 they attracted our attention
Taxes under Constantine –
“A people elated by pride, or soured by discontent, are seldom qualified to form a just estimate of their actual situation. The subjects of Constantine were incapable of discerning the decline of genius and manly virtue, which so far degraded them below the dignity of their ancestors; but they could feel and lament the rage of tyranny, the relaxation of discipline, and the increase of taxes.”
Memory for Scripture
They would always hold service two or three times a day, using these texts and what they remembered of the sermon connected with them. Read More
Reyner Banham – ‘A Concrete Atlantis’
U.S. Industrial Building and European Modern Architecture.
One of the strengths of the book is Banham’s ability to connect the use of concrete to the unique environmental, cultural, and technological factors that shaped America during the mid-20th century. He demonstrates how concrete was not only a practical building material, but also a symbol of modernity and progress, and a reflection of aspirations for the future.
Leni Riefenstahl and ‘The Last of The Nuba’
The Last of the Nuba is a book of photographs by Leni Riefenstahl published in 1973. It depicts the life and culture of the Nuba people, an ethnic group living in Sudan. The book was an international bestseller and was praised for its artistic quality, but also criticized for its primitivist and exoticizing portrayal of the Nuba.
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Caotica Favourites
Things that you just don’t see much anymore…
Christopher Dresser letter rack 1881
Fred from Jupiter
war ein Traum vom einem Mann
Fred vom Jupiter, Fred vom Jupiter
Der Traum aller Fraun
Du machst mich schwach
Fred vom Jupiter, Fred vom Jupiter
Bleib für immer hier
Geh doch nicht fort
Popular Delusions
In reading the history of nations, we find that, like individuals, they have their whims and their peculiarities; their seasons of excitement and recklessness, when they care not what they do. We find that whole communities suddenly fix their minds upon one object,...
At The Spring Dawn
At the Spring Dawn Angelina Weld Grimké I watched the dawn come,    Watched the spring dawn come.And the red sun shouldered his way up    Through the grey, through the blue,Through the lilac mists.The quiet of it! The goodness of it!    And one bird awoke, sang,...
Cars for Kids. ASTON MARTIN DBR2
half-scale recreation of an Aston Martin DBR2 with aluminium body work
Lammas Day Celebrations,
We are baking bread for Lammas Day- Aug 1st, Â the festival of the wheat harvest, the first harvest festival of the year. In the medieval agricultural year, Lammas also marked the end of the hay harvest that had begun after Midsummer. At the end of hay-making a...
Reyner Banham – ‘A Concrete Atlantis’
U.S. Industrial Building and European Modern Architecture.
One of the strengths of the book is Banham’s ability to connect the use of concrete to the unique environmental, cultural, and technological factors that shaped America during the mid-20th century. He demonstrates how concrete was not only a practical building material, but also a symbol of modernity and progress, and a reflection of aspirations for the future.
The Bonfire Plot: The Plot Uncovered
In the last part of our tale, we find Guy Fawkes, the brave Yorkshire man and experienced miner and sapper soldier, being questioned by the King, having been interrupted in his work of blowing up Parliament. The others are rushing north to the Midlands and preparing...