"If the love of a wife be tempered with a tolerable share of good sense,she will be sure never to have any private views of her own;nor do any thing of consequence,which her husband may possibly dislike,without consulting him."Wetenhall Wilkes, A Letter of Genteel and Moral Advice to a Young Lady, 174...
Donnerstag, 29. Dezember 2011
Sonntag, 30. Oktober 2011
The first department store by Aristide Boucicaut
In 1838 Aristide Boucicaut started working in the shop 'Bon Marché', took it over in 1848 and managed to open up the first big department store worldwide. He was such a genius that nowadays shopping philosophies are based on his inventions! Even Emile Zola had to acknowledge this in his novel Au Bonheur des Dames. Watch a great documentary on ARTE.tv or on ARTE channel this afternoon. It will be repeated twice at the end of Novembe...
Freitag, 28. Oktober 2011
BUY a Decree by King George III. (1770)
I found this on ebay looking for a book about King George III.An original decree by HM George III.about military deserters issued in 1770can be boughtHERE until tomorrow 29. Okt. 201110:38:22 MESZ.(check the other items the seller is offering,for example a decree by King George III about sugar taxes in 176...
Castle Ostrau in Saxony Anhalt
The French architect Louis Rémy de la Fosse, who came as a refugee to Germany in 1706, built this castle for Otto Ludwig von Veltheim in 1713. The south wing was completed in 1862. Its last owner, Hans Hasso von Veltheim (1 2 3 4), globetrotter and writer, was banished in 1945. Since 2000 the Ostrau cultural association is reviving the castle to former bloom.The castle became a cultural center during the 20th century. The Veltheims continued to enlarge their library in every generation and extended it to more than 20.000 volumes. Throughout...
Freitag, 21. Oktober 2011
Premiere of Open Air Play at Zwinger Dresden
On November 6th the French-German TV channel arte.tv shows the recording of the Zwinger Open Air play 'The King's Mistress' at 2pm.It tells the story of August the Strong and Countess Cosel.Director Wedel said:No baroque costume drama! According to him the play won't be a Baroque costume drama. With the play "The mistress of the king," he wants to build a bridge between the past and the present. What August the Strong had moved, also does today and is neither outdated as was his great love for Countess Cosel....
Donnerstag, 20. Oktober 2011
Account Book 1763
A - Estate Expenses
B - Business Charges
C - Horses
D - Doctors & Surgeons
E - Annual Rents and Wages
F - Gardeni...
Servant Directory
Leyland ManorCartwright House, LondonMr. Wolstenholme, land steward, 100pounds Mr. Brittles, butler, 55pounds Mr. Topper, butler, 57pounds 10shilling Mrs. Lewis, housekeeper, 10pounds Mrs. Molden, housekeeper, 11pounds 10s Mr. Elliott, valet, 6pd 10s + 50pd tips/year Jenna, lady's maid, 5pd Mrs. Redbourn, cook, 7pd Mrs. Burdett, everyday cook, 8pd Monsieur Beaudine, French cook, 60pd Mr. Pankhurst Jr., head gardener, 28pd 10s Mr. de Vries, head gardener, 30pd Mr. Loughname, game keeper, 15pd Mr. Buitenhuis, assistant gardener, 4pd Mr....
18th century
Center Information
The Leyland Manor Research Center is currently investigating more information on the history of the house and will shortly announce new results about this project.
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Dienstag, 18. Oktober 2011
That Home-Town Feeling
... is one of my favourite short stories by Edna Ferber and is part of her short story collection 'Buttered Side Down'. When sitting on a bench in our courtyard rocking my baby boy's buggy, I usually read on my Kindle. Currently its all Edna Ferber. Though she's an American writer and though her stories are set in early 20th century America, I adore her characters and her style anyway. Her stories could very well be adopted into 21st century. Her descriptions are so intriguing and funny and everytime I'm surprised where her plots...
Montag, 17. Oktober 2011
Knitting Needles and the Telephone
On 26th of October, 150 years ago, in 1861, Philipp Reis from Gelnhausen (Hesse, Germany) managed the first telephone connection and the first sentence ever spoken was: 'The horse doesn't eat cucumber salad.'What has this to do with knitting needles you ask? Easy, says I ;-DReis used his Telephone (the word also invented by Reis) to transmit his phrase "The horse does not eat cucumber salad". This phrase in German is hard to understand acoustically so Reis used it to prove if speech can be recognized on another side successfully.Reis's...
Mittwoch, 12. Oktober 2011
16th Women Culture Days in Halle Saale, Germany
Totally ignored by all responsible at the Halle government and offices are the 16th Women Culture Days this October (21st Oct - 6th Nov). The only announcement is given by the Weiberwirtschaft Halle in a pdf file. Well, how should Google ever find anything like that? And who's responsible for their horrible website layout anyway!?Another advertisement for this event I saw in the tram today on a tiny poster no one would recognise. The artwork is nice, done by Death Dishes and there'll be so much going on. Just check the flyer at Weiberwirtschaft...
Samstag, 8. Oktober 2011
First Reenactment Fair in Germany
This weekend the first Reenactment Fair is held in Germany, precisely in Minden, Westphalia.Check out this amazing Tou...
Travelling back to 1761
"Minden 1761" was the title of a city event of the town of Minden, Westphalia, in August. Visitors were sent back for three days in the year 1761. There, the visitor met nobles and peasants, traders and beggars, entertainers and soldiers from a bygone era.Unfortunately I live too far away and unfortunately I missed this in general....
Montag, 3. Oktober 2011
Masters of the German Language
It is the 3rd of October and its Unification Day in Germany. The French-German TV-Channel Arte offers a special schedule today and this afternoon, after we hopefully have survived the Nibelungs, Mazarine Pingeot, will travel through Germany on a literary journey discovering Germanys literature and its author...
Montag, 18. Juli 2011
July 8th, 2011
Yes, it's the correct date, no typing error... I'm happy to announce the birth of my sweet baby boy. Therefore it will take a little time for me to come back to writing or at least to close the gaps that occured while drafting the next posts. They're here on my laptop, but not yet good enough to be published....
Donnerstag, 30. Juni 2011
August II. the Strong invites you to the Zwinger Festival 2011 in Dresden
The 1. Zwinger Festival Dresden (from 5th to 21st of August 2011) shows a captivating love story between Barock and present time. The modern play 'Mistress of the King' is held as Open-Air-Theatre at the Zwinger Palace in Dresden, which was the hot spot of August the Strongs affair with the Countess Cosel.Tickets are available here.The Flyer is accessable her...
3rd Dresdner Schlössernacht on 16th July
On July 16th the parks of Castle Albrechtsberg, Eckberg Castle and Castle Lingner transform for the third time in a sprawling landscape and invite you to the Dresdner Schlössernacht.On the slopes above the river Elbe, in the eastern suburb of Radeberg, the three beautiful castles, built in the style of historicism, Albrechtsberg Castle, Lingner Castle (formerly Villa Stockhausen) and Castle Eckberg (formerly Villa Souchay) are surrounded by extensive gardens. From the opposite (left) bank of the Elbe, these palaces and parks, offer a...
Freitag, 3. Juni 2011
300 years of China fabrication
The Germans celebrate 300 years of china fabrication with a special stamp, showing August the Strong of Saxony and Poland with Johann Friedrich Böttger, who made china in 1708 for the first time (in Europe). In 1710 August establishes the "Königlich-Polnischen und Kurfürstlich-Sächsischen Porzellan-Manufaktur" (Royal Polish and Princely Saxonian China Factory) at the Albrechtsburg in Meißen, Saxony. The stamp is available since July 1st 2010.(c) efiliale....
Mittwoch, 25. Mai 2011
Industrious Female Behaviour in 18th Century Art
While browsing paintings by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-97) I came across this painting showing a Lady making filet lace.In the description it is mentioned as industrious work and it so corresponds with what I'm reading currently in Amanda Vickery's book 'The Gentleman's Daughter', which stars on it's cover Mrs. Catherine Swindell painted by Wright.The sitter in the Museum's portrait is making fillet lace, a length of which is attached to the small weighted bundle and to one of the two netting shuttles that she holds. Her scissors...
Prudent Economy in Painting
Browsing paintings by Joseph Wright of Derby I also stumbled upon two portraits showing the same lady, young and 'older'. Wright painted Elizabeth Copestake (+1790) as a young woman and later when she was married to Timothy Rastall. What is apparent is, that only her face changes, the dress etc are (almost) the same. That's what I call prudent econom...
Samstag, 21. Mai 2011
English Republican Ideas and Networks in C17th and C18th Europe
The English & American Institute of the University of Potsdam, Germany, invites to a Conference on English Republican Ideas and Networks in C17th and C18th Europe in Celebration of James Harrington's 400th Birthday.Where?Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik, Universität Potsdam30.06.2011-02.07.2011, Potsdam, Universität Potsdam, Campus Am Neuen Palais, Am Neuen Palais 10, Haus 8, Foyer des AudimaxJames Harrington (1611-1677) is a key figure in 17th-century Englishrepublican thought. His economic interpretation...
Montag, 2. Mai 2011
New Exhibition opens May 8th: The Power of Saxonian Princes
A new permanent exhibition opens at the Castle Albrechtsburg at Meißen on May 8th! Under the title of: »Albrechtsburg Castle in Meissen. Reach for the top!Architecture, power and porcelain in the oldest castle of Germany« Five exhibition areas are waiting to be visited:- At the centre of power - The Meissen Hill and the Wettins in the Middle Age- The extraordinary architecture of Albrechtsburg Castle – a stroke of genius- Residing in the castle – what it could have been like- Splendid new looks for the castle – Albrechtsburg...
Samstag, 19. März 2011
To my readers!
Venerated readers and subscribers of this blog,I apologize for not posting for a while. My husband had a motorcycle accident and is in hospital for I don't know how long. Therefore I have many other things on my mind and hope you come back for new posts, when I'm again able to write...Thank you very very much,...
Mittwoch, 9. März 2011
William Russell's The History of Modern Europe
While doing some research I stumbled upon William Russell (1741-1793) and a series of books on the history of Europe from the 5th to the 18th century.I found them both in English and in a German Translation from 1822 by Johann Friedrich Zöllner (1753-1804). The original English title reads as follows:"The History of Modern Europe. With an Account of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire and a View of the Progress of Society From the Rise of the Modern Kingdoms to the Peace of Paris in 1763: in a Series of Letters From a Nobleman to His Son Volume: 6 General Books"[publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1822...
English-Austrian Treasures for Sale
Again I found a little treasure, which is for sale actually. So if you have leftover money, this is something you would want to invest in...The publishing house of Franz Anton Schraembl in Vienna published Pocket Calendars and maps. One of the year 1788 is now for sale at abebooks for the pin money of 314€. It also contains some 200 pages of the German translation of William Russell's "History of Modern Europe".Furthermore there are antique maps of England and Wales of the year 1787 for sale at mapmogul.com.This is a large wall map assembled...
I love Wikisource...
... and Google Books, because I'm surprised anytime I find something new, or old, in that case.Still researching diary- and calendar-writing, Wikisource offered a long list of calendars, Almanacs, for instance the Musenalmanach, which was published by many a publisher and under many a name.Quite a number of them are available at GoogleBooks and what would I love more than getting instant access to a historical source, that was digitalized... Very convenient. Many 18th and 19th century calendars are available, for instance the Musical...
Dienstag, 8. März 2011
The Diaries of a Bavarian Minister in 18th Century Munich
In preparation for new Leyland posts, I was researching the way how people kept diaries and calendars in the 18th century. That is how I stumbled upon the 38 diaries of a Bavarian politician of the 18th century: Johann Maximilian Emanuel von Preysing (1687-1764; Google did not translate the article well, sorry). He was member of a very old and powerful Bavarian family and had a successful career.But the really interesting thing is what remained of him: his diaries covering the years 1717 to 1763 - 38 books alltogether. Here's an...
Samstag, 26. Februar 2011
Playing away the time in the 18th Century
Another exhibtion held on the state initiative "Saxony-Anhalt and the 18th century" is located in the Schachmuseum Ströbeck (Chess Museum Ströbeck).Until the end of April 2011 the exhibition shows how society has viewed itself through the everyday practice of playing games.The playing child was not noticed until beginning of the century. Any permitted game before was preparing for social life and such demands. Only with the development of education, the natural picture of the child was noticed, which included the right to free, casual...
The ideal Woman - fascinating biographies from the 18th Century
The Metropolitan Museum Quedlinburg (Germany) presents, for already two years now, an exhibition of a most interesting topic: "The ideal woman-the dramatic 18th century in the history of the free-secular aristocratic townQuedlinburg ".The exhibition is held on the occasion of the state initiative "Saxony-Anhalt and the 18th century". The topic offers the possibility of a very fascinating time period in the history of the Quedlinburg Free-worldly ladies at original sites.. The exhibition shows the Fate of women who have had to face the...
Book: The Everday Life of Princess Louise of Anhalt-Dessau
Another volume just published by the "Saxony Anhalt and the 18th century" - exhibitions is about the everyday life of Princess Louise of Anhalt-Dessau. It contains her diaries from 1756 to 1805 and was edited by Friedrich Mathisson.ISBN: 978-3-422-06998-5Verlag: Deutscher KunstbuchverlagOrt: BerlinVeröffentlichungsjahr: 2010Autor: Kulturstiftung DessauWörlitz (Hg.)Synopsis:The Princess Louise Henriette Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Dessau (1750-1811), wife of Leopold III. of Anhalt-Dessau, kept a diary from her childhood until her death. However,...
Book: The Everyday World in the 18th Century
The state initiative "Saxony Anhalt and the 18th century" has published a book accompanying the exhibtions of the year 2008/09 about the everyday life in the 18th century.ISBN: 978-3898127172 Verlag: Mitteldeutscher VerlagOrt: Halle (Saale)Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2010Autor: Simone Bliemeister, Katrin Dziekan (Hg.)Content:- Money and Economy- Food- Travelling and Education- Fashion- Parties and GamesA book that shows how exciting life was, & its roots in our nowadays life.(Saxony-Anhalt and the 18th century, vol 5) ...
Book: Women in the 18th Century
Last year this book about women in the 18th century was published by the state initiative "Saxony-Anhalt and the 18th century", based on the exhibitions in 2008/09.ISBN: 9783898126489Verlag: Mitteldeutscher VerlagOrt: Halle (Saale)Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2009Autor: Thomas Weiss (Hg.) unter Mitarbeit von Ingo Pfeifer und Katrin DziekanSynopsis:The 18th Century was regarded as the "Century of Women". For the first time they stepped outof the shadows of their husbands. This volume of the "Saxony-Anhalt and the 18th Century" series presents...
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