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More fore edge painting! This time it's a 1947 collection of poems by the roman poet Horace (snagged it for 5 bucks at a used book store, felt very self satisfied)
the illustration on this is supposed to be like.. a generic Muse? i do not know enough about greek mythology
Flight by Tim Mossholder
I have crossed oceans of time to find you.
Monica Bellucci on the set of Briganti – Amore e libertà (1994)
“The many men, so beautiful! And they all dead did lie: And a thousand thousand slimy things Lived on; and so did I” from Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Willy Pogany (1910)
"The truth is, I pretend to be a cynic, but I am really a dreamer who is terrified of wanting something she may never get."
Fascinating!
Ancient ruins give us a fascinating window into the past..
Ancient ruins give us a fascinating window into the past: how people lived, the spaces they inhabited and their daily lives. Historians, architects and travellers alike marvel at these remnants of time past, but it’s often hard to get a sense of what these spectacular buildings would have looked like at their peak. We decided to step back in time and recreate some of our favorite ancient ruins in their original locations.
Identified from the top:
The Parthenon Athens, Greece / 432 BC
Luxor Temple Luxor, Egypt / 1380 BC
Nohoch Mul Pyramid (Coba) Quintana Roo, Mexico / 100 BC-100 AD
Temple of Jupiter Pompeii, Italy / 200 BC
Milecastle 39 (Part of Hadrian’s Wall) Northumberland, England / 100 AD
The Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacán Teotihuacan, Mexico / 200 CE
Area Sacra di Largo Argentina—Temple B Rome, Italy / 101 BC
The Romantic Collection by LitJoy
Jane Eyre
Wuthering Heights
Pride and Prejudice
Really happy for Greece getting the Elgin Marbles back.
museum studies goofs, 2/?
I used to read a lot on my free time. I have lots of books which I don’t have time to read. now I spend all my time going through pathology textbooks. my goal in life lately is to have time. to have time to take long walks and to read books that I love the most. maybe in 10 years.
Don’t be the reason someone feels insecure. Be the reason someone feels seen, heard, and supported.
Cleo Wade
Cherubs and Putti, Peter Paul Rubens, 1597, Art Institute of Chicago: Prints and Drawings
The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection Size: 315 x 247 mm Medium: Black chalk, with black crayon and red chalk, heightened with traces of white chalk, on pale brown laid paper
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/84217/
Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh, 1945, First U.S. Release *LOOK AT PICTURES* #academia #darkacademia #vintagebooks #historicalfiction #literaryfiction #lgbtlit #classiclit #lgbtliterature #bridesheadrevisited #evelynwaugh #1940sbooks #worldwar2 #classicliterature #lightacademia https://etsy.me/3FSPbIh
The Roman Forum, view from the southern end.
JUST LISTED! Set of 4, A History of the English Speaking Peoples, By Sir Winston Churchill, 1960's. #winstonchurchill #britishhistory #vintagebooks #academia #literature #wwii #historyofbritishspeakingpeoples #onsalenow https://etsy.me/32G8tT5 https://www.instagram.com/p/CWzXJrpFJql/?utm_medium=tumblr
beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy
I think I deserve to be flirted with. Just a lil bit. Wooed, courted, maybe even romanced? Is it fair that no one's sweeping me off my feet right now?? I don't think so.
Sir please that's my emotional support stack of books that i haven't read
Simon Wilder: You asked the question, sir, now let me answer it. The beauty of the Constitution is that it can always be changed. The beauty of the Constitution is that it makes no set law other than faith in the wisdom of ordinary people to govern themselves.
Professor Pitkannan: Faith in the wisdom of the people is exactly what makes the Constitution incomplete and crude.
Simon Wilder: Crude? No, sir. Our "founding parents" were pompous, white, middle-aged farmers, but they were also great men. Because they knew one thing that all great men should know: that they didn't know everything. Sure, they'd make mistakes, but they made sure to leave a way to correct them. The president is not an "elected king," no matter how many bombs he can drop. Because the "crude" Constitution doesn't trust him. He's just a bum, okay Mr. Pitkannan? He's just a bum.
This is one of the best movies from the 90's and deserves way more recognition. Despite what these pictures and the publicity for this movie will have you believe, Brendan Fraser isn't the main character. (I'm not complaining about the eye candy though) Not really. The real star is Joe Pesci as Simon. He has the best lines and the frankly better character arc.
One of the things that kills me about this movie is that in the exchange above, the other person in the conversation is played by Gore Vidal. Yes, THAT Gore Vidal. Essayist, Public intellectual, Bisexual, Said gross things about the Roman Polanski case, had fueds with Truman Capote, William F. Buckley Jr., AND Norman Mailer, Had alleged love affairs with Anais Nin AND Fred Astaire, Gore Vidal.
BRENDAN FRASER With Honors, 1994