Saturday, June 16, 2007
RANDOM ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA POST
BLOWPIPE-3+ pages w/illustrations.
BOADICEA-British queen during Nero. wife of Pasutagus, king of the Iceni, on the east coast of Britain. 60 ad P named emperor heir to his accumilated treasures, cojoinly with his 2 daughters. expecting Nero's protection, but on his death, the emperor seized all. Boadicea's opposition at injustice was attacked cruely by the romans. boadicea publicly whipped and her daughters exposed to brutality of the soldiers(raped). brits took up arms under boadicea. most massacred. killed herself with poison.
BOCCACCIO- 3+ pages. b. 1313 in Florence, Paris or Ceitaldo. illegitimate. at first desired to be priest. since earliest years alma poesis(look it up). 1333 settled in naples. 1341 in church of san lorenzo, B saw the illegitimate daughter of King Robert, king of Anjou, who became fiametta in his works. Decameron published in 1353. he became more religious as he got older and lived in poverty as he spent all his money on buying BOOKS! pfft, i am already poor, at least i get my books cheap.
BOETIUS, anicius, manlius severinus- 400ish AD. 3 pgs.pencil markings left in this entry on his writings on music theory + Pythagorus 5 vol. on priciples in ancient music.
BLOWPIPE-3+ pages w/illustrations.
BOADICEA-British queen during Nero. wife of Pasutagus, king of the Iceni, on the east coast of Britain. 60 ad P named emperor heir to his accumilated treasures, cojoinly with his 2 daughters. expecting Nero's protection, but on his death, the emperor seized all. Boadicea's opposition at injustice was attacked cruely by the romans. boadicea publicly whipped and her daughters exposed to brutality of the soldiers(raped). brits took up arms under boadicea. most massacred. killed herself with poison.
BOCCACCIO- 3+ pages. b. 1313 in Florence, Paris or Ceitaldo. illegitimate. at first desired to be priest. since earliest years alma poesis(look it up). 1333 settled in naples. 1341 in church of san lorenzo, B saw the illegitimate daughter of King Robert, king of Anjou, who became fiametta in his works. Decameron published in 1353. he became more religious as he got older and lived in poverty as he spent all his money on buying BOOKS! pfft, i am already poor, at least i get my books cheap.
BOETIUS, anicius, manlius severinus- 400ish AD. 3 pgs.pencil markings left in this entry on his writings on music theory + Pythagorus 5 vol. on priciples in ancient music.
