Two women catch winged hearts in a net, 16th century.
From the Petit Livre d’Amour (Little Book of Love) — an ornate bespoke book given by the Lyon-born poet Pierre Salas to his then lover and future wife Marguerite Bullioud: buff.ly/36LPSSg
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The title reads ”careers i have considered”, and below are six whimsical examples paired with images, such as ”muse for a melancholy painter” and ”curator of shiny trinkets”
mystical perfumes, shiny trinkets and professional stargazing …
via @ ragzandrelics
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A comment by Björk on Reddit describing creativity as a pranksterish and slippery being: every time you grab its tail it has found a new corner to thrive in.
Creativity as a pranksterish and slippery being... #Björk
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snowball fight, italy, ca. 1400
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First pages of a beautiful art nouveau edition of an essay on gardens by the Renaissance philosopher Francis Bacon, who was born #onthisday in 1561. Read the whole thing here: buff.ly/30KLqBx #otd
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All I want is an ominous Victorian mansion, a full moon, a crackling fire, a vintage copy of Bram Stoker's Dracula, a kettle on the stove, wolves howling in the distance, and a basket of freshly-baked pastries.
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Historian of religion and belief | folklorist | Balticist | indexer | lay canon @stedscath.bsky.social | series editor for @universitypress.cambridge.org
historian of witchcrafts, folklore, France 18-20th c
ass. ed. French History
ed. Cambridge Elements in Magic
also #CreativeHistories
that’s an actual photo of me
The Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading. We explore the history of the English countryside and its people. Chaotic Good.
https://merl.reading.ac.uk/
🧙♂️ Graduate in Art History, #Tolkien fan, explorer of new places and gamer. #LOTRO. Organiser of #TolkienTrewsday. Fan of #TROP #TheRingsOfPower 💍 Runs "The Gathering Hall" community RPG space 🎲
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Welsh folklorist • Author • Honorary Research Fellow, Amgueddfa Cymru • Antiquarian book collector • Rheibio'n Gymraeg • The Folklore of Wales: Ghosts (2023) • Represented by jonathanclowes.co.uk
folklorewales.com
Historian of archaeology, Co-Investigator of Beyond Notability @beyondnotables.bsky.social, Co-Editor (with Dr Katy Soar), Strange Relics (Handheld Press, 2022). Website: https://www.amarathornton.com/; Agent: @agentbal.bsky.social @mmagency.bsky.social
"Speak now, come now, rise now from the forest, from the furrows, from the field and live"
https://folkhorrorrevival.com/
#FolkloreAgainstFascism
Posts by Richard Hing, views my own
Literature, myth, folklore • Stories of the Stones: Imagining Prehistory in Britain, Ireland, & Brittany (Reaktion, 2026) • Pan: the Great God’s Modern Return • Poems in NewPoetry.ca, The South Shore Review, and The Ekphrastic Review • Professor of English
The journal of strange phenomena
Historian and Folklorist. Writes books on witches, magic, ghosts, religion, and popular medicine.
Official account of The Folklore Podcast. 2 million downloads worldwide. Created by folklorist and author Mark Norman. Find us online at http://www.thefolklorepodcast.com
Film/TV rep: Past Preservers Author for various publishers
Arts, Film, Talks, Crafts, Library, Archive, Museum, Research, Education, Workshops, Exhibitions, Storytelling, Conferences, Local Folk History.
Generally warm, welcoming and inclusive space to hang out in. With tea room too.
Open Wed-Sat. Events Sat.
Claire. Feral folklorist, museums worker & DHeritage researcher at the University of Hertfordshire exploring Pagan interactions with historic sacred sites. She/they. All views my own.
Historian of religions, paganism and esotericism.
Website: https://www.robindouglas.org
Doctor of Folk Horror & Wyrd 70s TV | Centre for Contemporary Legend | President-elect of ISCLR | National Folklore Survey | Dracula Returns to Derby | The Sleazoids | All views my own (she/her) https://linktr.ee/dr.diane.rodgers
Have-a-go folklorist and writer. My new book Household Lore publishes in November! Pre-order your copy https://linktr.ee/lizafrank, get some freebies and learn the secrets of your dark corners... 🧌
an AHRC funded project (2021-2024) re-evaluating women's work in archaeology, history and heritage in Britain 1870-1950
Digital Humanist and Professor of Spatial Humanities, King's College London (@kingsdh.bsky.social). Also: Head of Humanities, @kingsartshums.bsky.social. Various other things too, e.g. @folkloresociety.bsky.social Council Member.
https://stuartdunn.blog
