Throughout the Fellowship of the Ring, Boromir wears unique leather bracers (forearm-guards) adorned with the symbol of the White Tower and the Seven Starsā¦
After Boromirās death, Aragorn takes up his bracers. He takes them as a reminder that Boromirās kingdom is now his kingdom, that Boromirās burden now falls on his shouldersā¦.or just as something to remember his friend byā¦
Ā Aragorn wears them throughout the Two Towersā¦
And Return of the Kingā¦.
And when weāre shown a āflash-forwardā to Aragornās death, many long decades after The War of the Ring, he isnāt laid to rest in a kingās priceless silver armor. Instead, we find outā¦
...Aragorn keeps Boromirās bracers all his life, and is buried in them
Look itās basic party ettiquite that if something unfortunate happens to a player character, youāre allowed to loot for the good gear, but you canāt sell it. Ever.
Elizabeth sits at the side of the dance-floor. She looks at Mrs Bennet dancing in outrageous fashion. Cut to later: Lydia is getting more and more leery with a group of soldiers, Elizabeth walks away in embarrassmentĀ only to see Mr Collins smiling at her from across the room. Cut to: Elizabeth dancing joylessly with the excruciating Mr Collins, as she turns in the dance she sees Darcy look on with obvious disdain. Cut to: much later, the band are exhausted, guests are leaving. The staff are asleep on their feet. Elizabeth almost alone watching her parents dancing almost the only people left on the dance floor, Kitty is asleep over Elizabethās lap. This is a never- ending nightmareā¦
Day light creeps through the curtains. Mrs Bennet is sprawled on a sofa. Lydia completely drunk. Kitty asleep. Jane sitting demurely. Collins looking longingly at Elizabeth. Mrs Bennet is holding court, whilst the footmen behind are literally ready to drop. Bingley is standing, the perfect host, but obviously willing the Bennets to leave.
How exactly was the gilding of tapestries done in the 16th century? These microscopic images reveal all. Ā
These images show the warp and weft threads used to create a background detail in the Triumph of Bacchus tapestry recently exhibited in āWoven Gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV.āĀ
Viewed from a distance (like when the tapestry is hanging high up on a wall), the combo of the crimson silk with the gold threads looks like a bright copper, and here we can see all the separate colors and textures that build up that look.
Art Under the Microscope is a series that features, well, art under the microscope, as photographed by our conservators to better study and preserve our collections.
To prove a point. It isnāt about having a good camera, itās about going out and doing it. All of these were taken on a an 8 year old ipod touch. None of them have been edited or processed. All straight out of the camera. Go out and take photos with whatever you have. Just do it.
1979. Ā My senior year in High School. Ā I remember buying this record without hearing it. Ā I already had DSOM, Animals, WYWHā¦ so of course Iām getting a new Pink Floyd record. Ā It was played daily that year. Ā I donāt hear it with the same ears I had then, but this record will always be a part of me.
Five years of #LBD?! Then this #tbt goes back to #vidcon 2012 when @fromgenevieve and I met the core four of @theashleyclem, @thatjuliacho, @mkwiles & @itslauraspencer (and @mrcheezypop) for the first time. Complete with my copy of P&P, how time flies! #lizziebennet #prideandprejudice
