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A reticulated white jade ‘pine and crane’ plaque, Qing dynasty, 18th century.

mourning jewelry, popularized during the victorian era "hair, considered to be a remnant of the person it was cut from, also has often played a part in myths and legends; in a swedish book of proverbs, one can read that 'rings and bracelets of hair increase love.'"

A beautiful dagger with a crystal hilt, attributed to Peter Munich, Solingen, Germany, 1649, housed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

Marlene Dietrich's cigarette case, a gift from Josef von Sternberg. Malachite, lapis lazuli, gold (inside), diamonds, c.1930s

Getty Museum

Cover art by May Morris.

God this is a gorgeous way to start a book. I wish more authors and publishers had at least a little bit of fun with their typesetting like this.

Autun, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 0269, f. 170v. Book of Hours, use of Autun (Heures de Philibert Pillot). Autun, c.1480-1490. St Catherine of Siena.

literally my guardian angel who protects me from the elements and evil spirits

Registan Square…

Cildo Meireles: Volátil (1994)

(Source: musee-orsay.fr)

Sometimes I read stuff and I just wanna shake someone like "WHY IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT THIS"

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Now he's not necessarily referring to literal Arabic letters (although he kinda is), he's basically making the claim that the underlying structure of reality is linguistic.

sophie prestigiacomo's swamp deities, sculpted from mud and algae

— William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet