Sword of Amadis

Jul 21
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» "The pilot fish of taste."
Collectors discussed by the chairman of Sotheby’s UK.
Jun 26
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“ Maeterlinck had prepared [a scenario for Samuel Goldwyn] based on his The Life of a Bee. After reading the first few pages Goldwyn burst out of his office, exclaiming: “My God! The hero is a bee!
— Maurice Maeterlinck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Feb 14
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“ Tiny homunculi with fish-spears no bigger than a matchstick
— Economist.com
Jan 30
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Clampett’s Drawing Style
Clampett’s Drawing Style
Jan 02
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» Hugh Massingberd: the passing of an obituarist
Hugh Massingberd
Dec 03
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“ Norman Tebbit once told me that, when learning marksmanship, he found his eye and reflexes laggardly until his instructor replaced the instruction “Shoot!” with the instruction “Kill!”. Then all at once, said Lord Tebbit, eye and brain locked into deadly synchronicity.
— Matthew Parris
Nov 13
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BENBENEK BLOG: 7-UP SIGN
BENBENEK BLOG: 7-UP SIGN
Oct 30
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Pre-Columbian jar retrieval
Pre-Columbian jar retrieval
Sep 27
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“ The whole natural world is bathed in wonder and beauty and mystery. The feeling of the holy, the sacred, the wonderful, the mystical, can be divorced from anything theological, and is conveyed very powerfully in music.
— Oliver Sacks
Sep 20
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Fletcher Hanks (via the American Fez)
Fletcher Hanks (via the American Fez)
Sep 14
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ETA Hoffmann by Wilhelm Hensel (1794-1861) (via Pinacotheca Petri Plancii)
ETA Hoffmann by Wilhelm Hensel (1794-1861) (via Pinacotheca Petri Plancii)
Sep 11
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Vivitar Ultra Wide & Slim « Flickr Blog
Vivitar Ultra Wide & Slim « Flickr Blog
Sep 05
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» Richard Cook, 1957 - 2007
Richard David Cook, writer, journalist and record producer: born Kew, Surrey 7 February 1957; married 1987 Lee Ellen Newman; died London 25 August 2007.
Aug 29
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Richard Pousette-Dart
Richard Pousette-Dart
Aug 17
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Captain Beefheart: Click Clack (via parris43)