the igneous, the sedimentary and the metamorphic

A bit of a Bouvard and Pécuchet thing, which basically means an opportunity to wallow in the art of procrastination, led by vagrant and insidious thoughts, and a continuous flow of new found interests and awes, whether momentary or enduring, often seemingly disparate.

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18.4.26

uccello's mazzocchio drawing and diamond pointed sphere, the unicorn in captivity, richard doyle's fairy tree, the spy zambur brings mahiya to the city of tawariq, battleground of timur and egyptian king, ali beheading nadr ibn al-harith in the presence of muhammad and his companions, a young witch, the kiss of judas, a woman divided in two representing life and death, the suicide of judas, hildegard of bingen receiving a vision, konrad kyeser's diving apparatuses, illustrations for hans talhoffer, some calligraphy, cornelis floris prints, temptation of st anthony, the gigantic octopus, the ash yggdrasil, 1755 lisbon earthquake, fantastic sea carriage after cornelis floris de vriendt, the fall of babylon, perspective drawing apparatus, ouroboros, a harry clarke illustration for edgar allan poe, robert fludd illustration from utriusque cosmi and 60 miniature phrenological heads by william bally


































































 
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17.4.26

ukiyo-e, a pair of six-fold paper screens, pine trees by hasegawa tohaku, zhou maoshu appreciating lotuses by kanō masanobu, landscapes with the chinese literati su shi and tao qian by nagasawa rosetsu, waves at matsushima by ogata kôrin, butterflies by tosa mitsuyoshi, one hundred boys by kano einō, scene from the tale of genji by tosa mitsunori, excerpt from the tale of genji by ono no otsū, from the tale of genji, tosa school, a lovely garland by tosa mitsuyoshi and wagashi designs


































































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