New Year's baby in diaper with wooden toy camel, bottle of champagne, wearing a mourning top hat.
Happy New Year!
[1920 New Year, Joseph Christian Leyendecker www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/...
#TheVictorianBookoftheDead #AisforArsenic
Man and woman standing by a tombstone and tree
skeletal and human angels hold up a book backed by Gothic arches.
A bit of shameless self-promotion for anyone interested in the popular and material culture of Victorian mourning. Both titles available world-wide. Or message me for signed copies.
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#CemeterySaturday 'O is for Obelisk' by
@landisblair.bsky.social from my latest book #AisforArsenic, now available at bookshops in the US, UK, AU, and Canada. Were obelisks merely an expression of the Egyptian Revival style, or were they offensively pagan?
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Because nothing says 'Merry Christmas' like a goose in mourning. #TheVictorianBookoftheDead #AisforArsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death.
E for Embalming by @landisblair.bsky.social from #AisforArsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death, defining and explaining the basics of Victorian mourning/death culture. Available online, and for order in the US, Canada, UK, EU, and AU. Or contact me for a signed copy. #TheVictorianBookoftheDead
"Weepers" Another favorite illustration by @landisblair.bsky.social in #AisforArsenic: an ABC of Victorian Death, my look at the basics of Victorian mourning traditions/objects. Ask your library or bookstore to order it or contact me for a signed copy. www.amazon.com/Arsenic-ABC-...
Death Token: one of my favorite illustrations by @landisblair.bsky.social for my new book #AisforArsenic. Corpse candles, black dogs, stopped clocks, shrouds and more as omens of death.
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Streaming 12 Nov. 2023 at 10:30 am EST, at www.wyso.org
my chat with Vick Mickunas @BookNookVick about my newest book: A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death. Vick always has the best questions! (Although I think the "Sexton" entry put him off his lunch.) wyso.org/show/book-nook #AisforArsenic
Z is for Zinc is the last of the entries in my book A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death. [I'm sharing two images not in the book. @LandisBlair did all of the brilliantly gothic illustrations.] Available for order in the USA, UK, EU, AU. #TheVictorianBookoftheDead #AisforArsenic
Y is for Churchyard (Yes, I should have chosen 'Yew.') is one of the entries in my book A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death. [I'm sharing an image not in the book. @LandisBlair did all of the brilliantly gothic illustrations.] Sold in USA, UK, EU, AU #TheVictorianBookoftheDead #AisforArsenic
X is for Sexton (stretching a point, but hard to find a mourning 'X' term.) is one of the entries in my book A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death. [Gravedigger image not in the book. @LandisBlair did all of the brilliantly gothic illustrations.] #TheVictorianBookoftheDead #AisforArsenic
W for Weepers is one of the entries in my book A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death. [I'm sharing an image not in the book. @LandisBlair did all of the brilliantly gothic illustrations.] Available at the usual online retailers in the USA, EU, UK, AU. #TheVictorianBookoftheDead #AisforArsenic
V is for Veil is one of the entries in my book A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death. [The veil image is not in the book. @LandisBlair did all of the brilliantly gothic illustrations.] Available at the usual online retailer in the USA, EU, UK, and AU. #TheVictorianBookoftheDead #AisforArsenic
U for Undertaker is one of the entries in my book A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death. [Image by Vallotton, British Museum] not in the book. @LandisBlair did all of the brilliantly gothic illustrations.] Available at the usual online retailer. #TheVictorianBookoftheDead #AisforArsenic
T for Tear Bottle is one of the entries in my book A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death, where I hope I decisively debunk the legend. [@LandisBlair did this brilliantly gothic illustration.] Available at the usual online retailer, USA, UK, EU, AU. #TheVictorianBookoftheDead #AisforArsenic
S is for Shroud is one of the entries in my book A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death. [The image is not in the book. @LandisBlair did all of the brilliantly gothic illustrations.] #TheVictorianBookoftheDead #AisforArsenic
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R for Resurrection Men is one of the entries in my book A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death. ['Resurrection Men disturbed by a ghost with its bone,' 1792 is not in the book. @LandisBlair did all of the brilliantly gothic illustrations.] #TheVictorianBookoftheDead #AisforArsenic
Q for Queen Victoria is one of the entries in my book A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death. [I'm sharing an image not in the book. @LandisBlair did all of the brilliantly gothic illustrations.] Available at the usual online place. #TheVictorianBookoftheDead #AisforArsenic
O for Obelisk is one of the entries in my book A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death. [The first image is not in the book. @LandisBlair did all of the brilliantly gothic illustrations.] #TheVictorianBookoftheDead #AisforArsenic
Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1857
P for Post-Mortem is one of the entries in my book A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death. [The image is not in the book. @LandisBlair did all of the brilliantly gothic illustrations.] Available at the usual online retailer.
#TheVictorianBookoftheDead #AisforArsenic
Photo: Eastman.org
N for Necropolis is one of the entries in my book A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death.
[I'm sharing an image not in the book. @LandisBlair did all of the brilliantly gothic illustrations.] Available at the usual online retailer. #TheVictorianBookoftheDead #AisforArsenic
M is for mute is one of the entries in my book A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death, full of 'death-initions' and Victorian death anecdotes. [I'm sharing an image which is not in the book. @LandisBlair did all of the brilliantly gothic illustrations.] #TheVictorianBookoftheDead #AisforArsenic
L is for Lychgate is one of the entries in my book A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death. [The photo is not in the book. @LandisBlair did all of the brilliantly gothic illustrations.] Available at the usual online retailer. #TheVictorianBookoftheDead #AisforArsenic
K is for keen is one of the entries in my book A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death, chockful of "death-initions." [I'm sharing an image not in the book. @LandisBlair did all of the brilliantly gothic illustrations.] #TheVictorianBookoftheDead #AisforArsenic #DictionaryDay
J is for Jet is one of the entries in my book about the basics of Victorian mourning: A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death. [I'm sharing an image not in the book. @LandisBlair did all of the brilliantly gothic illustrations.] #TheVictorianBookoftheDead #AisforArsenic
I is for Icebox is one of the entries in my book A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death. [I'm sharing an image not in the book. @LandisBlair did all of the brilliant illustrations.] Available at the usual online retailer. #TheVictorianBookoftheDead #AisforArsenic
H is for Hearse is one of the entries in my book A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death. [I'm sharing an image not in the book. @LandisBlair did all of the brilliant illustrations.] Available at the usual online retailer. #TheVictorianBookoftheDead #AisforArsenic
G for Gates Ajar is one of the entries in my book A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death. [I'm sharing images not in the book. @LandisBlair did all of the brilliant illustrations.] Available at the usual online retailer. #TheVictorianBookoftheDead #AisforArsenic
F is for Fisk, is one of the entries in my book A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death. [I'm sharing an image not in the book. @LandisBlair did all of the brilliant illustrations.] Available at the usual online retailer. #TheVictorianBookoftheDead #AisforArsenic
