#rhine

[solcattus]

Lorelei, c. 1875

By Ferdinand Keller

[vintagegermany]

Sankt Goar, Germany 1860s

[illustratus]

The Rhinemaidens by Gaston Bussière

[nobeerreviews]

The sound of water is worth more than all the poets' words.

-- Octavio Paz

(Stein am Rhein, Switzerland)

[vintageeurope]

St. George's Abbey, Switzerland 19th Century

[thunderstruck9]

Lill Tschudi (Swiss, 1911-2004), Rheinschlepper [Rhine Tugboat], c.1954. Gouache over ballpoint pen on paper, image: 38 × 28 cm.

[theworldatwar]

Allied planes fly over a shattered German town on their way to drop paratroopers over the Rhine - March 1945. CREDIT : Mirrorpix

[hiddurmitzvah]

Working on my new zine and prints that I make about the jewish heritage of the SchUM region. this acronym stands for Speyer, Worms and Mainz, three important jewish communities of the medival times, this places were basically the cradle of ashkenazic judaism as we know today (check for example the Takkanot Schum or the Chassidei Ashkenaz).

In the project I take the symbols I found in these cities and use an old, historical photograpy technique called cyanotype (or blue/sun-print) to create the prints.

This lion was found on a floor tile from the women’s prayer hall in Speyer. This building was added to the already existing synagogue in the mid 13th century, its floor tiles had a variety of motifs. A similar lion motif on a floor tile dating back to the same period, has been found also in Mainz, in the Dome area.

Let me know if you wanna read more about the project, order print or preorder the zine:)