The Cabinet of the Solar Plexus

Saturday, October 5, 2013

Stultifera navis (Ship of Fools) ... Sebastian Brant... woodcuts by Albrecht Dürer... 1498

Woodcuts attributed to Albrecht Durer. Illustrations from the book

Stulifera navis (Ship of fools) by Sebastian Brant, published by

Johann Bergmann in Basel in 1498

Five Foolish Virgins

The Ship of Sight

Fools far, near and Forever

He Who Judges Others

Of Gods Plagues and Punishments

The Ship of Touch

Of Dancing

Of Luck

Of Scorned Joy

Of Wooing

Friday, October 4, 2013

Teaching Dhamma by Pictures...Siamese Traditional Buddhist Manuscript ...Ven. Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

from the book “Teaching Dhamma by Pictures”
Explanation of a Siamese Traditional Buddhist Manuscript
by Ven. Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

Published by
Sathirakoses-Nagaparadi Foundation & Ministry of Education, Thailand
On the occassion of the Centenary Celebration of the Bith of the Ven. Buddhadasa Bhikku

The illustrated manuscript reproduced here was, in the original, a traditional Thai
manuscript called Samut Khoi which is a long roll of paper folded concertina-wise into
leaves and then written on both sides. In this form, the illustration was presented first,
followed by a few lines of explanation on a particular aspect of Dhamma such as
Meditation and so forth. Cambodian script was used in those days for all religious work
thought the language is Siamese.
The pigments used were produced locally, most of them derived from native trees.

Teaching Dhamma by Pictures

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John Bingley Garland...Victorian Blood Book... Sept 1854

Assembled from several hundred engravings, many taken from books of etchings by William Blake, as well as other illustrations from early nineteenth-century books. The principal motifs are natural (birds, animals, and especially snakes) and Christian (images of the crucifixion, scenes from the Bible, and crusaders). Drops of red india ink and extensive religious commentary have been added to many of the images.

inscribed "To Amy Lester Garland--A legacy left in his lifetime for her future examination by her affectionate father" September 1st 1854