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‘The grave of the Russian composer Alfred Schnittke in Novodevichye Cemetery in Moscow is surmounted by a stone on which is engraved a rest beneath a fermata with a triple forte noted at the bottom: A very, very loud extended silence.’

- John Biguenet, Silence (London: Bloomsbury, 2015), p.49.

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Interior of the Sculpture Museum, 1884 by Jens Wang (Norwegian, 1859--1926)

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bUT IT WAS NOT YOUR FAULT BUT MINE

and it wAS YOUR HEART ON THE LINE

I REALLY FUCKED IT UP THIS TIME

didnt I MY Dear

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Everyone liked the color charts I test printed for Basilisk so much, I felt compelled made a nice version! Great for anyone that has an interest in Risograph printing, historical pigments, or weird medieval marginalia.

(buy it here)

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Christ and Pilate “What is truth?” by Igor Sushenok

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The Vision of Death by Gustave Doré

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The Incoming Mist, Deer in the Highlands by Charles Stuart

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Rogan is an technique of cloth printing practiced in the Gujarat, Peshawar and Sindh regions of India and Pakistan. The word rogan has roots in both Persian and Sanskrit, meaning oil. In this craft, paint is made from boiled castor oil or linseed oil and vegetable dyes is laid down on fabric using a stylus.

The process of applying this oil based paint to fabric was developed among the Khatri community in Gujarat and the techniques of preparing and applying dyes was passed down in the family. As rogan printed cloth tended to be less expensive than other heavily embroidered garments but could still produce the illusion of embroidery, it was the wedding garment of choice for women from poorer families. The craft nearly died out in the late 20th century with the availability of cheaper and machine-made textiles. However, it is currently being revived mostly due to the efforts of the artist Abdulgafur Khatri and his family, who work tirelessly to spread awareness about Rogan art and teach it to young people, mostly young women from poor families in order to empower them by providing a means of livelihood as well as keeping the art of rogan alive.

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Kitten paintings by Meta Plückebaum (Germany, 1876 - 1945)

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Delhaxhe knuckleduster folding knife, France, third quarter of the 19th century

from Czerny's

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Are you sure this is a sound idea? VIKINGS: VALHALLA 1.02

#vikings valhalla

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Transcribing Historical Documents: An Introduction, or: You Can Do It, Too

Since the topic came up yesterday, I thought I would share my tips for transcribing historical documents here. While I do have more specific tips for different points in time (medieval and early modern in particular), I am going to list some general advice that’ll help to get you started.

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Sailors playing cards, by Henry Scott Tuke 1890

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Gwendolyn MacEwen, from her verse play Terror and Erebus (1987)

#amc's terror

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Sundogs my beloved

#amc's terror

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-The Muses Leaving their Father Apollo to Go Out and Light the World-

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Edward Okuń (1872-1945) "The Four Strings of a Violin" (1914) Located in the Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona, United States