#British library

[snailspng]

Creatures from the Luttrell Psalter (c. 1320-1340) PNGs, part 1.

(Source)

#png #pngs #transparent #sticker #stickers #moodboard #artboard #collage #imageboard #historical #medieval #art #art history #1300s #british library #public domain

[neil-gaiman]

this should be fun!

#british library #me #roz kaveney

[without-ado]

British Library l London

#book #books #bookworm #library #libraries #bookstore #bookshop #British Library

[yeehawpim]

new tom scott video dropped

#dr who #vashta nerada #tom scott #british library #shitpost

[brun-the-disir]

August

“I am longing to be with you, and by the sea, where we can talk together freely and build our castles in the air.”

Bram Stoker

#bram stocker's dracula #bram stoker #dracula #dracula daily #dark aesthetic #dark acamedia #light academia #romantic academia #cottage academia #academia aesthetic #bookaholic #old books #book quotes #booklr #books and quotes #books & libraries #british library #bookshop

[ye-olde-whimsical-willow]

Oh, to be a bookworm in London 🤍

#london #bookstagram #bookworm #reading #booksinlondon #waterstones #british library #library #english literature

[lionofchaeronea]

What fearful shapes and shadows beset his path! (frontispiece from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow), Frederick Simpson Coburn, 1899

#Halloween #Hallowe'en #All Hallows Eve #spooky #art #art history #Frederick Simpson Coburn #illustration #frontispiece #Legend of Sleepy Hollow #Washington Irving #Ichabod Crane #black and white #b&w #Canadian art #19th century art #British Library

[questwithambition]

Last week, just before it closed, I was able to catch the Fantasy: Realms of the Imagination exhibition at the British Library and it was truly amazing. The mix of old and new, books and films and games, plus they featured a few of my favourite books which is a sure way to get me on board.

#bottom right is Beowulf #from the late 10th/ early 11th century #combined with props from GoT and I love it #they had some handrawn notes and maps of piranesi!!! #featured all of realm of the elderlings! #NK jemisin #I just kept getting excited #questwithambition #studyblr #studyspo #books #bookblr #library #British library #museum #fantasy

[designforliving1933]

My Beautiful Laundrette: Continuity, costume notes, polaroids

These extensive costume and continuity notes were produced during the filming of My Beautiful Laundrette, a 1985 film written by Hanif Kureishi and directed by Stephen Frears. Originally devised for television, Kureishi’s first screenplay was shot on a low budget in only six weeks. Set in Thatcher-era south London, the film is a ground-breaking exploration of race, class, politics and sexuality. It centres on Omar, a young British-Pakistani man who is given the opportunity to renovate his uncle’s laundrette, and Johnny, his boyhood friend who has fascist sympathies and who becomes Omar’s lover. The romantic relationship between these young men develops alongside the film’s other concerns ─ such as the British Asian struggle to maintain ethnic identity while assimilating into Western society, represented by Papa Hussain, an alcoholic, disillusioned socialist, and Uncle Nasser, a rich entrepreneur. The film stars Saeed Jaffrey (Nasser), Roshan Seth (Papa Hussain), Daniel Day Lewis (Johnny) and Gordon Warnecke (Omar). My Beautiful Laundrette became a huge commercial and critical success after it was applauded by film critics at the Edinburgh Film Festival, leading to international distribution for cinema in 1986 and an Oscar nomination for Kureishi. What are continuity notes? When shooting a film, continuity notes are logged for every take to ensure continuity between screen direction, action, costume, props, and so on. Photographs, like the Polaroids shown here, support the work. Written in a messy hand, these notes convey the sense of an animated atmosphere on set. For a film that is so concerned with identity and boundaries between characters, the continuity notes emphasise the role of costume as a signifier of status. Note the flash suit and aviator sunglasses worn by nouveau riche drug trafficker Salim, and the transformation of Omar from an unemployed lad in jeans and sweatshirt to the cleaned-up, suited businessman who is increasingly swayed by Thatcherite economic competiveness.

© Hanif Kureishi (Screenwriter), Penny Eyles (Script supervisor) Held by the British Library (1) (2) (3) Individual pieces in the link

#my beautiful laundrette #queer film #1980s #daniel day lewis #gordon warnecke #stephen frears #hanif kureishi #british library #bts

[mabhsavage]

Loving the Worlds of Terry Pratchett talk at the British Library (streaming, I’m all the way up in West Yorkshire!) with Rob Wilkins and Neil Gaiman, led by Kat Brown.

Favourite quote from Neil about Terry so far:

“He had harnessed humour to do real emotional damage.”

#writing #Terry Pratchett #Discworld #Fantasy #Rob Wilkins #Neil Gaiman #Kat Brown #The most fun you can have with your clothes on #British Library

[moonymoon90]

Sometimes, during events, you need to find alternative uses for your spinning equipment and make something funny... Maybe recreate a miniature?

#distaff #spinning fibers #british library #historical reenactment #reenactment #italian renaissance

[oracle-of-moon]

- "What is it that a man may call the greatest things in life?"

- "Seeing Neil Gaiman and Rob Wilkins going fanboys about Terry Pratchett."

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"The Worlds of Terry Pratchett: Neil Gaiman and Rob Wilkins" (event that took place at the British Library, on this Tuesday 21st)

#terry pratchett #neil gaiman #rob wilkins #gnu terry pratchett #discworld #british library

[godzilla-reads]

“We are surrounded by forces that technology cannot yet measure.”

—Charles Dowding

#godzilla reads #evil roots #Daisy butcher #evil roots: killer tales of the botanical gothic #British library #tales of the weird #reading #reads #quotes #bookworm #booklr #bookish #book blog #books and plants

[dduane]

Update on (November) "cyber incident" at the British Library

#British Library #cyber incident

[medievalistsnet]

#medieval #chaucer #british library #manuscripts

[technicallysweetvoid]

Good Omens fans…

Caption this!

(Our ineffable husbands spotted in the wild?! Check out the snake tattoos, and the blue tattoos plus sword combo! ❤️ …Plus, epic matching mullets and moustaches 😄)

My caption offering…

Flashback to England, circa 1573, returning from a lovely walk in the countryside:

“Honestly, Crowley, this is the *last* time I let you convince me to try out ‘the latest fashions’ for clothing, or, should I say, lack thereof. Oh, dear Lord, is that chap over there *drawing us??* ”

“Don’t worry, Angel, I’ll *shield* your honour, geddit?” (Raises a rudimentary shield, his eyebrows, and a cheeky grin) “And relaaax, it’s not as if some random bloke’s doodle is gonna end up *miraculously preserved* and on display to the masses!”

📌 Images taken in The British Library’s “Treasures” collection (which is beautiful, highly recommend a visit for anyone in reach of London)

📷 Illustration by Flemish artist Lucas De Heere (with The British Library’s official caption included!)

#good omens #is this good omens? yes #good omens fandom #aziraphale #crowley #ineffable husbands #out for a walk #caption this #potential ​flashback scene #british library #neil gaiman #michael sheen #david tennant #good omens 3 #flashback scenes we’d like to see #guy with a snake tattoo #angelic mullet #tasteful nude #museum lovers