The Anatomy of Melancholy

History, Horoscope, and Hearsay

"All my griefs to this are jolly, Naught so damned as melancholy."
-- Robert Burton
from The Anatomy of Melancholy



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  • Paintere A.J. Casson, born May 17, 1898.

    Paintere A.J. Casson, born May 17, 1898.

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  • Writer Dorothy Richardson, born May 17, 1873, photographed by Man Ray.

    Writer Dorothy Richardson, born May 17, 1873, photographed by Man Ray.

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  • Caricature of French composer and pianist Erik Satie, born May 17, 1866, by Santiago Rusinol.

    Caricature of French composer and pianist Erik Satie, born May 17, 1866, by Santiago Rusinol.

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  • Austrian chess player Wilhelm Steinitz, born May 17, 1836 in Prague.

    Austrian chess player Wilhelm Steinitz, born May 17, 1836 in Prague.

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  • Figure 8, Jasper Johns

    Figure 8, Jasper Johns

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  • Painter Jasper Johns, born May 15, 1930.

    Painter Jasper Johns, born May 15, 1930.

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  • French singer and model Arletty, born May 15, 1898.

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  • Writer Katherine Anne Porter, born May 15, 1890.

    Writer Katherine Anne Porter, born May 15, 1890.

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  • Physicist Pierre Currie, husband to Marie, born May 15, 1859.

    Physicist Pierre Currie, husband to Marie, born May 15, 1859.

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  • Astronomer Williamina Fleming (standing) at Harvard College Observatory in 1892. She was born May 15, 1857.

    Astronomer Williamina Fleming (standing) at Harvard College Observatory in 1892. She was born May 15, 1857.

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  • Princess Truella on a stork, from The Surprising Adventures  of the Magical Monarch of Mo and His People, by L. Frank Baum, illustrated by Frank Ver Beck.

    Princess Truella on a stork, from The Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo and His People, by L. Frank Baum, illustrated by Frank Ver Beck.

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  • L. Frank Baum was born May 15, 1856.

    L. Frank Baum was born May 15, 1856.

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  • The Frog Princess, by Russian painter Viktor Vasnetsov, born May 15, 1849.

    The Frog Princess, by Russian painter Viktor Vasnetsov, born May 15, 1849.

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