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The 17th century was the century that lasted from January 1, 1601, to December 31, 1700, in the Gregorian calendar. The 17th century falls into the Early Modern period of Europe and in that continent was characterized by the Dutch Golden Age, the Baroque cultural movement, the French Grand Siècle dominated by Louis XIV, the Scientific Revolution, and The General Crisis. This last is characterised in Europe most notably by the Thirty Years' War, the Great Turkish War, the end of the Dutch Revolt, the disintegration of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the English Civil War.
Some historians extend the scope of the General Crisis to encompass the globe, as with the demographic collapse of the Ming Dynasty, China lost approximately 30% of its population. It was during this period also that European colonization of the Americas began in earnest, including the exploitation of the silver deposits of Potosí in Upper Peru and Mexico, which resulted in great bouts of inflation as wealth was drawn into Europe from the rest of the world.
A century (from the Latin centum, meaning one hundred; abbreviated c.) is 100 years. Centuries are numbered ordinally in English and many other languages (e.g. "the 7th century AD/CE"). A centenary is a hundredth anniversary or a celebration of this, typically remembrance of an event which took place a hundred years earlier; and its adjectival form is centennial.
According to the Gregorian calendar, the 1st century AD/CE started on January 1, 1, and ended on December 31, 100. The 2nd century started at year 101, the 3rd at 201, etc. The n-th century started/will start on the year (100 × n) − 99 and ends in 100 × n. A century will only include one year, the centennial year, that starts with the century's number (e.g. 1900 is the final year in the 19th century).
There is no "zeroth century" in between the 1st century BCE and the 1st century AD. Also, there is no year 0 AD. The Julian calendar "jumps" from 1 BCE to 1 AD. The first century BCE includes the years 100 BCE to 1 BCE. Other centuries BCE follow the same pattern.
Ryan M. Reeves (PhD Cambridge) is Assistant Professor of Historical Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanMReeves Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryreeves4/ Website: http://www.gordonconwell.edu/academics/view-faculty-member.cfm?faculty_id=15906&grp;_id=8947 For the entire course on 'Church History: Reformation to Modern', see the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRgREWf4NFWY1ZaP-falnLFIR9texgvjR
Picture credits, in order of appearance: View of London, French School, 17th Century/ Private Colletion/The Bridgeman Art Library King of England James I, James VI Scotland entering London, circa 1615/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Engraving: King Charles I with Henrietta Maria and two Children, circa 1630. Original Artwork by AnthonyVan Dyck. Hulton Archive/Getty Images Engraving: Cromwell on his horse at the battle of Marston Moor, 2nd July 1644. Original Artwork by Abraham Cooper RA. Hulton Archive/Getty Images The Colosseum bu Gaspar van Wittel, circa 1647-1736. Corbis.com Photolibrary.com Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork by Jonathan Richardson © National Portrait Gallery, London
In Plymouth, Massachusetts- site of the colony built by the Mayflower passengers - Matteo Brault spends his days living a 17th century life, along with dozens of other re-enactors on the modern-day Plimoth Plantation. Brault works full-time as a 17th-century style blacksmith, using traditional tools like a grindstone, hand-made nails and a large bellows for making the fire hot enough for forging iron and steel. He also helps build the traditional shelters. The simplest homes in town were built using cratchets- natural forks in trees- as support for the ridgepole of the roof. The walls are built up with “wattle”- small sticks for the lattice structure- and “daub”- a mortar of clay, earth and grasses. Instead of using the traditional English lime wash to protect the walls, the colonists too...
A very good study of the period procedures in loading, firing and deployment of these pieces. It shows the textbook use of round shot, bar shot and even hot shot. This will come as a breath of fresh air to those of you like myself that cannot stand seeing exploding shells fired out of pre Shrapnel era cannons (I say that and I acknowledge that shells were fired from howitzers and mortars). If anyone is puzzled by the hot shot aftermath...its because they aimed for the powder magazine and successfully set it on fire. It is very apparent that a master gunner was at the scene and consulted in the details. This is apparent in everything from the use of wadding, pricking of the powder bag, the method by which the linstock was kept burning and the line written in chalk on the improvised gun to a...
In August 2014, the Texel Diving Club recovered a box filled with perfectly preserved clothing from a 17th-century shipwreck under the sands of the Wadden Sea near the island of Texel off the coast of North Holland. A silk damask gown in near-perfect condition was recovered along with a jacket, silk bodices woven with gold and silver thread and silk knee socks. Other artifacts were recovered from the shipwreck such as Italian pottery, a silver gilt vessel, a red velvet pouch embroidered with silver thread that contained a two-sided lice comb made of cow horn, pomanders (spheres with pleasant-smelling contents to offset foul odors) and a number of leather book covers. One of them is stamped in gold with the coat of arms of King Charles I. Historians believe that the lady who wore this lavis...
Cavaliers, Puritans, and Louis XIV, what century could be more exciting than the 17th? In this episode of The Ultimate Fashion History, we'll look at Early Baroque male and female attire, clothing of The Puritans, the High Baroque style of the Court of Louis XIV, the sumptuous and sexy Restoration, and finally, the swift change of silhouette as the century drew to a close. Enjoy.
One of Europe's most well-preserved 17th century mummies has been discovered in Lund, Sweden. Researchers at Lund University now hope it will shed some light on the medical and historical mysteries of everyday life in the 1600s. Photo of Peder Winstrup: Gunnar Menander
Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball Here are some of my reenactor friends with Bálint Morlin in command. They are demonstrating the standard procedure for firing matchlock and wheelock firearms during the first part of the 30 years war. These guys are just starting the target shooting part of the business, but they already know how to handle these old smokepoles.
BlackLetter was used throughout Europe from about 1150 until the end of the 17th century. One of my current preoccupations is developing a set of modern BlackLetter capitals that are highly legible, in BlackLetter terms, and yet retain the richness and beauty inherent in this ancient category of letterform. From time to time I will film clips like this to record my progress. Prints and originals available from www.seblester.co.uk, www.twitter.com/seblester. Music by Carlos Márquez, https://soundcloud.com/cmdigital
Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning "country dweller", "rustic") is a blanket term, typically used to refer to religious traditions which are polytheistic or indigenous. It is primarily used in a historical context, referring to Greco-Roman polytheism as well as the polytheistic traditions of Europe and North Africa before Christianization. [Wikipedia] This installation, shown on the main facade of the Museum of archaeology of Toulouse, south of France, was inspired by a scultpure of a bacchanalian head from the 3rd century (see picture below). This sculpture had been found at the end of the 17th century and exhibited as an example of an antique pagan idol since then. Using the idea of polymorphism that is a feature of the ancient gods, the head becomes almost invisible when integrated...
This beautiful animation explores the well-loved story of Cinderella as it has been told across the globe for Centuries. The underlying themes of good over evil prevail but the shoes that transform Cinders vary greatly from culture to culture and throughout history: from the exquisitely embroidered 9th Century Chinese slippers worn by Ye Xian to Perrault's 17th Century French Cinderella where the glass slippers originated.
“Galileo was not the first person to invent the telescope but was the first to turn one toward the night sky“ During the 17th century, the Roman Catholic church believed that the Earth was the center of the universe and those who tried to prove them wrong were in danger of being accused of heresy. Helios is the story of how an idea found his innovator, triggering a series of consequences in time. The date is 1609, Italy, late at night at Galileo Galilei’s workplace. He is watching the sky, studying celestial bodies and focusing on the moon. He prepares to see this unexplored world with his customized telescope while some of his sketches and notes rest on the floor. After a gently approaching the telescope, he sees the moon through it –a celestial body full of enigmas and intrigues for any...
This lively dance originates from the Straloch Manuscript of Scottish lute music from the 17th Century. It transfers well to the guitar and is easy and enjoyable to play. The 6-string version of this arrangement is available to purchase at www.jimkelleher.co.uk.
CHIAROSCURO § — Installation by Sougwen Chung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chiaroscuro is a culmination of contrasts; the interplay of light and dark, the tangible and intangible, the old and new. The installation is a contemporary interpretation of "Chiaroscuro", a term more commonly associated with 17th century painting, that is as hand-made as it is digitally enabled. Drawing in the installation is the fundamental element -- spanning the physical structure, the light-mapping and the projection itself. By digitizing the drawing, the simple expression of mark-making becomes transmutable. It is reinterpreted to take on a new form and dimension in the software -- it transforms into structures manipulatable through time. If drawing is an analogy for basic human expression,...
Live analog modular synth performance with I phone patched into A-101-2 LPG modulated by uLFO and MATHS. Iphone Fire App featuring a recording of me playing two 17th century Himalayan singing bowls, Ohm is the frequency (((OM))) Shiro aka VoltageCtrlR
† † † Lyrics O Gentle Light of the holy glory of the immortal heavenly Father; O holy, blessed Jesus Christ, Son of God: having come to the setting of the sun, having beheld the evening light, we praise the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit: God. Meet it is for Thee at all times to be hymned with reverent voices, O Son of God, Giver of life to all the world, therefore, the whole world doth glorify thee. Свете тихии, святыя славы, безсмертнаго Отца небеснаго, святаго блаженнаго, Исуса Христа, Сына Божия, пришедшаго на запад солнцу, видевше свет вечернии, поем Отца и Сына и Святаго Духа, Бога. Достоин еси во вся времена, пет быти гласы преподобными, Сыне Божии, живот даяи всему миру: его же ради весь мир славит Тя.
Brittany Nicole Cox is one of the only antiquarian horologists in the world. She's basically a mechanic—a mechanic from the 17th century. Cox fixes old machines with watch or clock mechanisms inside them for a living. Often, these machines are missing parts that frequently no longer exist, so Cox fashions them herself. To visit her workshop is to see what the future looked like centuries ago, and while Cox's trade is laborious, time-consuming and incredibly intricate, she is preserving a magical part of humanity's past.
Ryan M. Reeves (PhD Cambridge) is Assistant Professor of Historical Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanMReeves Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryreeves4/ Website: http://www.gordonconwell.edu/academics/view-faculty-member.cfm?faculty_id=15906&grp;_id=8947 For the entire course on 'Church History: Reformation to Modern', see the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRgREWf4NFWY1ZaP-falnLFIR9texgvjR
Picture credits, in order of appearance: View of London, French School, 17th Century/ Private Colletion/The Bridgeman Art Library King of England James I, James VI Scotland entering London, circa 1615/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Engraving: King Charles I with Henrietta Maria and two Children, circa 1630. Original Artwork by AnthonyVan Dyck. Hulton Archive/Getty Images Engraving: Cromwell on his horse at the battle of Marston Moor, 2nd July 1644. Original Artwork by Abraham Cooper RA. Hulton Archive/Getty Images The Colosseum bu Gaspar van Wittel, circa 1647-1736. Corbis.com Photolibrary.com Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork by Jonathan Richardson © National Portrait Gallery, London
In Plymouth, Massachusetts- site of the colony built by the Mayflower passengers - Matteo Brault spends his days living a 17th century life, along with dozens of other re-enactors on the modern-day Plimoth Plantation. Brault works full-time as a 17th-century style blacksmith, using traditional tools like a grindstone, hand-made nails and a large bellows for making the fire hot enough for forging iron and steel. He also helps build the traditional shelters. The simplest homes in town were built using cratchets- natural forks in trees- as support for the ridgepole of the roof. The walls are built up with “wattle”- small sticks for the lattice structure- and “daub”- a mortar of clay, earth and grasses. Instead of using the traditional English lime wash to protect the walls, the colonists too...
A very good study of the period procedures in loading, firing and deployment of these pieces. It shows the textbook use of round shot, bar shot and even hot shot. This will come as a breath of fresh air to those of you like myself that cannot stand seeing exploding shells fired out of pre Shrapnel era cannons (I say that and I acknowledge that shells were fired from howitzers and mortars). If anyone is puzzled by the hot shot aftermath...its because they aimed for the powder magazine and successfully set it on fire. It is very apparent that a master gunner was at the scene and consulted in the details. This is apparent in everything from the use of wadding, pricking of the powder bag, the method by which the linstock was kept burning and the line written in chalk on the improvised gun to a...
In August 2014, the Texel Diving Club recovered a box filled with perfectly preserved clothing from a 17th-century shipwreck under the sands of the Wadden Sea near the island of Texel off the coast of North Holland. A silk damask gown in near-perfect condition was recovered along with a jacket, silk bodices woven with gold and silver thread and silk knee socks. Other artifacts were recovered from the shipwreck such as Italian pottery, a silver gilt vessel, a red velvet pouch embroidered with silver thread that contained a two-sided lice comb made of cow horn, pomanders (spheres with pleasant-smelling contents to offset foul odors) and a number of leather book covers. One of them is stamped in gold with the coat of arms of King Charles I. Historians believe that the lady who wore this lavis...
Cavaliers, Puritans, and Louis XIV, what century could be more exciting than the 17th? In this episode of The Ultimate Fashion History, we'll look at Early Baroque male and female attire, clothing of The Puritans, the High Baroque style of the Court of Louis XIV, the sumptuous and sexy Restoration, and finally, the swift change of silhouette as the century drew to a close. Enjoy.
One of Europe's most well-preserved 17th century mummies has been discovered in Lund, Sweden. Researchers at Lund University now hope it will shed some light on the medical and historical mysteries of everyday life in the 1600s. Photo of Peder Winstrup: Gunnar Menander
Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball Here are some of my reenactor friends with Bálint Morlin in command. They are demonstrating the standard procedure for firing matchlock and wheelock firearms during the first part of the 30 years war. These guys are just starting the target shooting part of the business, but they already know how to handle these old smokepoles.
BlackLetter was used throughout Europe from about 1150 until the end of the 17th century. One of my current preoccupations is developing a set of modern BlackLetter capitals that are highly legible, in BlackLetter terms, and yet retain the richness and beauty inherent in this ancient category of letterform. From time to time I will film clips like this to record my progress. Prints and originals available from www.seblester.co.uk, www.twitter.com/seblester. Music by Carlos Márquez, https://soundcloud.com/cmdigital
Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning "country dweller", "rustic") is a blanket term, typically used to refer to religious traditions which are polytheistic or indigenous. It is primarily used in a historical context, referring to Greco-Roman polytheism as well as the polytheistic traditions of Europe and North Africa before Christianization. [Wikipedia] This installation, shown on the main facade of the Museum of archaeology of Toulouse, south of France, was inspired by a scultpure of a bacchanalian head from the 3rd century (see picture below). This sculpture had been found at the end of the 17th century and exhibited as an example of an antique pagan idol since then. Using the idea of polymorphism that is a feature of the ancient gods, the head becomes almost invisible when integrated...
This beautiful animation explores the well-loved story of Cinderella as it has been told across the globe for Centuries. The underlying themes of good over evil prevail but the shoes that transform Cinders vary greatly from culture to culture and throughout history: from the exquisitely embroidered 9th Century Chinese slippers worn by Ye Xian to Perrault's 17th Century French Cinderella where the glass slippers originated.
“Galileo was not the first person to invent the telescope but was the first to turn one toward the night sky“ During the 17th century, the Roman Catholic church believed that the Earth was the center of the universe and those who tried to prove them wrong were in danger of being accused of heresy. Helios is the story of how an idea found his innovator, triggering a series of consequences in time. The date is 1609, Italy, late at night at Galileo Galilei’s workplace. He is watching the sky, studying celestial bodies and focusing on the moon. He prepares to see this unexplored world with his customized telescope while some of his sketches and notes rest on the floor. After a gently approaching the telescope, he sees the moon through it –a celestial body full of enigmas and intrigues for any...
This lively dance originates from the Straloch Manuscript of Scottish lute music from the 17th Century. It transfers well to the guitar and is easy and enjoyable to play. The 6-string version of this arrangement is available to purchase at www.jimkelleher.co.uk.
CHIAROSCURO § — Installation by Sougwen Chung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chiaroscuro is a culmination of contrasts; the interplay of light and dark, the tangible and intangible, the old and new. The installation is a contemporary interpretation of "Chiaroscuro", a term more commonly associated with 17th century painting, that is as hand-made as it is digitally enabled. Drawing in the installation is the fundamental element -- spanning the physical structure, the light-mapping and the projection itself. By digitizing the drawing, the simple expression of mark-making becomes transmutable. It is reinterpreted to take on a new form and dimension in the software -- it transforms into structures manipulatable through time. If drawing is an analogy for basic human expression,...
Live analog modular synth performance with I phone patched into A-101-2 LPG modulated by uLFO and MATHS. Iphone Fire App featuring a recording of me playing two 17th century Himalayan singing bowls, Ohm is the frequency (((OM))) Shiro aka VoltageCtrlR
† † † Lyrics O Gentle Light of the holy glory of the immortal heavenly Father; O holy, blessed Jesus Christ, Son of God: having come to the setting of the sun, having beheld the evening light, we praise the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit: God. Meet it is for Thee at all times to be hymned with reverent voices, O Son of God, Giver of life to all the world, therefore, the whole world doth glorify thee. Свете тихии, святыя славы, безсмертнаго Отца небеснаго, святаго блаженнаго, Исуса Христа, Сына Божия, пришедшаго на запад солнцу, видевше свет вечернии, поем Отца и Сына и Святаго Духа, Бога. Достоин еси во вся времена, пет быти гласы преподобными, Сыне Божии, живот даяи всему миру: его же ради весь мир славит Тя.
Brittany Nicole Cox is one of the only antiquarian horologists in the world. She's basically a mechanic—a mechanic from the 17th century. Cox fixes old machines with watch or clock mechanisms inside them for a living. Often, these machines are missing parts that frequently no longer exist, so Cox fashions them herself. To visit her workshop is to see what the future looked like centuries ago, and while Cox's trade is laborious, time-consuming and incredibly intricate, she is preserving a magical part of humanity's past.
Ryan M. Reeves (PhD Cambridge) is Assistant Professor of Historical Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanMReeves Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryreeves4/ Website: http://www.gordonconwell.edu/academics/view-faculty-member.cfm?faculty_id=15906&grp;_id=8947 For the entire course on 'Church History: Reformation to Modern', see the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRgREWf4NFWY1ZaP-falnLFIR9texgvjR
Cavaliers, Puritans, and Louis XIV, what century could be more exciting than the 17th? In this episode of The Ultimate Fashion History, we'll look at Early Baroque male and female attire, clothing of The Puritans, the High Baroque style of the Court of Louis XIV, the sumptuous and sexy Restoration, and finally, the swift change of silhouette as the century drew to a close. Enjoy.
English Country Dances - 17Th Century Music From The Publications Of John Playford (David Douglass, Paul O'Dette, Andrew Lawrence-King) Original Release Date: May 10, 1998 Label: harmonia mundi Copyright: (c) 1998 harmonia mundi usa Total Length: 1:17:31 Genres: Classical TRACKLIST: 1 Tom Scarlett 2:59 2 Old Simon The King 3:44 3 Another Divison On A Ground By Mr. John Bannister 9:53 4 Moll Peatly, Or The Old Marinett 2:15 5 The Bear's Dance 4:25 6 Hudson House 1:52 7 Sir Martin Marah's Jigg 2:07 8 Fy Nay, Prithee John! 2:21 9 Paul's Steeple, Or The Duke Of Norfolk 3:34 10 The Glory Of The West 1:37 11 The Mock Glory Of The West 1:53 12 The Glory Of The Sun 4:00 13 Faronell's Division On A Ground 7:26 14 Prelude 1:16 15 Long Cold Nights 7:44 16 Johney Cock Thy Beaver: Scotch Tune To A G...
World premiere recording http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnLCYpqhV-8&list;=PLy5IRCYvmbSy-5_dhgPe5mcdrtygq1CqQ Gasparo Zanetti (1626?-1645?) Il Scolaro di Gasparo Zanetti per imparar a suonare di violini et altri stromenti, nuovamente dato in luce (Raccolta pubblicata a Milano nel 1645) 1. Saltarello detto il Rolla 00:00 2. Il Spagnoletto 3. Alemana 02:13 4. Caccia amorosa e correnta 5. Saltarello della battaglia 05:32 6. Speranza d'amore, gagliarda, correnta 7. Saltarello della Frascada 07:52 8. La Bella Pedrina 10:37 9. Balleti: Bassa Gioiosa - Gagliarda - Il Matacino 10. Passo e Mezzo su la chiave in basso - Il Saltarello del Passo e Mezzo - Represa - Zoppa 12:57 11. Intrala del marchese di caravazzo - Il ballo della torchia - Balleto 12. Pavaniglia 16:17 13. Todescha 14. Gagliarda ...
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The Renaissance is a period in Europe, from the 14th to the 17th century, considered the bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history. It started as a cultural movement in Italy in the Late Medieval period and later spread to the rest of Europe, marking the beginning of the Early Modern Age.
Codex Caioni was Johannes Caioni's most important and vibrant composition from the Age of Enlightenment. Johannes Caioni or Ion Caian was a Transylvanian catholic monk who famously said "Natus Valachus sum - I was born a Vlach." (Romanian) Johannes Caioni was born in 1629 and died in 1687.
(Gold/Lloyd/Echolette)
In the beginning
There was no light
No teenage heaven or hell
No songs or voices came from across the outlands
Where oceans are meant to be -- where oceans are meant to be
Oh my God, I feel so alone -- some million lightyears far from home
HOW ABOUT YOU LIVING IN THE 20TH CENTURY
You can halt your car to get your tickets to the starlite skies, you know...
Ev'rybody wants to come home (what a dream)
So, if you don't mind,
Will you join me?
On my way through the eye
up to the light