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The Manuscript of Beowulf (1000 AD) Can Now Be Viewed Online for the First Time

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The Manuscript of Beowulf (1000 AD) Can Now Be Viewed Online for the First Time :

Made around the year 1000, most likely during the reign of King Æthelred the Unready (978-1016), this manuscript committed to parchment a tale that (in some modern scholars’ opinions) had been passed down for centuries, between generations of storytellers.

In its present state, the poem, named after its hero Beowulf, contains more than 3,000 lines, and divides conventionally into three comparatively equal sections: Beowulf’s struggle with the monster, Grendel; the revenge of Grendel’s mother; and Beowulf’s final contest with a dragon, which was guarding a hoard of treasure. What marks out Beowulf is the gripping and highly developed story, and the richness of its language.

View it here.

theantidote: VINTAGE BURGESS Isidro Ferrer was commissioned to...

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:09:14 -0500

theantidote:

VINTAGE BURGESS

Isidro Ferrer was commissioned to create a series of stark graphic illustrations, where several images combine on each cover, in a playful almost surreal way. Each cover has an off white background with simple san serif title.

Ferrer is one of the most reputed current designers in Spain. His work includes that for the National Drama Centre and his work for the newspaper El País.

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Mark Rothko’s first UK solo show at London’s Whitechapel...

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 14:12:20 -0400

Mark Rothko’s first UK solo show at London’s Whitechapel Gallery, 1961

cinetecanacional: Day of the fight (1951), documental y primer...

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:11:39 -0400

cinetecanacional:

Day of the fight (1951), documental y primer filme de Stanley Kubrick

the-library-and-step-on-it: White’s Books is former Penguin...

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 16:26:56 -0400

the-library-and-step-on-it:

White’s Books is former Penguin Books designer David Pearson’s new publishing house. Renowned artists are commissioned to design the binding for each of the beautifully crafted hardcovers. Petra Borner (a fashion designers that has worked for Louis Vuitton), Stanley Donwood (a wood- and lino-cut artist that is best known for designing Radiohead’s album covers), and Joe McLaren (an illustrator for The Times and Monocle) are just a few of the great designers.

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selenographics: ~ Mermaids & Books - Strategic Mariners

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selenographics:

~ Mermaids & Books - Strategic Mariners

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flentes: Bob Dylan, Don’t Look Back

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flentes:

Bob Dylan, Don’t Look Back

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Georges Simenon by Nicolas Yantchevsky, 1950

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Georges Simenon by Nicolas Yantchevsky, 1950

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B & C

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B & C

ovadiaandsons: Henderson

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:01:17 -0400

ovadiaandsons:

Henderson

twinpeakscaptioned: Happy 22nd Anniversary, Twin Peaks. The...

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 16:54:56 -0400

twinpeakscaptioned:

Happy 22nd Anniversary, Twin Peaks.

The pilot episode aired April 8th, 1990.

failedrockstar: Foxy bass lady Kira Roessler (Black Flag)

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 15:49:13 -0400

failedrockstar:

Foxy bass lady Kira Roessler (Black Flag)

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