yesterdaysprint:

Relief etching in zinc by José Guadalupe Posada, ca. 1910

sacredwhores:

Claude Chabrol - Ophelia (1963)

terpsikeraunos:

ancient greek word of the day: ἀστράρχη (astrarchē), queen of stars, epithet of the moon

chaosophia218:

Signs of the Zodiac, 18th century.

hellothereimhannah:

Thursday.

artist-rossetti:

The Day Dream, Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Medium: chalk

https://www.wikiart.org/en/dante-gabriel-rossetti/the-day-dream-1878

xshayarsha:

“…all ended with her eyes, Hell, Purgatory, Paradise.”

— Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Dante at Verona from Collected Poetry and Prose.

danskjavlarna:

From Lustige Blätter, 1903.

Here are some of the best vintage photos I’ve collected.

I’ve encountered quite a few vintage human giants in the course of my research.

The imagery that Tumblr bizarrely deemed insensitive to community standards: Weblog ◆ Books ◆ Videos ◆ Music ◆ Etsy

Thursday.

anatomicdeadspace:

Muscles and tendons of the foot. Lithograph by Nicolas Henri Jacob, 1831/1854

maertyrer:

Odilon Redon
Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist

ca. 1880-5

nemfrog:

Alpine flowers for gardens. 1910 ed. Book cover.

bloodmilk:

“Moon snakes, tongues of the dark speak like bones unlocking,”

— Margaret Atwood, from The Collected Poems; “Circe – Mud Poems,”
(via violentwavesofemotion)

bundyspooks:

A photograph from January 1st, 1903, in which horror story writer and historian M.R. James excavated the bodies of five dead monks at the Bury St. Edmunds Abbey in England. The ancient coffins date as far back as the year 1157.