Famous Fantastic Mysteries, December, 1939

Life, February 25, 1946

Victorian Christmas card, wishing you Peace, Joy, Health and Happiness.  Victorians were very interested in natural history, which may explain this unique illustration.  1880.  (via)

L. Prang & Co. - A large trade card depicting a moonlit view of cats on a shingled roof with a brick chimney - 1876-1890 - via NYPL (edited)

forensic files: [montage of 2-3 bad photos of a white guy with a beard] sanderson dowel was a long time friend of the victim

me: he did it

This is the best thing to ever happen on Forensic Files. (he downloaded GIMP lmao)

Charles Doudelet (1861-1938), “Pan”, #3, 1895 Source

H. Isabel Adams, ‘Come To These Yellow Sands’, “The Yellow Book”, Vol. 9, 1896 Source

Carl Spitzweg - Bathing Nymph (1855)

concept

a beaded curtain, but instead of beads they’re worms on strings

you know… these guys

Hi op I hope this satisfies your needs.

Needs more worms

I wanna make one of these that is like a literal curtain of worms

No clear strings available to get caught and tangle, I want them nose to ass like some kind of horrible human centipede of worms, covering my doorway

@fanotastic more worms

Aw fuck. Nothing makes you assholes happy.

Fuck you guys.

Noah’s Ark

Rudolf von Ems, Weltchronik, Regensburg c. 1400-1410

LA, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 33, fol. 9r

Ancient Art from An Encyclopaedia of Colour Decoration

Today we present selections from An Encyclopaedia of Colour Decoration, published in New York by E. Weyhe in 1928. It includes an explanatory text by the art historian, Helmuth Theodor Bossert. The decorative plates we are featuring today are depictions of ancient art, primarily wall paintings. The plates are from very different periods, ranging from the 17th to 2nd century BCE. They are also from different regions, including Greece, Italy, and Assyria. The date and location information can be found in the small print on each image.

Bossert notes that the collection of plates does not put a particular stress on examining the historical background of particular periods, but instead focuses on individual pieces for their aesthetic qualities, writing:

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–Sarah, Special Collections Graduate Intern 

White Winter

Y’all please read this article! This badass lady poet from the 1400s wrote some fun sexy poetry including an ode to the vagina