722 and are now housed in this dedicated chapel in the Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio, Milan.
December 2018.
#Milan #Saint #Photography
December 2018.
#Milan #Saint #Photography
The Jedburgh Abbey tomb of William Schomberg Robert Kerr, 8th Marquess of Lothian, Earl of Lothian, Ancram & Ancram, Viscount of Briene, Lord of Newbattle, Jedburgh, Nisbet, Langnewtoun, and Dolphinstoun &c.
##Photography #Monument
##Photography #Monument
January 21, 2026 at 8:32 PM
The Jedburgh Abbey tomb of William Schomberg Robert Kerr, 8th Marquess of Lothian, Earl of Lothian, Ancram & Ancram, Viscount of Briene, Lord of Newbattle, Jedburgh, Nisbet, Langnewtoun, and Dolphinstoun &c.
##Photography #Monument
##Photography #Monument
January 21, 2026 at 8:04 PM
January 21, 2026 at 7:50 PM
January 21, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Meanwhile in London, an incident which is just waiting for the right historical romance to feature in.
January 21, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Bust on the tomb of Cardinal Girolamo Verallo (1497-1555) in the Basilica of Sant'Agostino in Campo Marzio. Rome.
#Rome #Photography #Beard
#Rome #Photography #Beard
January 21, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Bust on the tomb of Cardinal Girolamo Verallo (1497-1555) in the Basilica of Sant'Agostino in Campo Marzio. Rome.
#Rome #Photography #Beard
#Rome #Photography #Beard
The Youth of Magdalensberg. 16thC cast of a now lost 1stC BC bronze in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. July 2014.
#Roman #Bronze #Photography
#Roman #Bronze #Photography
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The Youth of Magdalensberg.
16thC cast of a now lost classical bronze in the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
The inscription incised on the right thigh:
A[ulus] Poblicius D[ecimi] l[ibertus] Antio[cus]
Ti[berius] Barbius Q[uinti] P[ublii] l[ibertus] Tiber[inus or -ianus]
(A[ulus] Poblicus Antio[chus], fr[eedman] of D[ecimus]; Ti[berius] Barbius Tiber[inus or ianus], fr[eedman] of Q[uintus] P[ublius].)
This is the dedication of two freedmen, who were probably active in the Stadt auf dem Magdalensberg as merchants.
A gilt round shield found together with the Youth, which is now lost, bore this inscription:
M. Gallicinus Vindili f[ilius] L[ucius] Barb[ius] L[ucii] l[ibertus] Philoterus pr[ocurator] / Craxsantus / Barbi[i] P[ublii] s[ervus].
(M[arcus] Gallicinus, son of Vindilus; L[ucius] Barb[ius] Philoterus, fr[eedman] of L[ucius]; Craxsantus, s[lave] of Barbi[us] P[ublius])](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r5cfugrm3nxpbmid6bg3sz4q/bafkreifputuektijuwlk6n7swpybscgc4nb7mxgysvdmsd26xxkjdxs25y@jpeg)
January 20, 2026 at 11:48 PM
The Youth of Magdalensberg. 16thC cast of a now lost 1stC BC bronze in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. July 2014.
#Roman #Bronze #Photography
#Roman #Bronze #Photography
The 3rd century Porphyry Sarcophagus that was reused in 1222 as the tomb of Constance of Aragon, Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Sicily and wife of Frederick II 'Stupor Mundi' - Apparently she still retained her long blond hair when her coffin was opened in the 18thC.
November 2011.
November 2011.
January 20, 2026 at 11:13 PM
The 3rd century Porphyry Sarcophagus that was reused in 1222 as the tomb of Constance of Aragon, Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Sicily and wife of Frederick II 'Stupor Mundi' - Apparently she still retained her long blond hair when her coffin was opened in the 18thC.
November 2011.
November 2011.
January 20, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Cardinal Pietro Pileo da Prata (c.1330–1400) in the Duomo of Padua. Diplomat and go-between - known as "the cardinal with three hats" - he shuttled between popes and anti-popes.
Seems like a good party is in preparation, look at the gifts the guests are bringing...
#Padua #Tomb #Photography
Seems like a good party is in preparation, look at the gifts the guests are bringing...
#Padua #Tomb #Photography
January 20, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Cardinal Pietro Pileo da Prata (c.1330–1400) in the Duomo of Padua. Diplomat and go-between - known as "the cardinal with three hats" - he shuttled between popes and anti-popes.
Seems like a good party is in preparation, look at the gifts the guests are bringing...
#Padua #Tomb #Photography
Seems like a good party is in preparation, look at the gifts the guests are bringing...
#Padua #Tomb #Photography
January 19, 2026 at 9:42 PM
The complexities of sanctity.
Vaulting above the Tomb of St Mungo
Lower church, Glasgow Cathedral.
#Glasgow #Architecture #Photography
Vaulting above the Tomb of St Mungo
Lower church, Glasgow Cathedral.
#Glasgow #Architecture #Photography
January 19, 2026 at 8:42 PM
The complexities of sanctity.
Vaulting above the Tomb of St Mungo
Lower church, Glasgow Cathedral.
#Glasgow #Architecture #Photography
Vaulting above the Tomb of St Mungo
Lower church, Glasgow Cathedral.
#Glasgow #Architecture #Photography
January 19, 2026 at 8:38 PM
The elements of the @glasgowcoa.bsky.social
Here is the bird that never flew
Here is the tree that never grew
Here is the fish that never swam
Here is the bell that never rang
Pulpit stairs, Glasgow Cathedral.
Here is the bird that never flew
Here is the tree that never grew
Here is the fish that never swam
Here is the bell that never rang
Pulpit stairs, Glasgow Cathedral.
January 19, 2026 at 8:37 PM
The elements of the @glasgowcoa.bsky.social
Here is the bird that never flew
Here is the tree that never grew
Here is the fish that never swam
Here is the bell that never rang
Pulpit stairs, Glasgow Cathedral.
Here is the bird that never flew
Here is the tree that never grew
Here is the fish that never swam
Here is the bell that never rang
Pulpit stairs, Glasgow Cathedral.
January 19, 2026 at 8:30 PM
St Mungo, followed by the ring of Languoreth and then the elements of the @glasgowcoa.bsky.social on the Central Entrance of the #Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Here is the bird that never flew
Here is the tree that never grew
Here is the fish that never swam
Here is the bell that never rang
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Here is the bird that never flew
Here is the tree that never grew
Here is the fish that never swam
Here is the bell that never rang
1/2
January 19, 2026 at 8:29 PM
St Mungo, followed by the ring of Languoreth and then the elements of the @glasgowcoa.bsky.social on the Central Entrance of the #Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Here is the bird that never flew
Here is the tree that never grew
Here is the fish that never swam
Here is the bell that never rang
1/2
Here is the bird that never flew
Here is the tree that never grew
Here is the fish that never swam
Here is the bell that never rang
1/2
Reposted by LiberalDespot
That explains the smell.
January 19, 2026 at 5:47 PM
That explains the smell.
I have now seen 'Glasgow's Wellspring' in the cathedral crypt. It's as tacky as I feared. Like a wishing well feature in a 1980s shopping centre.
#Glasgow
#Glasgow
January 18, 2026 at 11:14 PM
I have now seen 'Glasgow's Wellspring' in the cathedral crypt. It's as tacky as I feared. Like a wishing well feature in a 1980s shopping centre.
#Glasgow
#Glasgow
I wonder when those bells last rang?
detail of the former Royal Asylum for the Blind (1881), Castle Street, #Glasgow.
#photography
detail of the former Royal Asylum for the Blind (1881), Castle Street, #Glasgow.
#photography
January 18, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I wonder when those bells last rang?
detail of the former Royal Asylum for the Blind (1881), Castle Street, #Glasgow.
#photography
detail of the former Royal Asylum for the Blind (1881), Castle Street, #Glasgow.
#photography
Proposed title for a book on Danish foreign policy over the ages
"From King Cnut to King C...."
"From King Cnut to King C...."
January 17, 2026 at 10:40 PM
I know one could say this pretty much every day but, really, fuck Trump.
January 17, 2026 at 7:35 PM
I know one could say this pretty much every day but, really, fuck Trump.