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Surya surrounded by the signs of the Zodiac, India, c. 1830
the Mapledurham Watermill (2007. Mapledurham, Oxfordshire, England) seen on the cover of Black Sabbath (February 13th, 1970) by Black Sabbath
Shomei Tomatsu & Ken Domon, Hiroshima-Nagasaki Document 1961 (東松 照明, 土門拳)
“てらす” (To shine) by Karin Hosono
Karin Hosono | 2023
Ahh, it is the “Let’s bath in blood” time of the year again. Avaiable at Tokyu Hands since today.
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Masatoshi Tsunematsu
“Flowers”, from the series Three Beauties. Ukiyo-e woodblock print. About 1800, Japan. Artist Utagawa Toyokuni I
Medieval book transport
You are looking at two ‘wraps’ (top), the outside and inside of a box (middle), and a leather satchel (bottom). What they share is not just their old age (they are all medieval), but also the purpose for which they were made: to transport a book from A to B. The actual reason for transporting books in these objects varied considerably. The wraps are late-medieval girdle books, which were hanged from the owner’s belt by the knot. The text inside - which was often of legal or religious nature - could be consulted quickly and easily: just unwrap it and read. The box (and the ninth-century book inside) had a more exotic use: the package functioned as a charm for good luck on the battlefield, where it was carried in front of the troops by a monk. The satchel, which also dates from the ninth century, was just a bag to transport a book while on the go - it was popular among monks. Read more about these fascinating devices in my blog post “Medieval Books on the Go” (here).
Pics - Wrap at top: Stockholm, Royal Library (16th century, source); Wrap below it: Yale, Beinecke Library, MS 84 (15th century, source); Box: Dublin, Royal, Irish Academy, D ii 3 (8th/9th century, source); Satchel: Dublin, Trinity, College, MS 52 (Book of Armagh, 9th century, source).
Mourning rings (17th-18th centuries)
Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子)
Taken from a Bunshun article posted in February 2024, but the picture was probably taken in 1975.