Bit and Bridle
Tibet, 15th-17th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Joan of Arc (c. 1485)
Unknown, Centre Historique des Archives Nationales, Paris
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Armor of George Clifford, Third Earl of Cumberland - c. 1585
“George Clifford (1558–1605) was appointed Queen’s Champion in 1590 and was made a Knight of the Garter two years later. He is best remembered for his capture of the Spanish fort in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1598. A favorite of Queen Elizabeth I (r. 1558–1603), he chose for the decoration of this armor the Tudor rose, the French fleur-de-lis (then part of the English arms), and the cipher of Elizabeth, two E’s back to back.”
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Clés de la ville de Lyon
Les trois clés de la ville, dessinées par Chinard et exécutées par l’orfèvre Saulnier © Pierre VerrierThose keys are symbolic and open no door in Lyon. Instead, they embody the three divisions of the town (North, West, South) that existed during the 1st Empire. Each key is decorated by elements specific to each part.
They were created by Joseph Chinaed for the visit of the Emperor Napoléon I and his wife Joséphine in Lyon on the 10th of April 1805, and then publically presented to him in front of the political men of the city as a sign of allegiance and gratitude.
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“It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment (via mirroir)(Source: philphys, via pileofpeonies)
