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BEST NEWS EVER!Five hundred previously unknown Bavarian fairy tales have been unearthed by cultural curator Erika Eichenseer after being locked away in an archive for over 150 years. The legends, folk tales, and myths in the newly available collection were initially gathered by local historian Franz Xaver von Schönwerth, about whom Jacob Grimm once said, “Nowhere in the whole of Germany is anyone collecting [folklore] so accurately, thoroughly, and with such a sensitive ear.” Thanks to Schönwerth’s historian’s eye, the stories are preserved without literary embellishment, offering an unedited look at the oral traditions of 19th-century Germany.

BEST NEWS EVER!
Five hundred previously unknown Bavarian fairy tales have been unearthed by cultural curator Erika Eichenseer after being locked away in an archive for over 150 years. The legends, folk tales, and myths in the newly available collection were initially gathered by local historian Franz Xaver von Schönwerth, about whom Jacob Grimm once said, “Nowhere in the whole of Germany is anyone collecting [folklore] so accurately, thoroughly, and with such a sensitive ear.” Thanks to Schönwerth’s historian’s eye, the stories are preserved without literary embellishment, offering an unedited look at the oral traditions of 19^th-century Germany.

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$patternbase: Photograph of Vodka as viewed under a microscope, by Michael Davidson, courtesy of www.bevshots.com. Copyright 2012. In the 1990s, Michael Davidson used a high-powered microscope at the Florida State Research Foundation to photograph your favorite beverages and cocktails. Who knew that alcohol could be so incredibly beautiful? We have been assured that the images have not been retouched and the crystallized drinks on the microscope slides haven’t been dyed, which we admit is a little unbelievable, considering the vivid colors of the images below. It’s all in the cross-polarized light microscope, which refracts light through the crystal, creating a mixture of gorgeous colors. You can enjoy the beauty of alcohol without the hangover in the comfort of your own home now that Bevshots has licensed all of Davidson’s images for use in an affordable artwork series. It’s probably a bit cheesy to have a giant “It’s 5 O’ Clock Somewhere” banner, but imagine how one of these images could spruce up your place. -Huffington Post$

patternbase:

Photograph of Vodka as viewed under a microscope, by Michael Davidson, courtesy of www.bevshots.com. Copyright 2012.

In the 1990s, Michael Davidson used a high-powered microscope at the Florida State Research Foundation to photograph your favorite beverages and cocktails. Who knew that alcohol could be so incredibly beautiful?

We have been assured that the images have not been retouched and the crystallized drinks on the microscope slides haven’t been dyed, which we admit is a little unbelievable, considering the vivid colors of the images below. It’s all in the cross-polarized light microscope, which refracts light through the crystal, creating a mixture of gorgeous colors.

You can enjoy the beauty of alcohol without the hangover in the comfort of your own home now that Bevshots has licensed all of Davidson’s images for use in an affordable artwork series. It’s probably a bit cheesy to have a giant “It’s 5 O’ Clock Somewhere” banner, but imagine how one of these images could spruce up your place.

-Huffington Post

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magdahelsinki:

Barbara Hepworthe, 1937

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