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Regency Culture and Society: Pop Music

By Anne | September 20, 2016 - 8:58 am |December 13, 2020 Regency Culture and Society

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From the September 1821 issue of Ackermann’s Repository, we have several blurbs about the latest musical compositions that tell us what was trending in music. Continue →

Regency Household: A Garden Fountain

By Anne | July 2, 2016 - 8:22 am |August 2, 2016 Regency Household

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Appearing in the July 1820 Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions &c in the “Hints on Ornamental Gardening” Section, this seven foot high garden fountain is Continue →

Regency Culture and Society: The Language of Flowers

By Anne | June 8, 2016 - 8:38 am |June 23, 2016 Regency Culture and Society

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Flowers have their own language. Floriography, or the cryptological communication through flower use or arrangement, has been practiced for centuries. Flowers have been ascribed Continue →

Regency Household: A Swiss Cottage (for the Gardener)

By Anne | March 4, 2016 - 9:04 am |March 30, 2016 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Household

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Appearing in the September 1819 Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions… this picturesque cottage is designed to be as functional as it is fabulous. Observe the overhanging Continue →