#FindsFriday in exploring the treasures of the #Prague Národní museum, particularly the section on early Czech history
many of these globular buttons, ~c8-c10 often found in high status graves & some of them indicating the early spread of christianity in #Bohemia
Musical Interlude: Here's something to play in the background while you do whatever...a series of symphonic poems, depicting the landscape and history of the real Bohemia. Some lovely tunes here, including one familiar phrase.
"Má vlast (My Land)", composed by Bedřich Smetana, performed by the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Theodore Kuchar (conductor).
#musicalinterlude #smetana #bohemia #musicalromanticism
The #Schueberfouer funfair is gearing up. It's one of the oldest fairs in the world, founded in 1340 by John the Blind, Count of #Luxembourg and King of #Bohemia. #Photography #Streetphotography
#schueberfouer #luxembourg #bohemia #photography #streetphotography
My 3rd book published just now 📖😀🍾
Crossing the Ghetto Borders: The Transformation of Jewish Settlement Structures and the Acculturation Strategies of Jews
#jewishstudies #jewishhistory #Bohemia #Moravia #historickyustav #newbook #history
#jewishstudies #jewishhistory #bohemia #Moravia #historickyustav #newbook #history
Good bohemian food and an English beer for the rider of the English triple 😊✌🏻
#motorcycle #triumph #triumphtiger #Tiger900GT #hobgoblin #bohemia #CzechRepulic
#motorcycle #triumph #triumphtiger #tiger900gt #hobgoblin #bohemia #czechrepulic
George of Poděbrady, born OTD in 1420, was King of #Bohemia from 1458 to his death in 1471; he was known for his idea and attempt to establish common European institutions https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech-republic/prague/?s=mb #travel #Prague #history
#bohemia #travel #prague #history
Vladislaus I, Duke of #Bohemia, died OTD in 1125 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech-republic/prague/?s=mb #travel #history
Now, the short story "The dog knows" is completed and free on substack:
Part 1: https://open.substack.com/pub/kripfeifer/p/the-dog-knows
Part 2:
https://open.substack.com/pub/kripfeifer/p/the-dog-knows-bd9
Also, see further free stories in my profile on Mastodon.
#freereads #shortstory #wednesday #portfolioday #writers #author #shortstories #fic #fiction #reads #bohemia #austria #history
pic by Midjourney
#FreeReads #shortstory #wednesday #portfolioday #writers #author #shortstories #fic #fiction #reads #bohemia #austria #history
Gute Arbeit, Herr Bieber 🦫
#PhotoOfTheDay #DailyPhoto
#Mastoart #ThickTrunkTuesday
#Nature #Bohemia
#Photography #Foto
#foto #photography #bohemia #nature #thicktrunktuesday #MastoArt #dailyphoto #photooftheday
Bohemian physician and botanist Friedrich von Berchtold, who died OTD in 1876, co-authored the important taxonomic work, O Prirozenosti Rostlin https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech-republic/prague/?s=mb #travel #Prague #Bohemia
Henry of #Bohemia, who died OTD in 1335, was Duke of Carinthia, Landgrave of Carniola, and Count of Tyrol from 1295 until his death; and King of Bohemia and Margrave of Moravia in 1306 and again 1307-1310 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech-republic/prague/?s=mb #travel
Today is the feast day of Saint Procopius, 11th century Abbot of Sázava in #Bohemia https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech-republic/prague/?s=mb #travel #history
Franz Anton von Sporck, who died OTD in 1738 in #Bohemia, was one of the most notable cultural and intellectual figures in central Europe in the early 18th century https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech-republic/prague/?s=mb #travel #history
Reconstruction of a woman from medieval Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic) whose skeletal features have suggested African descent.
#african #medieval #bohemia #czech #anthropology #digitalart #art
#art #DigitalArt #anthropology #czech #bohemia #medieval #african
George of Poděbrady was King of #Bohemia from 1458 to his death OTD in 1471; he was a leader of the Hussites, known for his idea and attempt to establish common European institutions https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech-republic/prague/?s=mb #travel #Prague #history
#bohemia #travel #prague #history