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thoodleoo

you have GOT to be fucking with me. he's literally :)

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Persian wool rugs

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Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Center

havingapoemwithyou

above everything by David Ignatow

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[ID: poem text reading,

"I wished for death often but now that I am at its door I have changed my mind about the world. It should go on; it is beautiful, even as a dream, filled with water and seed, plants and animals, others like myself, ships and buildings and messages filling the air - a beauty, if ever I have seen one. In the next world, should I remember this one, I will praise it above everything."

/end ID]

enchantedbook

'Cat Among the Fairies' by John Anster Fitzgerald, late 19th century

talonabraxas

Statue of the goddess Aphrodite bathing in the garden of the Reggia di Caserta, Italy.

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Avantika by Sonali Ohrie for Vogue India January 2024

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“A rose is a rose is a rose, but not to the perfumer. Russian rose is softer, Indian thinner, Egyptian richer, Turkish sweeter, Bulgarian rounder, Moroccan brighter. Jasmine sambac is sharp, while grandiflorum jasmine is more full-bodied. Deepgreen Tasmanian boronia has a rich herbal scent, whereas the bright orange kind has a sweet-tart citrusy odor. Spanish, Tunisian, and French orange flower absolute all vary in sweetness and depth.”

—

Mandy Aftel, Essence and Alchemy: A Natural History of Perfume

ancientcharm

Colourful paint pigments preserved in their original pots.

Antiquarium of Pompeii

fillianore-moved

so metropolitan museum of art has a register of books they’ve published that are out of print and that you can download for free! they’re mostly books on art, archeology, architecture, fashion and history and i just think that’s super useful and interesting so i wanted to share! you can find all of the books available here!