Archive: August 2013 (2 Posts)

Refined by: (Author) Nathan Dorn; (Year) 2013; (Month) August

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Collection Development with Litteratura Iuris, or, Heads Will Roll – Pic of the Week

August 30, 2013

This week’s Pic of the Week post gives you a glimpse of, well, something that defies all expectations… The image above depicts an engraving of a person (arms only) shaking a sieve full of the dismembered heads of several species, including human beings, so that all of the animal heads fall out and only the …

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No Taxation Without Representation Circa 1215 AD, or, Magna Carta: A Beginner’s Guide

August 26, 2013

Posted by: Nathan Dorn

Magna Carta, the Charter of Liberties sealed by King John of England in 1215 AD, is routinely cited as one of the most important documents of our constitutional tradition. It ranks with the English Bill of Rights (1689), The Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution in symbolic power. And while the details of …

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Refined by: (Author) Nathan Dorn; (Year) 2013; (Month) August