Its tall, rounded shape was pale gray, and two handles curved away from its narrow spout. On the front was a face – my face, though distorted… Read more “Face Jugs”
Tag: A Discovery of Witches
Three Objects to Timewalk: May the Past Protect and Guide Us
Spoilers, Part Three (Or Ten…) Finally (a bit late…), I want to talk about the importance of art and material culture to the narrative in terms of… Read more “Three Objects to Timewalk: May the Past Protect and Guide Us”
Houses and Daemons and Spellbinding: Oh My! (Aka The Penultimate Episode)
Spoilers, darling… Before we dive too much into episode seven, I want to say how much I enjoyed this episode, especially for the small moments throughout. It’s… Read more “Houses and Daemons and Spellbinding: Oh My! (Aka The Penultimate Episode)”
The Body as Text
While I was inching up his hip bone, a white shadow in the shape of a triangle caught my attention. It was deep under the surface of… Read more “The Body as Text”
Of Covenants, the Congregation, and Alchemy
I have to admit: I was kind of worried about this episode giving me ideas for the blog. The first viewing I was so engrossed with what… Read more “Of Covenants, the Congregation, and Alchemy”
The Artwork of Episode 3
[Even though I said in the previous TV show blog I was giving up on trying to avoid spoilers as best I can, I’m still going to… Read more “The Artwork of Episode 3”
Heartbeats & Hamish
Spoiler Alerts: TV Show, Overarching narrative, Book of Life (I’m giving up on not including spoilers in these posts, so read at your own risk…) Unsurprisingly (perhaps…)… Read more “Heartbeats & Hamish”
A Medievalist’s Thoughts on Manuscripts & Materiality in Episode 1: A Discovery of Witches
‘You can’t buy my grandfather, and you can’t borrow him. But if I give him to you, for safekeeping, you’ll make his death mean something?’ ‘I can’t… Read more “A Medievalist’s Thoughts on Manuscripts & Materiality in Episode 1: A Discovery of Witches”
Hamish’s Hunting Lodge
‘He downshifted through the lime alley that had once led to a palace and now led nowhere, an odd remnant of a grand life no one wanted… Read more “Hamish’s Hunting Lodge”
Louisa in Yellow
Over the mantel there was an enormous portrait of a dark-haired, late-seventeenth-century beauty in a yellow gown. It had certainly been painted by Sir Peter Lely.
