This past Saturday evening we had dinner with our dear talented friends, the designer Jonathan Fong and his partner the playwright Greg Phillips. As is so often the case with these fine gentleman…
Between the years of 1630 to 1655, Giulia Tofana and her poison cartel were the primary facilitators of well over 600 deaths, by way of disgruntled wife, through their trademark poison known as Aqua Tofana.
Do you wish to understand what your heart truly desires or craves? Here's a potion quiz to know yourself deeply. Which potion would you drink?
The magical traditions of ancient Greece encompassed spells, curse tablets, drugs, potions, poisons, amulets, and talismans. For many cultures of the past, there was a very fine line between magic, superstition, religion, and science. The ancient magicians were seen as symbols of wisdom, keepers of secrets, and masters of the arts, mathematics and science, particularly chemistry.
In this book, acclaimed biographer Raymond Lamont-Brown casts light on a previously overlooked aspect of the monarchy. From the instigation of the royal doctor in medieval times, to the present day, the tales of secrets, murder, medical incompetence and revolutionary operations revealed in this book make compelling reading. This is a fascinating look at the […]
When you see funny and weird pictures depicting an improbable scenario, lousy acting, and that peculiar editing style, you can instantly tell that they are stock images. Cue: ridiculous stock photos.
Hubble, bubble, which potion is the most trouble?
Tristan gives Isolde the love potion. Mural in the Bedroom, August Spiess, 1881 “The calm sea shines, loose hang the vessel’s sails; Before us are the sweet green fields of Wales, And o…
Think you know all about hair care? Think again. Check out these astonishing (and sometimes downright disgusting!) facts about hair care potions and practices through the ages!
Various potion ingredients and the starter Potions textbook.
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Herbal cigarettes were a common way to take your medicine, long before cigarettes became associated with tobacco (and addiction). Learn how to choose herbs for herbal cigarettes, and enjoy this time-honored way to take your
Check out pictures of the places used in the filming of the Harry Potter movies. From the Alnwick Castle to the cloisters of Lacock Abbey.
JF Ptak Science Books Post 1846 Part of the Series on the Artistic Display of Information I followed a link to the lovely website Res Obscura and found this great image from the work of Heinrich Khunrath, Ampitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae...
It is almost impossible to discuss the fabulous and incomparable Luttrell Psalter (Add MS 42130) without resorting to hyperbole. Produced in Lincolnshire, England c. 1320-1340, for Sir Geoffrey Luttrell, its namesake and patron (please see our earlier blog post for more details), the manuscript is a glorious explosion of visual...
He even held a lecture on the 'Philosopher of Stone'
This Book is the Property of the Half-Blood PrinceSeverus Snape's signature in the book A personally-annotated copy of Advanced Potion-Making belonged to Severus Snape while he attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[2] Snape's nickname for himself was the "Half-Blood Prince",[2] and so he signed this nickname along the bottom of the back cover of the book.[1] Advanced Potion-Making was a Potions textbook used by Hogwarts for N.E.W.T level Potions classes and authored by Libatius Bo
25+ Wizard Memes For Mystical Mages Brewing Potions And Casting Spells - Funny memes that "GET IT" and want you to too. Get the latest funniest memes and keep up what is going on in the meme-o-sphere.
