tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post944497611178234142..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Help! by Louisa YoungMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-30479594062421580782013-06-27T18:46:08.361+01:002013-06-27T18:46:08.361+01:00Tritons (and tritonesses) traditionally blow a con...Tritons (and tritonesses) traditionally blow a conch shell like a trumpet. The hairy waist can be seen in some Italian mermaids, and it could be like a mane, indicating that the mermaid is a triple hybrid ... lion, fish, woman. Some mermaids in Venice are also winged. The Scylla, a another kind of sea hybrid was often shown with dogs heads and front limbs projecting from her waist. michelle lovrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01026972300195225090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-63089148083047985262013-06-27T16:02:10.594+01:002013-06-27T16:02:10.594+01:00What a fantastc picture! And what an intriguing po...What a fantastc picture! And what an intriguing post! Might have known the clever History Girls would know what it was. I just love it! Esp the turbut named Herbert! Must make sure I never eat one, now that I know his name!!Lovely!adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-35197531085741425972013-06-27T10:22:46.510+01:002013-06-27T10:22:46.510+01:00Neptune, avec son trident, entouré des tritons;
Év...Neptune, avec son trident, entouré des tritons;<br />Évrard de Conty, Le Livre des échecs amoureux moralisés. Enluminures de Robinet Testard, vers 1496-1498. Manuscrit sur parchemin (51 x34 cm)<br />BNF, Manuscrits, français 143, f. 130 v°<br /><br />Neptune est l'une des divinités figurées par Robinet Testard pour accompagner un texte qui est le commentaire d'une allégorie fortement inspirée par le Roman de la Rose. Chaque divinité est décrite et représentée dans l'ordre où l'amène ce récit, ouvre d'Évrard de Conty, le médecin de Charles V. Dans cet ouvrage, l'homme de science explique aussi que les mouvements de la mer sont régis par la Lune.<br />Le présent manuscrit a été copié et enluminé par Robinet Testard pour Louise de Savoie.<br />Zizou Alphonse Corder, PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06353000341283769987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-44719935676162691022013-06-27T09:59:41.233+01:002013-06-27T09:59:41.233+01:00I knew I could rely on you!
It's unusual I th...I knew I could rely on you! <br />It's unusual I think to see classical mythology portrayed at this period - is it? <br />No wonder the horse looks so intrigued . . . <br /><br />Thank you all v much. I shall look at those links now . . .<br />Zizou Alphonse Corder, PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06353000341283769987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-9177495511308820142013-06-27T09:52:06.938+01:002013-06-27T09:52:06.938+01:00Fabulous!Fabulous!Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-71880639752584634812013-06-27T09:38:33.084+01:002013-06-27T09:38:33.084+01:00Here's a link, hope it's helpful! http://e...Here's a link, hope it's helpful! http://expositions.bnf.fr/lamer/grand/067.htmAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695001587309479107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-88720365424892137462013-06-27T08:53:11.200+01:002013-06-27T08:53:11.200+01:00Yes! How gorgeous: it's Neptune creating the ...Yes! How gorgeous: it's Neptune creating the horse. There's a 17th C. example here: http://www.wikipaintings.org/en/jacob-jordaens/neptune-creating-the-horse-1645<br />- but I like this one MUCH more! I reckon the legs look a little like some of Hieronymus Bosch's weird mermaidy creatures - maybe the artist was just having fun. Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-89549002470525736362013-06-27T08:26:04.488+01:002013-06-27T08:26:04.488+01:00Didn't Poseidon create horses? Maybe this is p...Didn't Poseidon create horses? Maybe this is part way through the process and the fish are being encouraging. I admit this doesn't get us far with the belimbed mermaid... Very beautifulImogenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925800621947616280noreply@blogger.com