Each of the five panels folds at the top and bottom to create three illustrations. This book form, called “metamorphosis,” was so popular that thirty-nine editions were printed in America before 1820. Other manuscript copies exist, but all copies are unique.
You can see this book in person in our current exhibition, The Living Book: New Perspectives on From and Function on display through January 5th, 2018.
“I loved art when I was at school, and I did art A Level as well. I still look back on that time and still love the skills I learnt then, so I hope you’ll feel the same. It will be a skill you’ll have for life.”
Catherine while talking to senior students at Alperton Community School
Anonymous asked:
officialunitedstates answered:
Ohio will destroy itself before the robots lay paws on it
“be softer with you. you are a breathing thing. a memory to someone. a home to a life.”
— Nayyirah Waheed
(via purplebuddhaquotes)
January is National Hot Tea Month, and we wanted to show you all the hard work that goes into making a nice cup of hot tea before you can enjoy. Here are some beautifully hand-colored lantern slides from Japan.
Weighing baskets
of tea, Japan.
HOLLIS number: olvwork367851
Separating stems
from tea leaves, Japan.
Author / Creator: Enami,
T., 1859-1929, Japanese [photographer]
HOLLIS number: olvwork367849
Firing tea
leaves, Japan.
HOLLIS number: olvwork367852
Producing powdered tea: milling tea leaves with a mortar and pestle, Japan.HOLLIS number: olvwork367854
Men packing tea
in boxes, Japan.
HOLLIS number: olvwork371871
All images:
Materials/Techniques: lantern slides, hand-colored.
Dimensions: 8
x 10 cm, (1926-1989)
Good afternoon, the academic culture of “if you’re not overworking, you don’t deserve success” is unhealthy.
An ongoing saga of Kate being an adorable dork while trying to demonstrate sports
I know you I walked with you
Once upon a dream.
I know you the gleam in your eyes
Is so familiar a gleam.
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britishroyallove
“George found a piece of charcoal in the fireplace and said, ‘Mummy, I’m going to draw a picture.’ That’s what’s so nice, you can do it from all around you.”
Catherine while talking to senior arts students at Alperton Community School
