Steampunk Shooting :D
Ich und zwei Freunde haben uns mal zum Dampfen getroffen und ein paar Fotos geschossen ;)
Das sind die besten, der Rest ist nur Murks :D
Eugen Koch bookplate (1912). Franz von Bayros (1866-1924):
Ex Libris. Semi nude female sitting on stone bench with an open book, with a whisper Cupid, about the bust of Choderlos de Laclos, including two putti, one playing guitar, and many books. “Non, non jamais tu ne vas me persuader que la vie est encore plus belle dis!”
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (French, 1741-1803) was the author of the classic Les Liaisons dangereuses, one of the earliest examples of the psychological novel.
In the book, the Witch-King doesn’t break Gandalf’s staff which makes it even better in my opinion.
Is it bad that my first response on seeing that was to wonder what saint it was an icon of?
Yeah you and me both. Lol.
The Church of S. Mary the Virgin, Bourne Street, London.
Rightly regarded as the ‘Highest’ of all the Anglo-Catholic Churches, only surpassed by S. Magnus the Martyr, London Bridge in the days of Fr. Ffynes-Clinton.
Although architecturally unremarkable the building has a character unlike any other church, John Betjeman described it as the ‘stateliest drawing room in Christendom’ and that is exactly the effect it has. All is paneled and dark, only to be set off by the magnificent gilded High Altar and its furniture. Also to top this off it has the finest collection of vestments for any parish church in England (although this is contested by the Assumption of the BVM, Upper Froyle. which I shall cover in a later post).
However above all the people are its greatest asset, the verger who allowed me to take photos was the kindest I have ever met and even gave me a free copy of ‘Streets of Heaven’ a book that illustrates the churches history.
You must visit this church but make sure you arrange it before hand (it is only open during services or by appointment), you will not regret it.
Some would argue that St Silas, Kentish Town is even higher!
Of course S. Silas is much more Anglo Papalist and I believe their priest is unmarried, but the fact that they indulge in the odd west facing mass simply brings them too far down the candle. But apparently the objects of piety within the church ate something to be seen
The cover of Blast magazine by Wyndham Lewis.
Blast was the short-lived literary magazine of the Vorticist movement in Britain. Two editions were published: the first on 2 July 1914 (dated 20 June 1914, but publication was delayed
I thought the crazily great BLAST manifesto of 1914 deserved its own Twitter account, so I created it. Over the next few weeks the whole manifesto will be retweeted, though, alas, it won’t be possible to reproduce the remarkable typography.
