Monthly Archives: December 2011

Christmas gambols

Posted on December 20, 2011 by mercedes-c

On 23 December 1826, the author of an anonymous piece entitled ‘Christmas customs’ and published in The Mirror thus reflected: It is a season the most cheerles; the clouds and vapours increasing, and the chilliness of winter’s near approach, accelerating … Continue reading →

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Douce’s winter collection

Posted on December 16, 2011 by mercedes-c

The first snow this year fell in Oxford last night! Douce’s winter print collection has everything one may need to make the most of this season. From how to travel in style… … to what to wear to enjoy winter … Continue reading →

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Knavery stalks through the land

Posted on December 9, 2011 by mercedes-c

Douce’s interest in images of fools and jesters was not limited to his research for the ‘Dissertation on the Clowns and Fools of Shakspeare’, published as part of his Illustrations of Shakespeare and of ancient manners (London, 1807). Plates like … Continue reading →

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