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daviddavidlondon: Sol LeWitt, wall drawings

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:23:19 +0600

daviddavidlondon:

Sol LeWitt, wall drawings

somethingsforyoutolookat: Jurmo by 3KTA on Flickr.

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:07:11 +0600

somethingsforyoutolookat:

Jurmo by 3KTA on Flickr.

yama-bato: TLIMOGES GOSPEL BOOK COVER Binding: Limoges, France,...

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 01:02:14 +0600

yama-bato:

TLIMOGES GOSPEL BOOK COVER

Binding: Limoges, France, 13th c., upper cover of a Gospel book, originally on wooden boards, 34x24 cm, with Christ in majesty holding a gospel book within a mandorla, surrounded by the 4 gospel symbols, 3 of them inscribed in red capitals: Iohannes, Marcus and Lucas, between them 4 oval rock crystals, the cornerpieces with tri-partite leaves in champlevé enamel, each with an oval rock crystal, all in colours dark and light blue, green, red and white. The original wooden cover was in the 19th c. substituted with the present copper gilt plate with scrollwork in silver gilt added in the mandorla and outer panels.(http://www.schoyencollection.com/bindings_files/ms4613.jpg)

medieval: The so-called “Bamberger Gunthertuch”, a Byzantine...

Sun, 06 May 2012 14:30:32 +0600

medieval:

The so-called “Bamberger Gunthertuch”, a Byzantine silk tapestry depicting a Byzantine emperor on his triumphant return from a campaign. He is crowned, bears the labarum and rides a white horse. Originally identified as Basil II (by A. Grabar), it is now accepted that he represents John I Tzimiskes on his return from the campaign against the Rus’ in Bulgaria. He is flanked by two female tychae, who personify Constantinople’s two demoi, the Blues and the Greens. The one on the right offers [possibly] a crown, and the one on the left a triumphal toupha headdress. The silk was acquired by Gunther, bishop of Bamberg, in 1064-5, and re-discovered on 22 December 1830 in his grave. The silk is now on display in the treasury of the Bamberg Cathedral.

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