Ship of Fools, Sebastianus Brandt, 1498

Ship of Fools, Sebastianus Brandt, 1498

Posted 7 months ago
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Posted 7 months ago
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Posted 7 months ago
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- 1566 rendering of an earthquake in Istanbul (then Constantinople), with the comet of ill-omen that preceded it seen shooting above the city.

- 1566 rendering of an earthquake in Istanbul (then Constantinople), with the comet of ill-omen that preceded it seen shooting above the city.

Posted 8 months ago
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Posted 9 months ago
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Illustration from Book 5, chapter 22, ‘On Frode’s and Fridlef’s Fights With The Serpents’, History of the Nordic Peoples (1555), Olaus Magnus

Illustration from Book 5, chapter 22, ‘On Frode’s and Fridlef’s Fights With The Serpents’, History of the Nordic Peoples (1555), Olaus Magnus

Posted 9 months ago
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‘La lune ne garde aucune rancune’ - T.S. Eliot

‘La lune ne garde aucune rancune’ - T.S. Eliot

Posted 1 year ago
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Posted 1 year ago
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