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Villagers wait in line with their hemp crop to be milled. “‘Stigliatura’ After maceration and drying the hemp bundles are started at the milling machine, which crushed the stems to facilitate their separation.” Carmagnola, Italy 1930’s
‘Intorno alla anatomia della canapa’ (‘Around the hemp anatomy’) (Cannabis sativa L.) By Giovanni Briosi & Filippo Tognini published in 1894 1. Portion of a female inflorescence. Grand. nat. 2. An isolated female flower; b Read More …
“Gather ye rose-buds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying; And this same flower that smiles today Tomorrow will be dying.” – Robert Herrick (1591 – 1674) Cutting hemp stalks, Naples, 1944
“Carnival of 1915” ‘Danza Macabra Europea’ – WW1 Propaganda lithographs by Alberto Martini, 1915 420 Brush Strokes in the Art of War While looking through the stunning work of Alberto Martini’s ‘Danza Macabra Europea’, WW1 series of propaganda lithographs, Read More …
La Canapa / The Hemp Stamp 1950 – 65 Lira Italian postage stamp titled ‘La Canapa’ or ‘the hemp’ with the region of Emilia-Romagna highlighted. Image depicts young lady during the Harvesting of Hemp. quote from the 1914 USDA Report Read More …
Fontana di Nettuno (The Fountain of Neptune) by Giambologna, completed about 1567 CANABIS PROTECTIO In the piazza del nettuno, a city square in Bologna, Italy, history can be literally breathed into the soul. With foundations dating back to at Read More …
“I believe that with the advent of acid, we discovered a new way to think, and it has to do with piecing together new thoughts in your mind. Why is it that people think it’s so evil? What is it Read More …
Italian Inkwell surmounted by a pipe smoker, circa 1600’s Inkwell from Venice, Italy circa 1600