Mughal spectacles set with flat cut emerald lenses, in silver and gold frames mounted with old-cut smaller diamonds and emeralds, India, lenses circa 17th century, frames 19th century.
Viking era woman's dress found in a Viking era grave in Eura, Western Finland. The only surviving complete pre-historic Finnish outift, which the researchers were able to fully reconstruct.
AAVE needs to be regarded and studied (w/due provenance) with the same academic rigor as any other linguistic subject. There's genius there that we haven't even begun to fathom and I'll die on this hill
Kicking off my new series: Tamil Type Unveiled ✨
First up: A deep dive into the stunning 1958 masthead for "ஆத்மஜோதி" (Light of the Soul).
A masterpiece of custom letterpress design, full of unique flourishes that give it so much character. Follow for more!
"Kotravai"—the ancient Tamil deity of war, hunting fertility, and the harvest. Sometimes, warriors ritually beheaded themselves to secure her blessings for their kings. Metal, isn't it?
At LBX I'll be (hopefully) debuting my zine/artbook of Tamil mother deities. Stay tuned 👁️👁️
Me seeing another "anti-colonial bh@ratiya" content creator talking about how colonizers made India poor but conveniently leave out that India was that rich significantly due to CASTEIST ENSLAVED LABOUR.
Awesome to see Apple fixed the new Tamil typeface in the latest iOS/macOS update!
The letters now have authentic curved shapes, making it so much easier to read. Abrupt sharp corners are gone.
Look at those beautiful அ and ஆ! This is a huge improvement.
Thank you, @Apple
The one thing I hate about being brown is how fast my hair grows. Can I just trim/shave and be at peace for two days??? TWO DAYS IS ALL I ASK, PLEASE😭😭😭😭
Does anyone have a copy of Arumuga Navalar's translation of the Bible?
Would love to do a comparison with the three translations: Navalar, Catholic and Protestant.