[fairycosmos]

a slaughterhouse. an outlet mall. slot machines. fear of god. you know the usual

[velvetmasonry]

Tigers by Antoine-Louis Barye, c. 1850-69

[erdogun]

if you're quiet as an adult they kill you

[garlandedspirits]

Three (out of four) of Clemente Susini's Anatomical Venus wax sculptures at La Specola - late 18th century

They are also known as The Three Graces

[finalset]

the summer is for having the worst time of your life

[cherubintheashtray]

The incorrupt tongue of St. Anthony of Padua.

[jermapridelesbian]

if my girlfriend was talking enthusastically about an interest that we did not share, i would simply listen with excited interest.  rip to straight men but im different

[the-wolf-and-moon]

Galaxies of Hydra

[lakevida]

i bet the pain will end if i arrange a perfect enough sentence about it

[sictransitgloriamvndi]

Brand im Schloß (1910, Öl auf Leinwand) - Ferdinand von Keller

[tankhall]

post and delete…. never gets old

[antiqueanimals]

Robert Hainard (1906 - 1999). Bialowieza. Color woodcut. March 9th, 1956.

MutualArt

[tomorrowillbeyou]

cds 💿 are so cool its literally a cirlcle 🔵 that has music 🎶 in its heart......

[threeamserif]

instagram | photos are my own, reblogs fine, do not repost/reuse

[achillesinhighheels]

everyone is becoming way too comfortable about being horrible people

[erikkwakkel]

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).

[laduree-et-cigarettes]

seriously need some more flower emoji options like where is the orchid? the wisteria? the hydrangea… the pansy… the lily?? fuck