tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816215309027871000.post3921328109665271023..comments2023-10-15T05:17:22.939-07:00Comments on The Raucous Royals: The Profane RenaissanceBearded Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06182921236123895352noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816215309027871000.post-78600585459843172582009-02-25T04:34:00.000-08:002009-02-25T04:34:00.000-08:00No, your eyes are not playing tricks on you. I got...No, your eyes are not playing tricks on you. I got sloppy and spelled his name wrong in one place. Thank god for the edit button!Bearded Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06182921236123895352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816215309027871000.post-16440540993715226672009-02-25T03:39:00.000-08:002009-02-25T03:39:00.000-08:00Again, I'm rereading your post and again, I'm read...Again, I'm rereading your post and again, I'm reading it Antoni'a' Vignali..my eyes are definitely playing tricks on me!Lucy https://www.blogger.com/profile/13600064401395449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816215309027871000.post-71158495961704299522009-02-24T15:03:00.000-08:002009-02-24T15:03:00.000-08:00Ok, well now I get it...that makes way more sense....Ok, well now I get it...that makes way more sense. Thanks for clarifying...you're a wonderful history teacher:)Lucy https://www.blogger.com/profile/13600064401395449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816215309027871000.post-64685966905981393642009-02-24T11:38:00.000-08:002009-02-24T11:38:00.000-08:00Ah, so that's where the phrase originated! lol.Ah, so <I>that's</I> where the phrase originated! lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816215309027871000.post-1286207983558443462009-02-24T10:34:00.000-08:002009-02-24T10:34:00.000-08:00Interview coming soon...probably in a week or two....Interview coming soon...probably in a week or two. David is finishing off taping a special for the History Channel.Bearded Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06182921236123895352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816215309027871000.post-44011916483231253882009-02-24T09:50:00.000-08:002009-02-24T09:50:00.000-08:00May I ask when Markham's interview will be posted?...May I ask when Markham's interview will be posted? I am a Napoleon - aholic and am in an excited tizzy! I feel like a 5 year old in the car who is asking,'I we there yet? Are we there yet.'Marie Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071668321977054448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816215309027871000.post-25582908881849316122009-02-24T09:43:00.000-08:002009-02-24T09:43:00.000-08:00I saw Arcimboli's testa di cazi in person recently...I saw Arcimboli's testa di cazi in person recently... He has quite a way with fruits and nuts doesn't he:)Marie Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071668321977054448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816215309027871000.post-35846625587586279012009-02-24T07:35:00.000-08:002009-02-24T07:35:00.000-08:00Hi Farin, Yes, I believe many of the erotica that ...Hi Farin, Yes, I believe many of the erotica that they wanted to show got vetoed by the powers that be. You can see some of the more randy prints in their fascinating lectures (download off of utunes)<BR/><BR/>Ms. Lucy the author was 100% red-blooded male which is why it is interesting to compare his social commentary to Machiavelli's The Prince - both written for the male elite...except Vignali's work has a far more misogynistic tone. You can get a copy of the book off of Amazon. I found it kind of dull (the bawdy jokes get tiresome after awhile) but it does give us a interesting look into the politics of the time.Bearded Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06182921236123895352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816215309027871000.post-89293112379482799432009-02-24T06:04:00.000-08:002009-02-24T06:04:00.000-08:00The Metropolitan Museum recently had an exhibit ab...The Metropolitan Museum recently had an exhibit about love in Renaissance Italy that included an entire section of erotica. They didn't have anything from The Book of the Prick, but they did have original drawings from I Modi, or The Sixteen Pleasures. Randy little buggers, those Renaissance folks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816215309027871000.post-10718281811196583652009-02-24T04:24:00.000-08:002009-02-24T04:24:00.000-08:00what a controversial book for the times (or maybe ...what a controversial book for the times (or maybe not...)I'm just wondering how she, as a woman, got away with writing it?Lucy https://www.blogger.com/profile/13600064401395449845noreply@blogger.com