qualis artifex pereo

spine once more

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:55:17 -0700

“from the educational toys for medical professionals series. it’s clear these cost a fair amount of money and while they may have some value and use, they’re really just present to reassure patients that the person treating them really is a doctor or acceptable variant. see also: cheaply framed degrees and certificates, lab coats, stainless steel side tables and the faint smell of disinfectant.”

by postbear

anythingnew

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:50:13 -0700

“Pencil & Paper” by michaelrubin

dutch tax building

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:06:29 -0700

“Dutch Tax Office @ Apeldoorn. As it should [be on a] cloudy day. Cropped and edited the picture with The Gimp.” by Strange Artifact

urmenis - rakoczi castle

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:59:13 -0700

by voineasa

brunnenfest_in_cammer-3010

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:55:05 -0700

by wuttke09

{301/365} keeping on

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:49:09 -0700

by [RUNMIARUN]

ebony tree

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:45:27 -0700

by Aerialist

27 the escarpment on the road to kissidougou

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:10:29 -0700

by bevl78

'vincennes' or 'july'

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:02:05 -0700

“This tapestry in wool and silk is from the atelier of Jean de la Croix (active 1662-1712), after designs by Charles Le Brun (1619-90) and others. It was made in the Gobelins Workshops, Paris in the late ate 1600s.
It appears in the V&A exhibition Baroque: Style in the Age of Magnificence.
This tapestry is from a series representing twelve of Louis XIV’s residences at different months of the year. It shows the king and his court hunting in the grounds of his château at Vincennes. Baroque palace grounds were often designed for hunting, an important royal ritual. Laid on the balustrade are objects from Louis’ treasury, with animals and birds from his menagerie.
V&A Museum no. T.371-1977
See this object on the V&A Interactive Global Baroque map: www.vam.ac.uk/microsites/baroque/interactive_map.html ” by Cassie V&A

lacoste07

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:53:07 -0700

by j-No

091101 00 25 israel, tel aviv, chen boulevard

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:34:25 -0700

by schlijper

guaiacum officinale [lignum vitae]

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:43:49 -0700

“Guayacan, Bosque Subtropical Seco. Siempreverde mediano a pequeño de copa extensa y densa.” by juancolenieves

[Guayacan, Subtropical Dry Forest. Evergreen medium to large and small dense crown.]

advertising space 2

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:26:49 -0700

“Pretty much the entire surface of this Air Asia plane is covered by advertising related to the Williams Formula One racing team. In Kuala Lumpur, December 2008
Lumix TZ3” by █ Just A Slice █▀ ▀ ▀

engine room piping

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:12:11 -0700

“Pipe manifold for engine room of WSDOT’s first new 64-car ferry, under construction at Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle.” by WSDOT

gaswerk spandau

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:56:04 -0600

by Schrottie

heilstätte grabowsee

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:49:00 -0600

by Schrottie

illuminated manuscript map of western hemisphere within a windrose, from book on navigation, walters art museum ms. w.658, fol.24b

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:03:00 -0600

“Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan Süleyman I (“The Magnificent”), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a).” by Walters Art Museum Illuminated Manuscripts

sequence // snow

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:48:55 -0600

“Sequence is a project that I started which examines the unique experiences that can manifest in nature at any given time. Snow // 10.19.2009 // State College, PA” by jeff gluck

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Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:00:57 -0600

“Berre-l’Étang - octobre 2009” by laurentgaudart

2009041536

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:51:48 -0600

“The Kathakali baddy” by becksldrt