First glimpse of Dover Castle…
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The Castle Viewed from Dover
No Comments CherryPie on Mar 24th 2010
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Dover
When we visited Dover Castle a strange plan for meeting up with other members of the family was set up. We were to meet up at a certain shopping center that was by the sea front. We arrived a bit early so I took the opportunity to take a stroll along the seafront and take [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Mar 22nd 2010
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Unexpected
I thought a photograph of Foyles bookshop would be good to include in my 100 photos project. I was so focused on getting all of the word Foyles in the photograph that I didn’t notice what else I had captured in my shot. The people I was with didn’t really help either they kept turning [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Mar 20th 2010
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The V&A – More from the Cast Court
There is not much information available regarding the Lion cast or it’s original. The original is a Bronze (created around 1166), situated in Cathedral Square, Brunswick, Germany.
The original font (seen in the background of the second pic) was cast in brass around 1220 by an unknown sculptor.
The font is decorated with representations on the [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Mar 18th 2010
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The V&A – Cast Court Font
This is another exhibit from the V&A’s cast court collection.
This cast was acquired in exchange with the Belgian Royal Commission for Promoting the Reproduction of Works of Art in 1877. The original is made of brass and was created before 1118 by Rainer of Huy.
The font is decorated with representations of St John the [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Mar 17th 2010
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The V&A – Trajan’s Column
This column from Rome, Italy was erected in AD 13 and the original column is marble.
From Wiki:
The original column in Rome is some 30m high and included an internal spiral staircase which led to a platform at the top. The cast is of the huge pedestal and the entire column, but excludes the [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Mar 16th 2010
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The V&A – Achilles
Info from the V&A:
Thomas Banks 1735 – 1805
Thetis dipping Achilles in the River Styx
1790
Thetis, a sea nymph, dips her newly born son, Achilles into the River Styx. She hoped the sacred waters would protect him, but Achilles was eventually killed when an arrow struck his heel, the one part of his body left vulnerable. The [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 14th 2010
