#Rudolph ii

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Typography Tuesday

We return to our facsimile of a 16th-cnetury calligraphic manuscript, Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta, or Model Book of Calligraphy, written in 1561/62 by Georg Bocskay, the Croatian-born court secretary to the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, and illuminated 30 years later by Flemish painter Joris Hoefnagel for the grandson of Ferdinand I, Emperor Rudolph II. The manuscript was produced by Bocskay in Vienna to demonstrate his technical mastery of the immense range of writing styles known to him. To complement and augment Bocskay's calligraphy, Hoefnagel added fruit, flowers, and insects to nearly every page, composing them so as to enhance the unity and balance of the page’s design. Although the two never met, the manuscript has an uncanny quality of collaboration about it.

Our facsimile was the first facsimile produced from the collection at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. It was printed in Lausanne, Switzerland by Imprimeries Reunies and published by Christopher Hudson in 1992. 

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[best-habsburg-monarch]

Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria, reign: 1848-1916

- Now greyer than the previous polls

Rudolph II, Holy Roman Emperor, reign: 1576-1612

He wanted to be an alchemist not an emperor

Propaganda Under the cut for both:

For Franz Joseph:

By: @minetteskvareninova

- as much of a poor little meow meow as Joseph II

- also known as Starej Procházka (ask @archduchessofnowhere I promise it's hillarious)

- was there not for a good time, but a long time certainly, and unlike queen Victoria doesn't even get the dignity of an era named after him!!!

- wholesome friendship with Katharina Schratt

- girldad (better not ask about his son)

- loved the great god Mars, even though Mars did not love him back, wore uniform all the fucking time, but his actually military record was. well. gotta love a boyfailure.

- conservative in principle, but smart enough to know when to fold 'dem (which is why the former monarchy didn't end up like Russia)

By: anonymous

- Dual Monarchy. HELLO.

- Constitution! (Italy immediately declared war after but ya know)

- Survived assassination attempts

- Doesn't lose territory to Prussian unification which is something I guess

- Shares 2 names with Hayden

For Rudolph II:

- THE ABSOLUTE BICON 💗💜💙

- Contributions to art and science!!! Alchemy, astronomy, painting etc flourished in his court we literally have some of the most beautiful baroque artefacts because of him

- Where do you think that pretty little crown in the polls icon came from

- Would rather do that than politics so real king

- Accused of doing occult? He's THAT astrology witchblr bitch

- Mental illness girlies rep!!!

- Possibly neurodivergent girlies rep also!!

- VERY misunderstood and poor little meow meow uwu everyone thought he was incompetent and horny and cray cray like it was a bad thing

- We've voted on twinks? BEARS need love too!!! 💅

- Would've LOVED tumblr tbh he walked so all of us today could run 🩷🩷🩷

Fun fruit portrait:

[little-candy-store-of-horrors]

Thought I'd do a thing for @best-habsburg-monarch since they'd just finished their polls and someone i rooted for on my own always nonsense reasons actually clawed his way into the top three

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Commissions for @sonntam

[fiercerthanyou]

Adeline Rudolph as Kitana in ‘Mortal Combat II'

[skitskatdacat63]

Looking at the Austrian crown: 🥰😁😊😚😍

Drawing the Austrian crown: 😟☹️😥😢😰

Please someone save me, why did I do this to myself, look at this thing

[j-august]

At Prague John Dee told the Emperor Rudolph II that for forty years he had sought knowledge, only to find that no book or living man could tell him what he wanted. He had therefore determined, with the aid of a special stone and holy angels, to make intercession to God to reveal to him the nature of his creation. In his dealings with angels he was always careful to ensure that the spirits which came to him were good, and not demons. At no point in his occult wanderings did he consider himself to have passed the bounds of Christianity.

Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic

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Quatermass II (BBC, 1955)

"Enemy territory ahead. Hard, unwinking stars. No atmosphere to deceive us. We're seeing them as they really are. And somewhere ahead... an object. Constructed, if it is constructed, by creatures whose very existence makes us fools. Somewhere. Boneless creatures able to make energy at will by changing their mass; able to transmit experience; to maintain power over other creatures."

[uwmspeccoll]

Typography Tuesday

Sometimes, things in our collection still surprise me, even after 29 years. From our fairly sizable manuscript facsimile collection, I was surprised I had never encountered this little (5 X 7 in.) reproduction of a 16th-cnetury calligraphic manuscript, Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta, the first facsimile produced from the collection at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, printed in Lausanne, Switzerland by Imprimeries Reunies and published by Christopher Hudson in 1992. 

As the relatively new invention of printing came to dominate the production of books by the 1500s, the calligraphic inventiveness of scribes became prized for their aesthetic qualities rather than their production value. 

From 1561 to 1562, Georg Bocskay, the Croatian-born court secretary to the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, created this Model Book of Calligraphy in Vienna to demonstrate his technical mastery of the immense range of writing styles known to him. About thirty years later, Emperor Rudolph II, Ferdinand's grandson, commissioned the [Flemish painter] Joris Hoefnagel to illuminate Bocskay's model book. Hoefnagel added fruit, flowers, and insects to nearly every page, composing them so as to enhance the unity and balance of the page's design. -- Getty Museum Collection webpage.

Although the two never met, the manuscript has an uncanny quality of collaboration about it.

Today we only show 11 pages from the facsimile, but we hope to present more from this highly-inventive manuscript of calligraphic virtuosity in the future.

View more Typography Tuesday posts.

-- MAX, Head, Special Collections

[best-habsburg-monarch]

Rudolf II propaganda:

THE ABSOLUTE BICON 💗💜💙

Contributions to art and science!!! Alchemy, astronomy, painting etc flourished in his court we literally have some of the most beautiful baroque artefacts because of him

Where do you think that pretty little crown in the polls icon came from

Would rather do that than politics so real king

Accused of doing occult? He's THAT astrology witchblr bitch

Mental illness girlies rep!!!

Possibly neurodivergent girlies rep also!!

VERY misunderstood and poor little meow meow uwu everyone thought he was incompetent and horny and cray cray like it was a bad thing

We've voted on twinks? BEARS need love too!!! 💅

Would've LOVED tumblr tbh he walked so all of us today could run 🩷🩷🩷

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[little-candy-store-of-horrors]

"Never apologise for burning too brightly or collapsing into yourself every night. That is how galaxies are made."

Vent piece lmao

[limpbizkitmutual]

Rudger's battle theme goes way too fucking hard for the scariest fucking text adventure I've ever played

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[arcimboldisworld]

Faust 1 & 2 - Schauspielhaus Zürich 24.03.2024

Faust 1 & 2 - Schauspielhaus Zürich 24.03.2024 #Marathon #Blog #Schauspiel #Goethe #Faust #NicolasStemann #review

Und was fehlt noch in dieser Blogroll der letzten Monate? Die Intendanz Stemann/Blomberg neigt sich dem Ende entgegen, also war es an der Zeit, sich zumindest noch den Faust – Marathon anzusehen, nachdem mich in den letzten Jahren nicht eine einzige Produktion in den Pfauen gelockt hat… Continue reading Faust 1 & 2 – Schauspielhaus Zürich 24.03.2024

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When Your Faith is Tried, Don't Give Up II Virtual Book Tour

When Your Faith is Tried, Don’t Give Up II Virtual Book Tour

Christian Nonfiction Date Published: March 15, 2022 Publisher:‎ Mindstir Media   God tells us to endure and be faithful. Sad to say many have gone back into the world by giving up on Christianity because of difficulties and problems. Bad things will try our faith in God. Remember God is always in control and He allows things to happen for a reason. This book is designed to encourage people that…