“That which man seeth, loue maketh inuisible: And th'inuisible loue, causeth to be seene.”
- John Florio, 1578
John Florio
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I’m Mary and I study the life and works of John Florio, Anglo-Italian translator, lexicographer, royal language tutor, and poet. www.resolutejohnflorio.com
My latest research about #JohnFlorio and #Shakespeare’s First Folio presented on October 7th is now on YouTube:
FLORIO'S FOLIO: HOW JOHN FLORIO SHAPED SHAKESPEARE'S FIRST FOLIO - OCTOBER 7TH, 2023
“Love can do all, and love manintaineth all,
and the sweete of sweet he never erst did prove,
who hath not tasted of the fruites of love."
- John Florio, Second Fruits.
Happy #ValentinesDay 💘
Daniel Bellingradt 
The great comet of 1680 was the first comet to be discovered via a telescope. And it was the first comet to appear on an egg. In Rome. Maybe.
However, a media event started around these god sent signs on an egg delivered by an inspired hen in Rome when the rumor was printed. And there were much more variations of this topic, as Doris Gruber explains: https://bit.ly/2TwfxtI
And the 1690s saw more inspired hens delivering godly signs on eggs. But this a different story, dear #histodons #history
"Far la bestia a due dossi."
"Making the beast with two backs."
John Florio, Garden of Recreation, 1591.
Thanks to new documents discovered in the historical archives of the former Congregazione del Sant’Uffizio, Andrea Bocchi reveals new aspects of John Florio's father Michelangelo during his confinement in the Tor di Nona prison.
https://www.resolutejohnflorio.com/new-documents-on-michelangelo-florio/
"Sappi morire bene nel tuo secolo che tu vivrai in tutti gli altri."
"To know how to die in one century is to live for all centuries to come."
Giordano Bruno