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University of Cambridge.

i never realized cuneiform was made with the corner of a cuboid tool, i thought the wedge shapes were carved such that you would press straight down with the tool at a 90° angle to the clay

sylvia plath’s notes to self from her first year at cambridge university, april 1956

november haze

by Denny Bitte

I tried to escape but his love arrow already reached me

The church of Matías or Our Lady, Budapest,Hungary.

The current building was built in the late Gothic style in the second half of the c.15th and was restored in the c.19th The architect responsible for this work was Frigyes Schulek.

Vatican Museum | © LeronMasoN

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utopija

going absolutely insane over this passage of sally rooney’s new book

Peony Love c. 2020. Ira volkova

Balcony of a student dorm. Photo by I. Gavrilov (1983).

I can't believe it's even more lovely colors from Pompeii!

Jonathan and the Brides

Milwaukee Ballet production of Michael Pink’s Dracula 

Henri Matisse, Greek Torso with Flowers, 1919. Oil on canvas

1956 patent application "Design for an Electric Hanukkah Lamp," NARA GIF online

HAG HANUKKAH SAMEACH!

ICYMI: our 1st-ever Hanukkah Tumblr series! By Miriam Kleiman, Public Affairs

1st Night: Cowboy-themed menorah w/ perhaps mistletoe? 2nd Night: 1926 Sefer Sipur Nes Hanukkah from Baghdad. 3rd Night: White House Hanukkah invite with a Xmas tree! 4th Night: mention of Hanukkah at Rosenberg trial. 5th Night: 1st Pandemic Hanukkah, 1918 6th Night: Hanukkah speech tips for Pres. Clinton, 1998! 7th Night: Candy Cane Menorah? 8th Night: You’re invited… Hanukkah at the White House!

n4rtrivia

New Penguin Shakespeare book covers by Paul Hogarth, 1984. Part 2/1

“The winter though it darkens me, it is pure and clean and all I want.”

— Laura Marling, Darkness Descends. (via weltenwellen)

Gowns by Charles James photographed by Cecil Beaton, 1948

Some well nice winter sunlight caught in the kitchen this evening, a reflection created by someone opening their window in a high-rise half a mile away. At times like these london feels so deeply interconnected

BEING POSTED NOW!! Like any 77 year old worth her salt, this lady has character and lead a full life. "Hungry Hill" by Daphne De Maurier, published in 1944. Research has led me to believe this is the first U.S. publishing but I'm unable to confirm it. $40 (link in bio) #daphnedemaurier #rebecca #hungryhill #darkacademia #giftsforbooklovers #vintagebooks #literature https://www.instagram.com/p/CXIAwfrlgKZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

Golden Temple Amritsar Punjab

Christ Church. x

❝i don’t want just words. if that’s all you have for me, you’d better go.❞ — f. scott fitzgerald, the beautiful and damned.

"Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven" - Paradise Lost Book I