a travelogue
Photos, books, links and writing related to beauty
Everything tagged beauty
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08/24/08
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The Photography of Miroslav Tichý.
Czech artist Miroslav Tichy made cameras out of cardboard tubes, thread spools, rubber bands, and other odds and ends, and then photographed public scenes in his small hometown. Lacking a darkroom, he developed the negatives in a bucket at night. …continue reading »
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06/13/08
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The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala
“Those who have ever received a case of Orchidaceæ from the Tropics, know full well that the opening of it is attended with the most intense and feverish excitement: and those who have not been so fortunate, will be glad …continue reading »
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01/08/08
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Abandoned Wonders of America
I have a friend who is obsessed with the “lost” city that supposedly exists beneath New York City. While that’s not on this particular list, it might as well be, these are no less fascinating though. Imagine entire islands and …continue reading »
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12/15/07
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Stunning Temples Secretly Carved Out Below Ground
Next time you think your hobby is occupying too much of your free time, consider this guy’s project, which is most likely a bit larger in scope and goals: Nestling in the foothills of the Alps in northern Italy, 30 …continue reading »
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09/23/07
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Baroque Fables
Another nice find from Bibliodyssey, this time some illustrations from a Baroque era book of fables: Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1766) was a German painter, engraver, draughtsman and publisher. His training included depictions of animals, especially horses, as well as copies …continue reading »
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09/23/07
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Museum Gottwaldianum
Another Bibliodyssey post. That guy/girl has some amazing stuff, I need to figure out where they find it all. Anyway, this one has a bit of a natural history bent to it. “Christoph Gottwald(t) (1636-1700) was a German physician in …continue reading »
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09/18/07
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BibliOdyssey: Offcuts
Proving once again that there’s nothing in today’s technology that can match the beauty of old printing methods and hand drawn illustrations, here’s five pages of scans from the original manuscript of “Banderia Prutenorum,” containing 56 images of flags captured …continue reading »
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09/08/07
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Letterpress Documentary (YouTube)
Despite what might quite possibly be the worst most annoying voiceover ever, this is still an amazing little documentary on letterpress printing. If I could have just one extravagant thing, totally unnecessary, gross conspicuous consumption type of thing, it would …continue reading »
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08/14/07
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Women in Film
Women in Film. From the same person that brought us Women in Art, which I have to say is better, though this does provide an interesting look at the changing perceptions of beauty over the years in mainstream American culture. …continue reading »
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08/03/07
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BibliOdyssey: Buddha in the Far East
BibliOdyssey, excellent as always. Here with some amazing prints from the Oriental and Judaic Collections at the Royal Library of Denmark, which are from a book that’s “five sheets with hand-painted Buddhist figures between two covers. Chinese or Tibetan from …continue reading »
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08/03/07
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Religion and the Arts in America
Facinating essay by Camille Paglia about the role of religion in culture and art. Rather long and quite of bit of historical background, but well worth the read and generally agree with these last few paragraphs: “For the fine arts …continue reading »
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08/03/07
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On the Deaths of Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni
Both Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni, to giants of film in my opinion (Bergman is hands down my favorite director) died this week. Rather than write up obituaries for them I thought I would defer to Mental Floss who do …continue reading »
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07/31/07
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The Languid Bazaar of Lawrence Durrell’s Alexandria Quartet
Lawrence Durrell’s Alexandria Quartet doesn’t get nearly the attention it deserves, it’s an absolutely amazing portrait of Egypt in the 1940s. Here’s a great little essay from The American Scholar about re-encounter both the successes and failures of Durrell’s four …continue reading »
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06/18/07
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High Resolution Imaging Of Mars
High quality images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have been posted to the web on the site HiRISE for public viewing. The images take a bit to load, but are worth the wait. “Onboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the HiRISE …continue reading »