Shuiping Sea Blue Velvet Chair
One of the things that is a window into the past is imagination, and medieval imaginations were vivid. Despite living in an age of Church oppression, people found ways of bringing their fears and superstitions to life. Medieval cartographers treated their craft like an art, and added fanciful decoration to many of their maps in […]
North Sea Art Rug by Timorous Beasties Dimensions: 78 3/4"W x 118"L Material: Chromojet Print 100% Polyamide Pile: Short Pile Height: 1/4"H Fire Rating: DIN EN 13501-1 Bfl-s1*1 ```
I'm delighted to introduce this guest blog post by the historian Chet Van Duzer, who has just written a book on a very particular (and peculiar) aspect of early maps. Chet has clearly had a great time seeking out images of sea creatures in the British Library's early maps and...
One of the things that is a window into the past is imagination, and medieval imaginations were vivid. Despite living in an age of Church oppression, people found ways of bringing their fears and superstitions to life. Medieval cartographers treated their craft like an art, and added fanciful decoration to many of their maps in […]
Shuiping Sea Blue Velvet Chair
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The photographic misadventures of a marine scientist from the Smithsonian led to a new line of scientific inquiry into how the ocean's blackest fish disguise themselves in the deep.
Like sea monsters on premodern maps, deep-space images are science’s fanciful means to chart the edges of the known world
Deck the halls with eclectic marine motifs an array of coral colours...
September 2010 - Berenice, Red Sea, Egypt www.stellastyles.com Stellastyles Photography
The Beast Comes Out of the Sea, Giusto De’ Menabuoi
One of the things that is a window into the past is imagination, and medieval imaginations were vivid. Despite living in an age of Church oppression, people found ways of bringing their fears and superstitions to life. Medieval cartographers treated their craft like an art, and added fanciful decoration to many of their maps in […]
A monthlong expedition into one of the deepest, least-documented places on the planet discovered hundreds of unknown species. The finds included a "faceless fish" undocumented there since 1873.
Explore andrea.t.loughry's 1860 photos on Flickr!
One of the things that is a window into the past is imagination, and medieval imaginations were vivid. Despite living in an age of Church oppression, people found ways of bringing their fears and superstitions to life. Medieval cartographers treated their craft like an art, and added fanciful decoration to many of their maps in […]
Earth's ocean depths are often referred to as the planet's last great unexplored frontier. Blacker than the darkest night, crushed by unimaginable pressure and for the most part untouched by the hand of Man, the benthic world is bursting with life - though in many cases not life as we know it. Here are 7 exceptional examples of the wonders lurking far beneath.
Three marine experts told HuffPost that the disturbing corpse features telltale signs of being a whale, not a giant squid.
Tannin or Tunnanu was a sea monster in Canaanite and Hebrew mythology used as a symbol of chaos and evil.[2]
I'm delighted to introduce this guest blog post by the historian Chet Van Duzer, who has just written a book on a very particular (and peculiar) aspect of early maps. Chet has clearly had a great time seeking out images of sea creatures in the British Library's early maps and...
For thousands of years sea monsters have appeared on maps as both warnings to travelers and as decorations. Chet Van Duzer explores these monsters in his new book _Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps _and gives readers a better understanding of their place and purpose in history.
For thousands of years sea monsters have appeared on maps as both warnings to travelers and as decorations. Chet Van Duzer explores these monsters in his new book _Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps _and gives readers a better understanding of their place and purpose in history.
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There's nothing more enjoyable than a delicious cup of tea after a long day. Despite the fact that the tea business and culture is absolutely booming, the traditional design of the tea bag has not changed for many years and it's definitely time to take a more creative approach at the ordinary tea packaging. Here's where the Japanese company, Ocean Teabag, comes into the picture with their adorable tea bags that will definitely make you crave for a cup of tea.
