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  • Art,  History

    Ceiling fragment from the Palace of Amenhotep III

    May 27, 2015 /

    Ceiling fragment from the Palace of Amenhotep III 1390-1353 BC Photo taken at the Met with an iPad. I wonder how expensive it would be to get this painted in the nursery. File under imaginary birds (or imaginary pigeons).  

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    Jaroslav Kral and Antonin Prochazka in Spilberk Castle

    October 22, 2015
  • Surrealism

    Bird-man from illuminated manuscript

    December 10, 2012 /

    Not certain about the source.

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  • Music,  Myth

    The Banshee, Henry Cowell

    October 23, 2012 /

    The banshee is a feminine spirit that foretells death, usually through her wailing. She occasionally takes the form of a hooded crow.

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  • Art,  Religion

    St. Francis of Asissi, Berlinghieri

    August 28, 2012 /

    St. Francis of Assisi, from the Church of San Francesco in Pescia, Italy (courtesy of Art Authority), by Bonaventura Berlinghieri. File under Imaginary Birds

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    Jaroslav Kral and Antonin Prochazka in Spilberk Castle

    October 22, 2015
  • Ephemera,  Myth

    Avilude: A Game of Birds

    August 2, 2012 /

    From Yale Beinecke Library. Avilude, or Game of Birds, (Worcester, West & Lee, 1873), a card game from 1873, including play instructions. Information about the rules can be found here. More photos after the break.

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    St. Francis Receiving The Stigmata

    July 24, 2012 /

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    Jaroslav Kral and Antonin Prochazka in Spilberk Castle

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