8 de febrero de 2024
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Ilustraciones de Códices: Adán, Eva y la serpiente (Speculum Humanae Salvationis)
cuties-in-codices: Adán, Eva y la serpiente. Miniatura de una copia del “Speculum Humanae Salvationis” [El espejo de la salvación humana]. Traducción francesa por Jean Miélot. Flandes, entre 1490 y 1510. Fuente: Chantilly, Biblioteca y archivos del palacio, MS 139, fol 3r. Sobre el Speculum Humanae Salvationis: El Speculum Humanae Salvationis (del latín, el Espejo de… Continue reading
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Basílica de San Pedro y San Pablo de Visegrado
voidspunch: Bazilika sv. Petra a Pavla, Vyšehrad, Praha (Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul, Vyšehrad, Prague, Czech Republic) Sobre la Basílica de San Pedro y San Pablo de Visegrado, Praga, República Checa: La iglesia capitular y parroquial fue fundada por el príncipe Vratislav II en la segunda mitad del siglo XI según el modelo… Continue reading
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Arch of Galerius (Tessaloniki)
Detail of the Arch of Galerius in Thessaloniki, Greece. It was built between AD 298 and 299 and dedicated in AD 303 to commemorate the victory of the tetrarch Galerius over the Sassanid Persians and the invasion of their capital Ctesiphon in 298. More here: As you can see on the design on the left,… Continue reading
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Palo Alto and the Manila Galleon
The name Palo Alto in California comes from the fact that during the voyage of the Manila Galleon, the huge sequoia tree there served as a reference for the Spanish sailors to know that they had crossed the Pacific and arrived home. USA has +5000 topographical names provided by Spain. About the Manila Galleon: The… Continue reading
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Church of San Salvador de Valdediós (Asturias)
Church of San Salvador de Valdediós (#Asturias), ordered to be built by King Alfonso III and consecrated in 893. Its porticoed gallery is the oldest preserved in a medieval Hispanic temple. A little bit of history about King Alfonso III of Asturias: Continue reading
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Broche de Hardford Farm (siglo VII)
Detalle del broche de Harford Farm, un broche de disco anglosajón del siglo VII. Fabricado originalmente en Kent, se encontró durante la excavación de un cementerio anglosajón en Harford Farm, Norfolk. Forma parte de las colecciones del Museo y Galería de Arte del Castillo de Norwich. Continue reading
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fashionsfromhistory: Sashiko Jacket 1850-1899 (Meiji Era) Japan Sashiko is a quilting technique that uses a running stitch to reinforce and prolong the life of a textile or to join together recycled pieces of cloth into a new garment. Japanese farmers used the technique to create warmer and more durable fabrics, and decorative sashiko stitching developed… Continue reading
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Mercurio raptando a Psique, por Adrian de Vries. La foto en este post es de mi propiedad. Photo in this post is my own. Continue reading
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Iglesia de San Pedro de Cervatos
proud-spaniard: 1100×590 Iglesia de San Pedro de Cervatos, Aragón, España (románica) St Peter’s church in Cervatos, Aragon, Spain (romanesque) Collegiate Church of San Pedro de Cervatos. located in Campoo de Enmedio, Spain, it was built around 1129. It has been protected by a heritage listing (currently Bien de Interés Cultural) since 1895.The main entrance of… Continue reading
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The Atalaya Castle (Villena) is one of the most interesting examples of medieval fortresses in the province of Alicante. The great keep is the most outstanding part of this magnificent architectural ensemble from the 14th century. It was the Almohads who built Villena Castle in the then Islamic Bilyana, around the 12th century. The inner… Continue reading