September 2011
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themuseologist:
One of the rare things I feel compared to reblog in full.
The story behind the world’s oldest museum, built by a Babylonian princess 2,500 years ago
In 1925, archaeologist Leonard Woolley discovered a curious collection of artifacts while excavating a Babylonian palace. They were from many different times and places, and yet they were neatly organized and even labeled. Woolley...
Artifact Profile: the Rosetta Stone
historicity-was-already-taken:
For those who are new to this blog, you may find the background to this post right here. That will explain what I’m doing, and why I’m writing this as more of a journalist than a history blogger.
The Rosetta Stone
The Rosetta Stone is an Ancient Egyptian artifact which provided the key to a modern understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphs. It is inscribed with a...
A Midsummer Night's Dream
hooklineandsinkher:
One of my best friends is named after Titania in Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. This weekend she’s having a fancy dress party of that theme for her birthday, and I’ve managed to find her the perfect present; a teeny tiny 1917 edition of the book. I’ve sewn a cover for it as the leather is really delicate.
June 2011
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May 2011
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Junk of mine (PART I)
abelsloane:
A slow documentation of all my paraphernalia…
Bottle crate that I found in a skip and fixed up.
Dating between 1781-1955; the years that Barclay Perkins and Co. brewery operated in Southwark.
General Electric Co. Senior Lantern 1959
junk of mine (PART II)
abelsloane:
The Woodworker Annual Volume XL. 1936
Bryant & May’s Special Safety Matches and matchbox case
1920’s/1930’s Desk Lamp… unfortunately had to replace the split bakerlite switch for this too-shiny modern one. Hopefully it will gain its age back in no time. I overly-plaster my fingerprints over it to speed up the process. Match holder and striker in the base of the light
detox diary: the courtyard →
detoxdiary:
There’s an old seminary near our house that’s open to visitors every Visita Iglesia. My parents discovered it by accident last year.
You have to walk through dimly lit hallways that surround their garden before you reach the courtyard where the tabernacle is displayed. My…