*Image found at: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/1613652319 This image shows a bookplate made by Herbert Horne in 1895. A bookplate was used to mark someone’s name or initials inside the cover of a book to show ownership (About Bookplate). Horne made this bookplate specifically for Fred Trehawke Davies, whose monogram is shown in the intertwined perches within the…
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Chapel of the Ascension, Herbert Horne
*Image found at: https://branchcollective.org/?ps_articles=margaretta-s-frederick-on-frederic-shields-chapel-of-the-ascension The Chapel of the Ascension’s exterior attests to Herbert Horne’s great architectural skill while the interior was done by an artist named Frederic Shields. A wealthy widow of a member of parliament named Emelia Russell Gurney commissioned this build that was completed in 1910 but unfortunately was demolished thirty years later…
The Borgias
Season one of Showtime’s The Borgias (2011) is a show the depicts the decadent lies and scandals of the Borgia family, outsiders from Spain who attempt to take over Renaissance-era Italy through treachery, lies, and manipulation. The Borgias is packed full of themes such as lust, greed, and murder. Through the art of imagery, movement, and…