tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post7895199093168620430..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: THE BILLS OF MORTALITY - Mary HooperMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-59155810872089807562012-01-15T13:29:09.638+00:002012-01-15T13:29:09.638+00:00I've used (Venetian) bills of mortality in a h...I've used (Venetian) bills of mortality in a historical novel, having come across them in Petrarch's library. Toothache was thought to be caused by worms, so perhaps that explains 'teeth and worms'. They make fascinating reading!Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-84630267638993437862012-01-14T10:52:46.304+00:002012-01-14T10:52:46.304+00:00Lovely post, Mary. That's why I now love writ...Lovely post, Mary. That's why I now love writing historical stories. It's like being in a huge attic packed with stories. You can't help but trip over something that is absolutely fascination.Barbara Mitchelhillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-70439864606949695652012-01-14T01:11:24.349+00:002012-01-14T01:11:24.349+00:00Great post, Mary. What odd and intriguing reasons ...Great post, Mary. What odd and intriguing reasons for death! I love the "rising of the lights". How very Lovecraftian.<br /><br />I do have a book called the Necropolis: London and its Dead that I've been meaning to read for some time--you've inspired me to get it out from my shelves and have a look at it.Stephanie @ Read In a Single Sittinghttp://www.readinasinglesitting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-64356007735986241052012-01-13T14:16:01.788+00:002012-01-13T14:16:01.788+00:00Great post Mary! I agree absolutely about having t...Great post Mary! I agree absolutely about having to keep up with modern stuf - far too exhausting.<br /><br />And this from the OED:<br /> "rising of the lights" now hist. a medical condition characterized by difficulty in breathing or a choking sensation (probably arising from various causes, such as croup, asthma, pneumonia, or pulmonary embolism).Mark Burgesshttp://www.markburgess.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-91606892421060588152012-01-13T13:10:54.291+00:002012-01-13T13:10:54.291+00:00This is absolutely fascinating and I can fully und...This is absolutely fascinating and I can fully understand why you switched from modern to historical. I have also found myself fascinated by old documents (I am a researcher) - they always seem so innocently truthful. Thanks for the information about Bills of Mortality - something new and different to know about.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988251415347075888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-57995343046595501842012-01-13T10:23:01.649+00:002012-01-13T10:23:01.649+00:00I love the Bills of Mortality! But I get distracte...I love the Bills of Mortality! But I get distracted all the time, which is now a great deal more worrying than it was a week a go...Imogenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925800621947616280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-77792669122459999262012-01-13T10:06:40.663+00:002012-01-13T10:06:40.663+00:00Gosh, I never knew all this. How amazing. Imagine ...Gosh, I never knew all this. How amazing. Imagine if we could read such things now....enough to make you a hypochondriac for life!adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-39112511258742443492012-01-13T09:59:32.417+00:002012-01-13T09:59:32.417+00:00I think my favourite is Headmould. Those poor peop...I think my favourite is Headmould. Those poor people... but how deliciously fascinating. I love this post! Thank you, Mary.H.M. Castorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716936870601385683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-64647648075385917032012-01-13T09:40:28.013+00:002012-01-13T09:40:28.013+00:00Brilliant! Will try not to get Distracted in futur...Brilliant! Will try not to get Distracted in future . . . though that does lead on to whether the Deadly "Distracted" or the Idle & Undeserving "Distracted" came first?Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-74036617292189197462012-01-13T09:09:39.833+00:002012-01-13T09:09:39.833+00:00Brilliant!
And Mary, I love Lethargy and The Pu...Brilliant! <br /><br />And Mary, I love Lethargy and The Purples! Sounds like something out of The Phantom Tollbooth.Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-62053950365389255462012-01-13T07:59:04.768+00:002012-01-13T07:59:04.768+00:00Some people would find it a bit morbid but I love ...Some people would find it a bit morbid but I love it! <br /><br />I bought myself a book of epitaphs which gives you a wonderful idea of people's sense of humour. There's a grave in Yorkshire that reads: <br />'Here lies my poor wife,<br />without bed or blanket,<br />But dead as a doornail,<br />God be thanked.'<br /><br />My favourite though, from Ruidoso in New Mexico: 'Here lies John Yeast. Pardon me for not rising.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com