DEAR READER
taylor price
Cosimo Galluzzi

JBB: An Artblog!

祝日 / Permanent Vacation
No title available
occasionally subtle
art blog(derogatory)
Misplaced Lens Cap

tannertan36
let's talk about Bridgerton tea, my ask is open

No title available

#extradirty
tumblr dot com
will byers stan first human second

JVL
wallacepolsom

No title available
dirt enthusiast
🪼

seen from Malaysia
seen from United States

seen from United States

seen from United Kingdom
seen from United States
seen from North Macedonia
seen from United Kingdom
seen from Malaysia

seen from United States
seen from Spain

seen from Canada

seen from Türkiye

seen from United States
seen from North Macedonia

seen from Singapore
seen from United States

seen from United States

seen from United States
seen from North Macedonia
seen from North Macedonia
@concupiscience
Perspectiva literaria, c. 1567 by Hans Lencker
Ancient Grave Ruins in a River Landscape (Abraham Rademaker, c. 1695-1700)
A Midsummer's Night Dream
Artist: John Simmons (British, 1823–1876)
Date: 1873
Medium: Watercolour
Collection: Private collection
Description
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy play written by William Shakespeare in about 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict among four Athenian lovers. Another follows a group of six amateur actors rehearsing the play which they are to perform before the wedding. Both groups find themselves in a forest inhabited by fairies who manipulate the humans and are engaged in their own domestic intrigue. A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare's most popular and widely performed plays.
Hermia and Lysander, A Midsummer Night's Dream ― by John Simmons
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).
Newspaper Rock State Historical Monument
Monticello, Utah
Phymateus saxosus
This grasshopper species seems to be only found on Madagascar. Sadly I couldnt find any further informations.
photo credits: Christoph Röhrs, pinterest, butterfly-designs
Horned Melon (Kiwano): Health Benefits and Nutrition Facts