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.


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25 August 2018

Re. 'Death and transabstraction'



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15 November 2017

YES


Result of national survey announced today :
Australia has voted 62% YES | 38% NO in favour
of same-sex marriage


 Ar Culyte prepares to present the cultural standard     

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18 September 2017

Mount Evidence




Mossgreen Auction Results - (#160MG) 
Auction Date : Sunday 17 September 06:30 PM 2017 AEST 
Last Updated : Monday 18 September 09:15 AM 2017 AEST 
Lot Count : 80 lots 
Lots Sold : 14 lots

The mood in the room must have been quite something as one by one the first twenty-six lots were passed-in. Tulips, anyone?


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24 June 2017

Trans Avant Regard


Maybe KRAFTWERK could do the soundtrack...
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