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The History of Valentine's Day

2/12/2022

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Ever wondered about the origins of Valentine’s Day and whether it was purely the invention of the greeting card industry? Join Kristin this week on Footnoting History to explore the development of our modern celebration of St. Valentine’s Day.  

Host: Kristin
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Further Reading

Acta Sanctorum.

British Library, The Parlement of Fowls.
 
T. A. Heslop, “The Production of ‘de luxe’ Manuscripts and the Patronage of King Cnut and Queen Emma,” Anglo-Saxon England, 19 (1990): 151-95.
 
Leigh Eric Schmidt, “The Fashioning of a Modern Holiday: St. Valentine’s Day, 1840-1870,” Winterthur Portfolio, 28:4 (1993): 209-45. 

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "To my Valentine." New York Public Library Digital Collections.

Relic of St. Valentine in the Church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Rome, by DNalor1.

Music: "Evening Melodrama" by Kevin Macleod (www.incompetech.com
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Relic of St. Valentine in the Church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Rome, by DNalor1.
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