A London Salmagundi

No. 85 Onrian from the series ‘One Hundred Scenes of...

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:13:00 +0100

No. 85 Onrian from the series ‘One Hundred Scenes of Kyoto’. Batik picture on cotton. Path leading through bamboo to entrance of Onrian. Otsuki Ayako (大槻綾子), 1991. (via British Museum)

No. 6 Ninnaji from the series ‘One Hundred Scenes of...

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:10:59 +0100

No. 6 Ninnaji from the series ‘One Hundred Scenes of Kyoto’. Batik picture on cotton. Ninnaji temple. Otsuki Ayako (大槻綾子), 1991. (via British Museum)

An English girl, one of 197 illustrations to the revised edition...

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:05:51 +0100

An English girl, one of 197 illustrations to the revised edition of the ‘Bab Ballads’, p 499, 1898; woman, with cricket bat. Drawn by: Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (via British Museum)

The General Foods Kitchens Cookbook by The Women of General...

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:57:00 +0100

The General Foods Kitchens Cookbook by The Women of General Foods Kitchens, photographs by George Lazarnick, illustrated by Mary Ronin (1959). (via my vintage book collection (in blog form).: In the shop…. cookbooks)

Bowl of fritware decorated in black and cobalt blue under a...

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:34:19 +0100

Bowl of fritware decorated in black and cobalt blue under a transparent glaze, found at Jurjan. Iran, probably Kashan, 1180-1220. (via V&A)

Large blue dish with incised floral-geometric design in white,...

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:31:35 +0100

Large blue dish with incised floral-geometric design in white, Iran, 17th century. (via V&A)

Dish, fritware, painted in blue and turquoise with ships, Turkey...

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:23:54 +0100

Dish, fritware, painted in blue and turquoise with ships, Turkey (Iznik), 1535-45. (via V&A)

Water bottle, fritware, painted in underglaze colours, Turkey,...

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:23:18 +0100

Water bottle, fritware, painted in underglaze colours, Turkey, Iznik, ca. 1580-90. (via V&A)

snowce: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Training for a dance...

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:18:06 +0100

snowce:

Henri Cartier-Bresson, Training for a dance championship, Estonia, 1973

Photo

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:08:58 +0100

foxesinbreeches: Shadow cast cats / Cat in the square by Alexey...

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:03:38 +0100

foxesinbreeches:

Shadow cast cats / Cat in the square by Alexey Bednij

Also

loverofbeauty: «У моря. Семья», 1964 год, (автопортрет)...

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:47:25 +0100

loverofbeauty:

«У моря. Семья», 1964 год, (автопортрет) Жилинский Дмитрий Дмитриевич (1927-)

Velvet coat with silks, satin and machine-made...

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:01:04 +0100

Velvet coat with silks, satin and machine-made lace, hand-embroidered with sprays of sweet cicely (Myrrhis odorata). Made and retailed by Marshall and Snelgrove, England, 1895-1900. (via V&A)

The South's Shocking Hidden History: Thousands of Blacks Forced Into Slavery Until WW2 | Alternet

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:39:00 +0100

The South's Shocking Hidden History: Thousands of Blacks Forced Into Slavery Until WW2 | Alternet:

Fascinating (and grim) reading; I just ordered the book on the basis of this article.

centuriespast: Galileo Galilei (1564–1642)Autograph notes on...

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:59:31 +0100

centuriespast:

Galileo Galilei (1564–1642)
Autograph notes on the satellites of Jupiter, 14–25 January 1611

On this scrap of paper (an unfolded envelope), Galileo recorded the positions of four satellites of Jupiter over a period of several nights. He had observed the moons with the aid of his newly constructed telescope and published his findings in his revolutionary book The Starry Messenger (1610). He then worked to define more precisely the periods of the orbits of the Jovian moons, setting up his telescope night after night and making notes such as these. In a radical departure from his university training, Galileo insisted that scientific theory be grounded in observation and physical evidence rather than reliance on ancient authority.

The Morgan Library

cavetocanvas: George Catlin, Prairie Meadows Burning, 1832 From...

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:56:27 +0100

cavetocanvas:

George Catlin, Prairie Meadows Burning, 1832

From the Smithsonian American Art Museum:

George Catlin painted ominous, swirling clouds of black smoke that loom out of the distance and drive the Indians before them. The artist was an eyewitness to such terrifying events, and described the fire’s “thunder rumbling as it goes.” But he also wrote that prairie fires made for “some of the most beautiful scenes that are to be witnessed in this country, and also some of the most sublime.”

demonagerie: Rylands Medieval Collection, Latin MS 53, f. 58v....

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:55:48 +0100

demonagerie:

Rylands Medieval Collection, Latin MS 53, f. 58v. Christianus Prolianus and Joachinus de Gigantibus (?), Astronomia (1478)

“Comparative view of the magnitudes of the Sun (a large disc of burnished gold), the Moon (silver), Mars (gold), Venus (gold), Mercury (gold) and Earth (pale). Framed in a green wreath of leaves and blue background.”

rrosehobart: Architect William Van Alen wearing his Chrysler...

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:48:03 +0100

rrosehobart:

Architect William Van Alen wearing his Chrysler Building, 1931

darksilenceinsuburbia: Mark Licari. Website

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:45:11 +0100

darksilenceinsuburbia:

Mark Licari.

Website

darksilenceinsuburbia: Sarah K. Byrne. Website

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:43:08 +0100

darksilenceinsuburbia:

Sarah K. Byrne.

Website