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Internal pages of my travel journals. Hand drawn map of Boston in the front and small New York map at the back.
The next item in my birthday MAD PAK is this super colorful hardcover journal with my beloved namesake Cheshire Cat on the cover. I won't actually be using it as a journal,cos I have a penis,but boy does it look great up on the wall! Thanks Michele!
Dear journal:
I love you!
Sincerely,Bryan
Anyone else keep journals? I've done so for nearly 40 years, now (on and off - ha!). It's not always about words for me - sometimes, I just like to go out and draw, and get completely lost in the process! ;-)
State of mind was the prompt for this week. I chose happy because that is how I feel right now. The stitching is done with metallic threads but they don't photograph very well.
I made this journal cover for one of my fabulous customers. She gave me free reign to choose fabrics. Her favorite color is purple and her only request was that the cover not be too light (to avoid getting dirty too quickly). I simply love the way this turned out. It's super fun!
Left: an eighteen wheeler truck on our way home from Tucson. Smooth wheels when moving fast
Left Bottom: Wall with graffiti massive security wall and barbed wire fence. Got something to hide?
Right: my sister and her husband. Still in love.
ROMA ARCHEOLOGICA & RESTAURO ARCHITETTURA 2023. Rome, the Sacred Area of the Largo di Torre Argetina - From ancient Ruins to Feline Haven: "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your CatNip." The archaeological site re-opens to the public after a decade of Archaeological & Architectural Restortion works. The New York Times, REUTERS (20 June 2022) & ArchaeoReporter / (20/06/2023). Also: Dr. Marina Mattei; in: Raiuno Uno / YouTube (17/10/2012) & Dr. M. Mattei; in: CNN, USA / YouTube (27/10/2012). wp.me/pbMWvy-499
Foto: ROME – the Sacred Area of the Largo di Torre Argentina: One of the many cats that live within the archaeological complex in the ancient, historic & modern center of the City of Rome. Source: Google / Italy (06/2023).
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1). ROME - Friends, Tourists, Countrymen, See Where Julius Caesar Was Killed
The site where Caesar was assassinated by a group of senators in 44 B.C., nestled among four ancient temples, has been opened to the public for the first time in a century. The New York Times (20 June 2023).
Foto: ROME – Aerial view of the ancient / modern center of Rome, with the ruins / archaeological complex of the Largo di Torre Argentina [4th thru 2nd centuries B.C.?] (on the far-left); with the nearby site of the ancient Theatre of Pompey (Theatrum Pompeii = Teatro di Pompeo) [61-55 B.C.] complex located in the center to the far-right. The ruins of the cavea or the seating area of the theater (the curved area) influenced the later construction of the overlying historic buildings of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, which is clearly seen in the aerial view to the far-right. Source: Google Earth / Maps (06/2023).
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For nearly a century, only cats (and presumably the rats they kept at bay) had free rein over an ancient archaeological site in the heart of central Rome. They would prowl among the ruins and preen for the tourists who gathered along the balustrades above, cellphones and cameras in hand.
Foto: ROME – Aerial view of the ancient the ruins / archaeological complex of the Largo di Torre Argentina with the new public walkway constructed and facing the ruins of the four-ancient Roman temple (= A, B, C & D). Source: Google Earth / Maps (06/2023).
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But as of Tuesday, human visitors were allowed for the first time to descend and get a better glimpse of the site, believed to be where Julius Caesar was brutally assassinated by a group of senators in 44 B.C. The spot is nestled in an area with four temples, rare remnants of the Roman Republic, dating from the fourth to the first centuries B.C.
Foto: ROME – the Sacred Area of Largo di Torre Argentina as shown in the 24 hour live webcamera overlooking the ruins, the foto shows the area on (21/06/2023 [09:25 am Rome time]. Source: Skyline / Webcams (21/06/2023) [see below].
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The full site, called the Sacred Area of Largo di Torre Argentina, is the latest addition to Rome’s rich archaeological offerings. The Italian capital’s mayor, Roberto Gualtieri, said at the inauguration on Monday that the attraction would add “tremendous value to a city that never ceases to amaze with its treasures and wonders.” Rome was discovering “its history to the fullest,” he added.
Foto: ROME – Former Mayor of Rome, Ms. Virginia Raggi (22 June 2016 – 21 October 2021) along with other staff members of the City of Rome, on 18 Feb., 2018, initiate the start of the later archaeological / architectural restoration work within the l’area sacra di Largo Argentina. Source: Ms. Virginia Raggi / Twitter (18 Feb. 2018).
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--- ROMA - Rinasce l'area sacra di Largo Argentina. Il sito archeologico, nel centro di Roma, sarà di nuovo accessibile a romani e turisti; in: Virginia Raggi / Twitter (18 Feb. 2018). twitter.com/virginiaraggi/status/1097537131113791489
There is no X-marks-the-spot where Julius Caesar met his bloody end on — as tradition and the Shakespeare play “Julius Caesar” would have it — the Ides of March, about the 15th day of the month. The spot contains just a jumble of limestone rocks, bricks and tufts of grass.
That might surprise some, said the archaeologist Monica Ceci, who oversees the site.
Visitors “may have a hard time imagining this, because the Shakespearean drama induces you to think that the murder was in the forum,” she said.
Caesar was actually assassinated at the Curia of Pompey, a large rectangular meeting hall where the Senate of Rome met occasionally. The emperor Augustus later declared the hall a “locus sceleratus,” or “cursed place,” and it was walled up.
Foto: ROME – A view of the ruins of the Largo Argentina during Italian press and foreign media tour visiting the newly restored archaeological complex, along with the new educational onsite materials and the display of related archaeological archaeological artifacts and architiectural remains and artistic elements discovered at the site since the mid-1920s onwards. Source: REUTERS (20/06/2023).
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But Shakespeare “could get away with” a little artistic license, Ms. Ceci laughed.
On the opposite side of the site, marble decorations and sculptures, for decades stored unseen in Rome’s archaeological warehouses, have been displayed in a long hall under the modern-day street. “It’s one thing to keep them in order on shelves, quite another to tell the history of this site through these fragments,” Ms. Ceci said.
Foto: ROME – A view of the ruins of the Largo Argentina during Italian press and foreign media tour visiting the newly restored archaeological complex, along with the new educational onsite materials and the display of related archaeological archaeological artifacts and architiectural remains and artistic elements discovered at the site since the mid-1920s onwards. Source: ArcheoReporter / Video / Foto (20/06/2023).
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Irina Lumsden, a data engineer visiting Rome from Melbourne, Australia, said that the site was transporting. “It’s amazing, you get such a feeling of ancient time here,” she said “They’ve done a great job of conserving the site.”
Foto: ROME – A view of the ruins of the Largo Argentina during Italian press and foreign media tour visiting the newly restored archaeological complex, along with the new educational onsite materials and the display of related archaeological archaeological artifacts and architiectural remains and artistic elements discovered at the site since the mid-1920s onwards. Source: REUTERS (20/06/2023).
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The area was rediscovered during excavations from 1926 to 1929, when the square was being demolished to make way for new buildings. The four temples unearthed were initially labeled with the first four letters of the alphabet because archaeologists were unsure which temples they had uncovered. Now they have been tentatively identified, though there is still scholarly debate: the Temple of Juturna, after a goddess of fountains, wells and springs, dating from the mid-third century B.C.; the Temple of Fortuna Huiusce Diei, or Fortune of the Present Day, built in the second century B.C.; the Temple of Feronia, a goddess of fertility, built about the end of the fourth century B.C.; and the Temple of Lares Permarini, dedicated to the protectors of navigation, or according to others to the Nymphs, and constructed in the early second century B.C.
— ROME – The Sacred Area of Largo Argentina with the three temples in series: Temple of Juturna, Temple of Fortuna and Temple of Feronia / ROMA – L’area Sacra di Largo Argentina con i tre templi in serie: Tempio di Giuturna, Tempio della Fortuna e Tempio di Feronia; in: Atavistic / FB (02 April 2021).
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After a fire devastated this part of Rome in A.D. 80, the emperor Domitian restored the temples and a travertine slab floor, still visible, was built on top of the surrounding rubble.
Foto: ROME – A view of the ruins of the Largo Argentina during Italian press and foreign media tour visiting the newly restored archaeological complex, along with the new educational onsite materials and the display of related archaeological archaeological artifacts and architiectural remains and artistic elements discovered at the site since the mid-1920s onwards. Source: ArchaeoReporter (20/06/2023).
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Over the centuries, the area underwent various further transformations, remaining buried until the excavations in the 1920s. City officials at the time immediately understood the value of the archaeological find, and the site was closed off, to be admired only from above.
Foto: ROME – A view of the ruins of the Largo Argentina during Italian press and foreign media tour visiting the newly restored archaeological complex, along with the new educational onsite materials and the display of related archaeological archaeological artifacts and architiectural remains and artistic elements discovered at the site since the mid-1920s onwards. Source: ArchaeoReporter / Video / Foto (20/06/2023).
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Monica Baraschi, a volunteer with a cat sanctuary that abuts one corner of the ancient site, said that even the feline residents — there were 86, she said — would feel some benefits from the opening up of the spot and the arrival of visitors.
Foto: ROME – the Sacred Area of the Largo di Torre Argentina: One of the many cats that live within the archaeological complex in the ancient, historic & modern center of the City of Rome. Source: Google / Italy (06/2023).
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“They’ll get cuddled and caressed — the cats will be happy,” she said.
Foto: ROME JOURNAL – Strays Amid Rome Ruins Set Off a Culture Clash; in: NYT [8 Nov. 2012]: Section A, Page 11
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In the past, there has been friction between archaeologists and the sanctuary (= ROME JOURNAL - Strays Amid Rome Ruins Set Off a Culture Clash; in: NYT [8 Nov. 2012]: Section A, Page 11 - www.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/world/europe/rome-drawn-into-t...). Ms. Ceci, the archaeologist, said that the cats had been “good workmates” during the two years that the site was undergoing work to prepare for the opening.
Foto: ROME JOURNAL – Strays Amid Rome Ruins Set Off a Culture Clash; in: NYT [8 Nov. 2012]: Section A, Page 11.
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Visitors on the first day also seemed glad to see a bit of ancient Rome up close. Simeon Peebler, a software engineer from Chicago, said, “In a world of virtual-reality experiences, to have a real reality experience is amazing.”
Foto: ROME – A view of the ruins of the Largo Argentina during Italian press and foreign media tour visiting the newly restored archaeological complex, along with the new educational onsite materials and the display of related archaeological archaeological artifacts and architiectural remains and artistic elements discovered at the site since the mid-1920s onwards. Source: ArchaeoReporter (20/06/2023).
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Romans were equally delighted. Sandro Lubattelli, a retired computer engineer and his wife, Rossana Cipressi, a retired teacher, said that they had spent a lifetime looking at the site from above and were thrilled to finally be able to go in.
“We always wondered why it was closed,” Mr. Lubattelli said. “We’re in seventh heaven.”
Foto: ROME – A view of the ruins of the Largo Argentina during Italian press and foreign media tour visiting the newly restored archaeological complex, along with the new educational onsite materials and the display of related archaeological archaeological artifacts and architiectural remains and artistic elements discovered at the site since the mid-1920s onwards. Source: REUTERS (20/06/2023).
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Note: A correction was made on June 20, 2023: Because of an editing error, a capsule summary with an earlier version of this article referred incorrectly to the role of Julius Caesar. He was a general and a political leader, but not emperor.
Foto: ROME – A view of the ruins of the Largo Argentina during Italian press and foreign media tour visiting the newly restored archaeological complex, along with the new educational onsite materials and the display of related archaeological archaeological artifacts and architiectural remains and artistic elements discovered at the site since the mid-1920s onwards. Source: ArchaeoReporter (20/06/2023).
www.flickr.com/photos/imperial_fora_of_rome/52990490006
Foto: ROME – A view of the ruins of the Largo Argentina during Italian press and foreign media tour visiting the newly restored archaeological complex, along with the new educational onsite materials and the display of related archaeological archaeological artifacts and architiectural remains and artistic elements discovered at the site since the mid-1920s onwards. Source: ArchaeoReporter (20/06/2023).
www.flickr.com/photos/imperial_fora_of_rome/52989889017
Foto: ROME – A view of the ruins of the Largo Argentina during Italian press and foreign media tour visiting the newly restored archaeological complex, along with the new educational onsite materials and the display of related archaeological archaeological artifacts and architiectural remains and artistic elements discovered at the site since the mid-1920s onwards. Source: ArchaeoReporter (20/06/2023).
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Fonte / source:
--- The New York Times (20 June 2023).
www.nytimes.com/2023/06/20/world/europe/rome-julius-caesa...
Fonte / source, Video & foto:
— ROMA – L’area sacra fatale a Giulio Cesare, visitabili finalmente i templi repubblicani di Largo Argentina; in: ArchaeoReporter / YouTube (20/06/2023) [04:05].
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZT0eN6NK-Y
Foto: ROME – A view of the ruins of the Largo Argentina during Italian press and foreign media tour visiting the newly restored archaeological complex, along with the new educational onsite materials and the display of related archaeological archaeological artifacts and architiectural remains and artistic elements discovered at the site since the mid-1920s onwards. Source: ArchaeoReporter (20/06/2023).
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2). ROME - "Et tu, Brute?" - Rome to open ancient square where Julius Caesar was killed. REUTERS (20 June 2022).
ROME, June 19 (Reuters) - History buffs will be able to stroll close to the spot where legend says Julius Caesar met his bloody end, when Rome authorities open a new walkway on the ancient site on Tuesday.
Foto: ROME – A view of the ruins of the Largo Argentina during Italian press and foreign media tour visiting the newly restored archaeological complex, along with the new educational onsite materials and the display of related archaeological archaeological artifacts and architiectural remains and artistic elements discovered at the site since the mid-1920s onwards. Source: ArchaeoReporter (20/06/2023).
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Accounts, embellished by William Shakespeare, tell how the Roman dictator was stabbed to death by a group of aggrieved senators on the Ides of March - March 15 - in 44 BC.
According to tradition, he died in the capital's central Largo Argentina square - home to the remains of four temples.
Foto: ROME – A view of the ruins of the Largo Argentina during Italian press and foreign media tour visiting the newly restored archaeological complex, along with the new educational onsite materials and the display of related archaeological archaeological artifacts and architiectural remains and artistic elements discovered at the site since the mid-1920s onwards. Source: ArchaeoReporter (20/06/2023).
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They are all currently below street level and up until recently could only be viewed from behind barriers close to a busy road junction.
From Tuesday, visitors will be able to move through the site at ground level on the walkway and see the structures up close.
Foto: ROMA – Marina Mattei Curatore Archeologo dei Musei Capitolini illustra l’area archeologica di Largo Argentina ed il ritrovamento; in: Raiuno Uno / YouTube (17/10/2012 [12:00].
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Italian fashion house Bulgari funded the work at a site that was first discovered and excavated during building work in Rome in the 1920s.
— ROME – Interview Italian Archaeologist Marina Mattei, the Largo Argentina; Rome, Italy; in: CCN, USA / YouTube (27/10/2012) [2:57].
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaV14fTHB5c
The area - close to where Caesar is supposed to have exclaimed "Et tu, Brute?" as he saw his friend Brutus among his murderers - is these days also home to a sanctuary for stray cats.
Foto: ROMA – Marina Mattei Curatore Archeologo dei Musei Capitolini illustra l’area archeologica di Largo Argentina ed il ritrovamento; in: Raiuno Uno / YouTube (17/10/2012 [12:00].
www.flickr.com/photos/imperial_fora_of_rome/52990945643
Fonte / source, foto & Video:
— ROMA – Marina Mattei Curatore Archeologo dei Musei Capitolini illustra l’area archeologica di Largo Argentina ed il ritrovamento; in: Raiuno Uno / YouTube (17/10/2012 [12:00].
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q39bZmfvHms
Fonte / source:
--- REUTERS (20 June 2022).
www.reuters.com/world/europe/rome-open-ancient-square-whe...
Fonte / source, foto:
— ROMA – Roma – Largo di Torre Argentina Live webcam / Veduta delle rovine romane dell’Area Sacra di Largo Argentina a Roma; in: Skyline / Webcams (21/06/2023 [09:25 am Rome time].
www.skylinewebcams.com/it/webcam/italia/lazio/roma/roma-l...
Your mind is a fertile ground. So, you ought to be careful what you plant. Writing your thoughts down can illuminate what can grow, and what needs weeding.
That’s where I come in – The Thought Garden Journal.
Wearing a rich-brown hardy reclaimed leather coat, I’m a taste of rusticity with sophisticated overtones. Call me a little bohemian, or gypsy style if you will. On my cover flap, I’m embellished with a 1 inch circular hole filled with floral fabric sporting burgundy, yellow & blue. Blue linen thread is stitched around my centerpiece, sort of like a blue sky ring.
No clouds in sight.
Open me up, and you’ll find I begin and end with beautiful handmade marbled paper featuring blue & white hues. To follow, you’ll discover 136 sheets (272 pages) of tea-stained sumptuous drawing paper made in Italy by Fabriano. Here you can plant your thoughts, sprinkle some love, peace and a few little joyous tears, and watch them grow. Hand-torn, my pages welcome pen & ink, pencils and watercolor paints. Stitched into my coat with blue linen thread, I lay flat when in use for accessibility & ease. At the end of your journaling days you’ll find 4 extra heavyweight tea-stained pages for those special things – whatever they may be.
Measuring 3 x 4 ¾ inches with a 1 ½ inch spine, I’m a one-of-a-kind journal, ready for a home.
A journal for recording the wondrous uniqueness of every bowel movement.
a birthday present for the girl
New set of handmade journals with marbled papers (traditional turkish marbling technique called Ebru)
This is another page from my art book journal. I used Vintage Plum May and June Kits.
This is blogged with writing at :
I found this journal from several years back.... torn collage with soft pastels and lots of tape.... hmmm
blogged: cathycullis.blogspot.com
Part of my Rebound Journal series, the covers are from a vintage book “Jokes and How to Tell Them” by Larry Adler (1963).
The Scottish Typographical Journal. March 1922. The journal of the Scottish Typographical Association detailing union activity throughout Scotland.
The development of effective typographical societies and unions in Scotland dates back to 1836, when the Scottish Typographical Association (STA) was founded. It, and its ancillary chapters in major printing towns and cities such as Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, Paisley and Edinburgh, served on behalf of the Scottish workforce to police their activities, lobby for better wages and working conditions and build solidarity with other craftspeople. Compositors, printers and members of the allied book trades in Scotland relied upon this network of interrelated associations as a means of information transmission and skills exchange, as a source for supporting job transfers between cities and printing and allied book trade firms, as a community linking with and supporting new personnel from outwith Scotland, and as a conduit for maintaining professional, social and cultural connections with overseas emigrant family, friends and former colleagues. Scottish Typographical Association branch records exist throughout Scotand documenting details of compositors, printers and machinemen whose services in a network of printing and allied book trade firms who throughout the nineteenth century turned Scotland into a book trade powerhouse in terms of output and importance in the Anglophone world.
Edinburgh City of Print is a joint project between City of Edinburgh Museums and the Scottish Archive of Print and Publishing History Records (SAPPHIRE). The project aims to catalogue and make accessible the wealth of printing collections held by City of Edinburgh Museums. For more information about the project please visit www.edinburghcityofprint.org