Re: the Wild Child of the 1700's, an LP?!

[Guest guest]

Very interesting, I love history as well!

Going off topic, I'm an ancestry.com junkie...it's great to find people of the

past, so far, I'm not related to anyone famous lol.

I know though some have done so to see if there are any other LP's in their

family, but before my mom, there were not, just a random genetic mutation!  I'd

be shocked if I found another LP, then again, I don't know if records would show

that.

In the census's of past, there was a column if the person was:  disabled, blind,

deaf....also if able to read and write...

I have seen it but it wasn't too prevalent for many of the census I've seen.

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[Guest guest]

I have a scholarly book entitled " Dwarfs and Jesters in Art " (1957).  It has 90

reproductions and commentary on many artworks - sculptures, paintings, etc -

from the Chinese god Bes (350 B.C.) to the Hindu god Shiva standing on a dwarf

(Apasmara) to the artist Velazquez's paintings of the dwarf Don Sebastian de

Morra in the court of Philip IV of Spain in the 17th century.

It's a fascinating history.  You can find them (us!) in many artworks including

biblical scenes, royal marriages and ceremonies, and portraits of Kings and

Queens.  

There's a wealth of reference material on the subject out there, check it out!

 Here's a link to the PBS's website about Delano's documentary " No Bigger

than a Minute " that describes some of these depictions.

http://www.pbs.org/pov/nobiggerthanaminute/special_overview.php

Cheers,

Mark

[Guest guest]

Interesting, thanks for sharing:), grady

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> I have a scholarly book entitled " Dwarfs and Jesters in Art " (1957).  It has

90 reproductions and commentary on many artworks - sculptures, paintings, etc -

from the Chinese god Bes (350 B.C.) to the Hindu god Shiva standing on a dwarf

(Apasmara) to the artist Velazquez's paintings of the dwarf Don Sebastian de

Morra in the court of Philip IV of Spain in the 17th century.

> It's a fascinating history.  You can find them (us!) in many artworks

including biblical scenes, royal marriages and ceremonies, and portraits of

Kings and Queens.  

> There's a wealth of reference material on the subject out there, check it out!

 Here's a link to the PBS's website about Delano's documentary " No Bigger

than a Minute " that describes some of these depictions.

> http://www.pbs.org/pov/nobiggerthanaminute/special_overview.php

>

> Cheers,

> Mark