Quo Vadis?

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🦃 The six voyages of John Baptista Tavernier /. London: Printed for R.L. and M.P., 1678.. Original source Image description: Historical illustration titled “Money of the King of Asem. Travells in India,” showing detailed black and white engravings of various coins and ingots. The upper half displays ten circular and polygonal coins labeled with numbers, featuring intricate inscriptions and symbols, some with dotted borders. The lower half depicts four large, curved ingots marked as “China Peices,” each with different shapes and calligraphic markings. The page has handwritten-style text and numbering, characteristic of a 17th-century print. The focus is on the diverse currency used in India during travels, linked to Turkey through the context of trade and exploration.

From sword fights to giant swords to sword swallowing, here’s my collection of vintage vintage sword imagery.

— Faramir, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers by JRR Tolkien

Rosa Rio - organist

"Rain", Hermann Hesse (1877-1962), Wandering: Notes and Sketches

La Jeune Martyre (The Young Martyr), (Detail),(1855), by Paul Delaroche (French, 1797 – 1856), oil on canvas, 171 cm × 148 cm (67.3 in × 58.8 in), Musée du Louvre, Paris

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Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo

Lilith, (Detail), (1887), by John Collier (English, 1850 – 1934), oil on canvas, 194 cm (76.3 in) x 104 cm (40.9 in), Atkinson Art Gallery and Library, England