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#OnThisDay in 1497 supporters of Dominican friar Girolamo Savonorola held the Bonfire of the Vanities in Florence. Thousands of objects were burned including cosmetics, art, sheet music, and books. Because, of course, culture and ideas are dangerous. Especially secular ones. Books by Renaissance humanist Boccaccio (The Decameron) were among the objects thrown to the fire. #HistoryGetsLIT

Well...that March to July of the following year timeline is looking eerily familiar...😳😱 First part of the Decameron explaining life during the bubonic plague in Florence.

This seemed fitting for the current times. Wish I could be stuck in the Italian countryside telling stories with my friends

Check it out! http://www.openculture.com/2020/07/29-free-short-stories-from-some-of-todays-mos...

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/pandemics-from-homer-to-stephen-king-what-we-...