a small, essentially eyeless spider

allaboutmary: A room with wax votive offerings in Fatima,...

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:04:16 +0200

A room with wax votive offerings in Fatima, Portugal.

It is common for pilgrims to the shrine to offer and burn wax body parts, or sometimes whole bodies, to Mary as a token of thanks or prayer.

compendium-of-beasts: Rhinoceros illustration from Naaukeurige...

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:30:35 +0200

compendium-of-beasts:

Rhinoceros illustration from Naaukeurige en uitvoerige beschryving van kaap de Goede Hoop by Peter Kolbe, 1727

nevver: I’ve had dreams like that

Wed, 08 May 2013 15:31:17 +0200

nevver:

I’ve had dreams like that

wilburwhateley: Winged fish, from the Wonders of Creation of...

Wed, 08 May 2013 15:30:18 +0200

wilburwhateley:

Winged fish, from the Wonders of Creation of Muhammad Ibn Mahmud Tusi, Turkey, 16th Century

thefabulousmomo: Lisbon photographed on the top of Saint George...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:34:40 +0200

thefabulousmomo:

Lisbon photographed on the top of Saint George Castle, by Stanley Kubrik (the 50’s).

centuriespast: E. Hoole (British) Preston, England circa...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:39:01 +0200

centuriespast:

E. Hoole (British)

Preston, England

circa 1900

Gelatin silver printing-out-paper print

MoMA

speciesbarocus: Emblemata moralia & bellica (1615). >...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:22:03 +0200

speciesbarocus:

Emblemata moralia & bellica (1615).

> Engravings by Jacob de Heyden (?).

atlasobscura: geisterseher: ’ Invention nouvelle pour...

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 02:34:24 +0200

atlasobscura:

geisterseher:

’ Invention nouvelle pour descendre du haut d’un édifice sans le secours d’un escalier’ (1780s)

“New invention for descending from the top of a building without the aid of a staircase.”

mudwerks: P. Klušancev-K jiným planetám / To The Other Planets...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:20:07 +0200

mudwerks:

P. Klušancev-K jiným planetám / To The Other Planets (by josefskrhola)

Prague 1962. Illustrated by František Škoda

zolotoivek: Wealthy peasant family from the Nizhny Novgorod...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:39:24 +0100

zolotoivek:

Wealthy peasant family from the Nizhny Novgorod Region, c. 1880. Photo by Jean Raoult.

mapsinchoate: Map of the Great Fire of London, drawn the...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:14:48 +0100

mapsinchoate:

Map of the Great Fire of London, drawn the following year, 1667
thelandofmaps

ilustracaoportuguesa: Ilustração Portugueza, No. 482, May...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:01:52 +0100

ilustracaoportuguesa:

Ilustração Portugueza, No. 482, May 17 1915 - 10 on Flickr.

Carregar na imagem para ver em tamanho 1002 x 1500.

A guerra na Europa. Na imagem, um avião dos Aliados lança bombas.

mapsinchoate: Edward Gorey

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:01:39 +0100

mapsinchoate:

Edward Gorey

centuriespast: Admiration František Kupka (Czech,...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:55:14 +0100

centuriespast:

Admiration

František Kupka (Czech, 1871–1957)

(c. 1899). Gouache, charcoal, watercolor, crayon, and pastel on paper

MoMA

centuriespast: Laziness (La Paresse) Félix Vallotton (French,...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:45:41 +0100

centuriespast:

Laziness (La Paresse)

Félix Vallotton (French, 1865–1925)

(1896). Woodcut

MoMA

zoomar: Cake you’re proud to make

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:57:12 +0100

zoomar:

Cake you’re proud to make

adelphe: The Fantastic Four in the House of Horrors, a Big...

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:47:27 +0100

adelphe:

The Fantastic Four in the House of Horrors, a Big Little Book 1968

lostandfoundinprague: Prague by D.J Ruzicka - Evening on...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:00:32 +0100

lostandfoundinprague:

Prague by D.J Ruzicka - Evening on Vltava, 1926

lostandfoundinprague: Prague by Bohumila Havránková, 40’s

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:59:50 +0100

lostandfoundinprague:

Prague by Bohumila Havránková, 40’s

installator: “Workers hang the painting of U.S. artist James...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:55:04 +0100

installator:

“Workers hang the painting of U.S. artist James McNeill Whistler titled ‘Whistler’s Mother,’ at the deYoung Museum in San Francisco, California.” [2010] (artdaily)