Monday, July 6, 2015

Our Lady of the Brazilian

Image from page 66 of "Goddelyke liefde-vlammen, van een boetvaardige, geheyligde, liefhebbende, en aan haar selfs-stervende ziele : in drie deelen verdeelt, af-gebeeld door vijftig nette koopere figuuren : neffens haar verzen, aanmerkingen, gezangen, en

Each year the villagers' pageant about the reasons for keeping their public hair neatly trimmed became more and more elaborate as well as more metaphorical.

 (Sorry for the unannounced hiatus last week.  Vacations happen.)

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