In tenebris, habitus

A collection of my things....beloved and hated....(Character Page, NSFW)

[artamanen]

Woman looking at Victory Garden harvest waiting to be stored away for Winter.

[matybe]

[ruggednraw]

Monochrome L.A flicks.

[historium]

Emir Faisal I of Iraq’s delegation at Versailles, during the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. T. E. Lawrence, aka Lawrence of Arabia, is on the second row on the right.

[poetryconcrete]

The village inside the temple of Bel, early 20th century, in Palmyra, Syria.

[poetryconcrete]

Vernacular architecture from Forqloss, Syria.

[victoriansword]

A Mamluk Sword, Egypt or Syria, 13th-15th Century

The straight double-edged steel blade with engraved inscription on both sides, the hilt with rounded, ridged pommel, oval-shaped wood reserved in the centre, with a wrist-strap ring above and pierced quillon tips. 106 cm.

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[archaeoart]

Temple of Jupiter, Baalbek, Syria, circa 1870.

[magictransistor]

Daniel Mróz. Cover for Bezsenność (Insomnia), by Stanisław Lem. 1971. 

[palomamia]

Verlag: Dobson Studios, Liverpool.

[intheheartofautumn]

Loie Fuller dancing with flowing veils.

[deathandmysticism]

Albrecht Dürer, Coat of Arms with a Skull, 1503

[back-then]

Little sword swallower

[ritasv]

Jousting Knight by Verdant Homewood Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, Yorkshire.

[shy-di]

June 27, 1985:  During Princess Diana’s visit to the site of the Battle Of Bosworth Field, in Leicestershire, with Prince Charles to mark the 500th anniversary of the historic battle, where King Richard III lost his life in a bloody battle, on August 22nd 1485. Diana and Charles witnessed a re-enactment of the famous battle, that was the last in the ‘War Of The Roses’ when King Richard III’s armies were defeated by the might of Henry Tudor and his army. After a daring display of medieval jousting, Diana rushed to the side of fallen knight Edwin of Carrick, alias 20-year old Gordon Hall. As she bent over him to ask if he was alright she asked “Do you do this often?”  to which he replied “Yes every weekend”  With a wide grin Diana said “ You must be mad!" 

[nemfrog]

Moon worship. “Idols of the Saxons.” The Ladies’ Garland, v.1. 1838. 

[via-appia]

Bronze parade helmet/mask: a woman’s face, perhaps worn by soldiers representing Amazons

Roman, 2nd century