http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5140 Thes - Old English for "this", neuter of thes, of West Germanic origin: Mediolanum - old name for Milan: Lif - Old English for "life", of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijf, German Leib 'body' Fri, 16 Nov 2018 07:21:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5140#comment-63391 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 08:02:54 +0000 http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5140#comment-63391 I agree, Alison. However, I think we live in a society that is full of contradictions. 12 Years A Slave – a hit and permitted. Golliwogs – no longer permitted. x-century ivory carving – OK, killing elephants for ivory – definitely not OK. But, you’re right. It’s like we’re trying to deny history (when we choose to).

]]> http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5140#comment-63321 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 20:10:55 +0000 http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5140#comment-63321 That Madonna & Child carving is beautiful – I for one would think it a crime for it to be destroyed. And as for the golliwog image (are we even allowed to say the word ‘golliwog’ in this PC enlightened world), OK, it might not have been in the original illustration & may be taken from a promotional ad campaign but it’s like denying
a bit of history.

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