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fuckyeahvintageillustration:

‘The Steadfast Tin Soldier’ part of ‘Fairy tales by Hans Christian Anderson’ illustrated by Harry Clarke. Published 1930 by Brentano’s Publishers, New York.

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f-l-e-u-r-d-e-l-y-s:

Tomás Saraceno, Cloud Cities (2011)

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hominisaevum:

1. A seventeenth-century pomander and chain
2. A parcel-gilt silver pomander, made in Italy in the 16th century; features a niello inscription
3. Pomander, gold filigree, enclosing a ball of ambergris. 1600-1700
4. Gold and Silver Pomander, 16th Century

***Pomander - a ball made of perfumes, such as ambergris (whence the name),musk, or civet. The pomander was worn or carried in a vase, also known by the same name, as a protection against infection in times of pestilence or merely as a useful article to modify bad smells. The globular cases which contained the pomanders were hung from a neck-chain or belt, or attached to the girdle, and were usually perforated and made of gold or silver. Sometimes they contained several partitions, in each of which was placed a different perfume.

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likeafieldmouse:

Diana Scherer - Nurture Studies (2012)

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theremina:

Fossil Crinoids.

 I could stare at this for days.

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nevver:

Towers of Babylon

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thehystericalsociety:

Boogeymen - part of a series of eerie stereoviews - dated 1923 (Via)

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fuckyeahvintageillustration:

‘Carmen - a novella’ by Prosper Mérimée, with twelve coloured drawings by Alastair. Published 1920 by Rascher & Co., Zürich .

See the complete book here.

likeafieldmouse:

Emil Fiore - A collection of whole, natural spiderwebs, preserved with an aluminum-based spray and mounted under glass

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skinned-teen:

Arachnodactyly (“spider fingers”) or achromachia, is a condition in which the fingers are abnormally long and slender in comparison to the palm of the hand. It can be present at birth or develop in later life.

It is also seen in some cases that all or a few fingers can be bent backwards of 180 degrees.

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odditiesoflife:

Victorian Headless Portraits

The Victorian era has many photographs, most of which show the subject sitting or standing with a stern expression. Since photography was still in its infancy, photographers were experimenting with novel ways to create photos that differed from the norm. Animals acting human was one popular concept, and then came the headless portrait. Funny and entertaining, a new genre of photography was born.

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