Thepretentiousacademic - Quality And Beauty In The Everyday

The Abduction of Ganymede, 1612, by Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)

“The many men, so beautiful! And they all dead did lie: And a thousand thousand slimy things Lived on; and so did I” from Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Willy Pogany (1910)

Me: Did you know that medieval cathedrals weren't actually supposed to be dark and rundown places with only stained glass as color? They were bright places full of light... the reason they look like that now is because of the centuries of accumulated grime and dust, here look at this restoration of the Cathedral of Chartres in France:

It's based on actual paint from the times, and when you think about it, it makes a lot more sense, after all a church is supposed to be a bright place of hope. Yet when we think about the middle ages we think about grimy and dark cathedrals. I wonder how much of our conception of history is shaped by our current visions of historical buildings.

My Goth GF: listen, I don't think this thing between us is working,

The Romantic Collection by LitJoy

Jane Eyre

Wuthering Heights

Pride and Prejudice

Golden Temple Amritsar Punjab

"i would kill for you" "i would die for you" okay but would you forgive me if i forgot something important for the 51204th time in a row even though i tried my best to remember

Do you like poems?

yes! my favorites are The Tiger and the unnamed werewolf fridge poem

This right here? This is exactly what I come to tumblr for.

Which Austen Hero is best in bed?

My ratings

I put them in alphabetical order for fairness.

kevin hense

dreamy

Vintage Book Covers on the Internet Archive + Dark

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