#speyer

[vintagegermany]

Speyer, Germany 1920s

[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:)

[howellfotography]

Stadthaus and Speyerer Dom - Speyer, Germany

[silvergrain-in-the-dark]

Dom Speyer

[diemelusine]

Portrait of Princess Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Duchess of Orléans (1678) by Pierre Mignard. Historisches Museum der Pfalz.

[speyerboot]

Dr. Whiteboy and The Mini Monarch

[llenitalanevera]

Speyer, ¿cuál sería tu disfraz favorito?

Speyer: Ts, ts ts... Ya que preguntas te voy a enseñar la flipada que me puse este Halloween, preparate, eh...

Speyer: FURBY SEXY-... No me pude poner tacones porque me despeñaba, pero ¿A que es la repanocha?

[crackshipau]

Majority of these were made by the amazing firecurls since marshmallow can't draw fast, but here we have it, Eve (Evil), Val (Vile), and Mal(lory) (Malice) Officially adopted into each respective fam.