David Jones, artist and poet (1895-1974) begins his PREFACE TO THE ANATHEMATA :
'I have made a heap of all that I could find.' (1) So wrote Nennius, or whoever composed the introductory matter to Historia Brittonum. He speaks of an 'inward wound' which was caused by the fear that certain things dear to him 'should be like smoke dissipated'. Further, he says, 'not trusting my own learning, which is none at all, but partly from writings and monuments of the ancient inhabitants of Britain, partly from the annals of the Romans and the chronicles of the sacred fathers, Isidore, Hieronymous, Prosper, Eusebius and from the histories of the Scots and Saxons although our enemies . . . I have lispingly put together this . . . about past transactions, that [this material] might not be trodden under foot'. (2)
(1) The actual words are coacervavi omne quod inveni, and occur in Prologue 2 to the Historia.
(2) Quoted from the translation of Prologue 1. See The Works of Gildas and Nennius, J.A.Giles, London 1841.
The Masks of Melbourne
Last weekend in Melbourne there were violent clashes again between the Theseans & Minotaurs.
AAP photo
The Police Commissioner and Minister for Police have since spoken out against the use of masks by these groups.
They propose that masks by protestors be banned.
This issue has been going on for some time...
ex libris FIAPCE (1973)
Above, members of the two opposing groups pose for a drawing
detail
A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
someone looks at something...
LOGOS/HA HA
