#Green Dial

[watchilove]

Blancpain Villeret Quantième Perpétuel green dial

[libpsychwstches]

9.7.22 Corniche fir reminds me of Tahoe

[lionfloss]

Vintage Telephones

[greatcombinations]

[talos-stims]

source

[uwmspeccoll]

Love in Antiquity

To coincide with Valentine's Day, who's better to represent this holiday than the Roman goddess of love and sex? This is the 1930 edition of William Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis, published in New York by The Dial Press and in Toronto by Longmans Green & Company, with illustrations by Ukrainian-American artist and book illustrator Ben Kutcher (1895-1967). The narrative poem Metamorphoses, by the Latin poet Ovid (43BC-17/18AD), served as Shakespeare's inspiration for his own poem. In Ovid's work, Venus is a central figure, often depicted as a powerful and passionate deity. This influence can be seen in Shakespeare's portrayal of Venus.

In Shakespeare's work, the character of Venus is rendered as a sensuous and uninhibited woman who desires the beautiful mortal Adonis. She is described as being focused on making love to him, using explicit language to express her yearning. This choice of language is significant as it reflects the strength of Venus' emotions and challenges the societal norms of the time. Kutcher's illustrations bring the poem to life, capturing the raw passion and intensity of Venus's desire for Adonis in a way that complements Shakespeare's vivid language.

William Shakespeare dedicated this poem to Henry Wriothesley (1573-1624), the third earl of Southampton, the sole person to whom Shakespeare ever dedicated any of his work. He was both a friend and patron of Shakespeare, believed by some scholars to be the same person referred to as the "fair youth" in Shakespeare's sonnets.

-Melissa, Special Collections Classics Intern

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[pegglefan69]

anyway I think it would be fun to knit myself a dupe of this cardigan in the near future, on account of the facts of I like it, & that it is for some reason only available to toddlers born into wealth, something I very much am not.

[insinirate]

KV as it's portrayed in Stampede is like modern day classic yaoi, it's like Muraki/Tsuzuki from Yami no Matsuei, it's all the fucked up rapist seme/cute uke tropes of yesteryear and I love studio Orange for doing this

we are, as they say, so fucking back

[ariel-seagull-wings]

DIALING FOR DOLLARS: THREE JERKS AND A GAL

@bixiebeet @spengnitzed @inevitablemoment

[pyrotechnicdarts]

just to be clear i am constantly thinking about the time nicholas a81 mentioned that he once kissed a dying god made of marble and then didnt elaborate on it. so heres some concept art for my kristos design

[watchilove]

Czapek Antarctique Green Meteor

Continuing to play a creative game with the sporty-chic persona of the Antarctique, Czapek & Cie has introduced a new variation with an eye-catching green meteorite dial – Czapek Antarctique Green Meteor. Continue reading Czapek Antarctique Green Meteor

[mizuthe-cat]

never thought I’d be this happy someone got the color of a nuclear reactor right

[frogs-frogs-and-more-frogs]

[talos-stims]

the M1 garand 1943 | source

[jerichogender]

i reread snowbirds don’t fly now that i know roy & ollie’s dynamic before that. heartbroken ;-;

[junk-culture]

looking at hot bush pics