PRESS J AND THEN SHIFT R
that’s some sneaky ass bullshit.
I laughed even more because I read that last line in Scuttle’s voice because of the gif.
am I the only one who knew about this
I mean seriously the only way I ever blog anymore is on the keyboard
R
This just makes me love Tesco even more…
Delhi Kutup Minaresi.. delhi kutupminar..
Statue of Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy (aka the Green Count ) in Turin
Medieval animals made out of words
This is a special book from the early Middle Ages (France, 9th century). Not only does it contain a high volume of very attractive images, but these images are also not what you would expect: they are drawn, as it were, with words. They illustrate Cicero’s Aratea, a work of astronomy. Each animal represents a constellation and the written words in them are taken from an explanatory text by Hyginus (his Astronomica). His words are crucial for these images because the drawings would not exist without them. It is not often in medieval books that image and text have such a symbiotic relationship, each depending on the other for its very existence.
Pics (BL): London, British Library, Harley 647 (France, 9th century). The manuscript is available fully digitized here. More about illustrated Aratea manuscripts here. English extracts from Hyginus’ texts are found here (including the swan).
Judith Leyster (1609-1660)
Young boy playing the Basse de Violon
unknown present location
source: gallica.bnf
Portrait of a Lady in Black
Unknown
Oil on panel
c. 1560 - 1570s
Arch of Septimius Severus in Leptis Magna, modern day Libya.
Backstage photographs of Marie Antoinette directed by Sofia Coppola, 2006
Three Ladies Making Music by Master of the Female Half-Length Portraits - 1530-1550
From Mrs.
The many faces of Elizabeth I
