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art-of-swords: Cup-hilt Rapier Dated: circa 1650–75 Culture:...

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:26:54 -0400

Cup-hilt Rapier

Dated: circa 1650–75

Culture: Italian, probably Naples

Medium: Steel, pierced and chiseled; iron wire; wood

Measurements: Length of quillon 11 3/4 in. ( 29.85 cm) Length of blade 40 1/8 in. ( 101.9 cm) Length overall 47 1/2 in. ( 120.65 cm) Gr. width of blade 0 11/16 in. ( 1.73 cm) Gr. thickness of blade 0 3/8 in. ( 0.94 cm) Weight 2 lb. 1 oz. ( 936 gm) Hardness of blade 60-65

There’s an inscription on both sides of ricasso. On blade in groove there’s written “xx IOHANIS x BONGEN xx” while the other side features “xx IHN xx SOLINGEN xx.”

Source: © 2000–2013 The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Wed, 22 May 2013 06:25:45 -0400

americancorvus: Books of the South cover art by Raymond...

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:21:04 -0400

americancorvus:

Books of the South cover art by Raymond Swanland

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Wed, 22 May 2013 04:02:27 -0400

"Be merciful until you can’t be. Until you feel your heart begin to harden into a bullet. Then use..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:42:55 -0400

“

Be merciful until you can’t be.

Until you feel your heart begin to harden
into a bullet.

Then use that bullet.

”

- Clementine von Radics (via clementinevonradics)

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Fri, 17 May 2013 15:17:29 -0400

beatinglionheart: original by ashley j. palmer

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:05:27 -0400

beatinglionheart:

original by ashley j. palmer

fuckyeahvikingsandcelts: Caffeinated Owl Chart

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:01:47 -0400

fuckyeahvikingsandcelts:

Caffeinated Owl Chart

grouprojects: titmuffins: grouprojects: being gay is a sin?? um actually bi = gay x...

Wed, 15 May 2013 04:22:00 -0400

grouprojects:

titmuffins:

grouprojects:

being gay is a sin?? um actually

bi = gay x straight

sin = straight / bi

the straights cancel

sin = 1/gay

times that by gay

gay(sin) = 0

gay = -sin

move the negative over

-gay = sin

so not being gay is a sin oops

idk what you just said but thanks nerd

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Mon, 06 May 2013 18:01:47 -0400

areaofinterest: Michael Chase

Sun, 05 May 2013 19:59:17 -0400

areaofinterest:

Michael Chase

66907) People need to stop acting as though they know and understand everything about this because they have done research. Unless you have an eating disorder, you cannot possibly imagine what is going on inside my head. And for that you should be grateful.

Sun, 05 May 2013 15:37:19 -0400

that said, assuming that they have even taken time to actually do research and don’t asume straight away that they know and understand everything.

♣ FAVORITE JACK SPARROW SCENES - “I love those moments.”

Sat, 04 May 2013 12:02:37 -0400

♣ FAVORITE JACK SPARROW SCENES - “I love those moments.”

malformalady: Gynandomorphy in a Morpho didius Burtterfly....

Fri, 03 May 2013 06:42:31 -0400

malformalady:

Gynandomorphy in a Morpho didius Burtterfly. Gynandomorphy is the result of sexual dimorphism where the butterfly has both features of the male and female of the species.

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suninscorpio: via dirtyflaws.com

Fri, 03 May 2013 06:19:19 -0400

suninscorpio:

via dirtyflaws.com

paintvrlife: It’s an unusual sight for most of us, beautiful...

Wed, 01 May 2013 06:22:27 -0400

paintvrlife:

It’s an unusual sight for most of us, beautiful birds captured on camera, not in the freedom of flight, but tangled in the confines of mist nets. Photographer Todd Forsgren captures birds in unusual poses. Inspired by the work of Audubon, bird-watcher Forsgren’s photos shows fascinating bird species captured in mist nets, the thin barely visible nets that act like huge spiderwebs used by researchers to collect data on birds.

Unlike Audubon’s original subjects which were shot, stuffed/mounted, then painted, Forsgren’s subjects are only briefly captured by researchers before being released (after being weighed, measured and given leg rings). The photographs are poignant and beautiful glimpses at some rarely seen species in often awkward poses, which Forsgren describes as the “fragile and embarrassing moment before they disappear back into the woods, and into data”.