Ancient Rome :: Roman Entertainment As of July 1, 2013 ThinkQuest has been discontinued. We would like to thank everyone for being a part of the ThinkQuest global community: Students - For your limitless creativity and innovation, which inspires us all. Teachers - For your passion in guiding students on their quest. Partners - For your unwavering support and evangelism. Parents - For supporting the use of technology not only as an instrument of learning, but as a means of creating knowledge. We encourage everyone to continue to “Think, Create and Collaborate,” unleashing the power of technology to teach, share, and inspire. Best wishes, The Oracle Education Foundation cosplay_hotness: Just joined! I was asking around for a cosplay community just for cool pics, and somebody found you guys! So, hello! I have so many pics of cool looking people that I've been dying to share. Oh, also I am Evali on cosplay.com if you wanted to see what I had done for some reason. I don't know if we have to follow the theme or not, but here's some I found in the lolita type of theme: I love Misa, and this is one of the best I've seen! Cute girl style Katamari cousins =) Lolita Chun Li. Let me know if I did anything unorthodox.
Sites de références costumes historiques | Couture Stuff Vous faites des recherches pour créer un costume pour votre prochain GN, medfan, surprise partie, pièce de théâtre, vidéo gag? Besoin d’informations, de visuels, d’inspiration, d’idées? Voici quelques sites qui devraient vous aider à trouver images, reproductions, patrons, sur les costumes (masculin/féminin/enfant) de toutes les époques, des chaussures au chapeau, en passant par le maquillage et les accessoires et le type de tissu utilisé à l’époque. Tous ces sites sont en anglais. The costumer’s Manifesto Depuis la préhistoire jusqu’aux années 2000. C’est l’un des plus gros site sur le Costume. C’est une vraie mine d’or quand on veut recréer un costume historique ou pseudo historique. Attention : il est facile de se perdre tant la masse d’information et les sous menus sont nombreux. La page d’accueil www.costumes.org, vous propose un tri et une navigation par thème (accessoires, trucs gratuits, perruques, corsets et sous-vêtements, maquillage et masques, tenues ethnique, etc, etc…).
World History Timeline 500 year old map of ‘America’ discovered in Munich A previously unknown version of Martin Waldseemüller’s famous world map has been disocvered in the collections of the University Library in Munich. On this map, the New World appears for the first time under the name “America”, chosen to honor the explorer Amerigo Vespucci (1451 – 1512), whom Waldseemüller erroneously regarded as the discoverer of the continent. Waldseemüller and his colleague Matthias Ringmann created the map in their workshop in the monastery of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges around the year 1507. Four other versions of the map are known to exist, and one of them was sold at auction in 2005 for $1 million. This fifth version is created in so-called globe segments, which depict the world in twelve individual segments, or rather surface wedges, which taper to a point at each end and are printed on a single sheet, like cut-outs on construction paper. When correctly arranged, they form a small globe of about 11 cm in diameter. Click here to see a detailed digital copy of the map
Cosplay Hotness - Trinity Blood *LOVE* So I was at otakon a few weekends ago and saw this girl in the group of trinity blood win. I barely ever go up to people I don't know to oogle but I HAD to for this. everything is embroidery, the breast plate was beautiful and the back armor work and how she assembled it was breathtaking Art of Swords Permalink Presentation Knife Dated: 1575Maker: unknownMedium: iron, copper and woodPlace of creation: Western EuropeMeasurements: height 0.32m; width 0.06m; weight 0.286kg From the 14th to the end of the 16th century the fashion of gifting princely ceremonial and presentation items is spreading. Multiple sources, including the Chronicles of Olivier de la Marche, tell us about the feasts organized, for example, by the dukes of Burgundy, where a servants operated around the clock to satisfy the guests. The knife racks, wide bladed and not pointy, were used by the “sharp-riders” in charge of serving meat at the table. This particular knife is dated second half of the 16th century. Source: Copyright © 2015 Musée de l'Armée (Dist.
Fashion History Costume Trends and Eras, Trends Victorians - Haute Couture Medieval Codex Calixtinus recovered; four arrested A medieval text stolen from the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in northwest Spain last year was found in a nearby garage on Wednesday, after police arrested a handyman - fired after 25 years at the cathedral - and three members of his family. The Codex Calixtinus, a 12th century collection of sermons and liturgical passages, vanished last July from a safe deposit box in the cathedral, the end of the ancient pilgrimage route the Camino de Santiago. Police said they had found the elaborately illustrated manuscript, a treasured part of Spain's cultural and religious heritage, in a garage near the Galician town. The cathedral is the reputed burial place of Saint James the Greater, one of Jesus's twelve apostles who, according to tradition, went to Spain to preach Christianity. The Codex tells the story of how the apostle's remains were transferred to Santiago de Compostela and details the various routes to the town - effectively a guide for early pilgrims.
Defunct Fashion #sketching and watching #TheGreatGatsby. Perfect way to spend a #rain filled #Saturday. Finding my #creativity again. Court Dress | c. 1860-65 The combination of court dress and the 1860s crinoline makes for a most splendid garment. fripperiesandfobs: Wedding dress designed by Helen Rose for Grace Kelly, worn at her wedding to Prince Rainier of Monaco, April 19, 1956From the Philadelphia Museum of Art ephemeral-elegance: Silk Crepe Gown, ca. 1902L’Esperance Robesvia Vintage Textile (via xhistorical-fashionx) Ball Gown | c. 1865 Bare shoulders were typical of 1860s evening gowns, as in this sumptuously adorned example. instagram: waywardedward follow me and i’ll follow you - always looking for non-celebrity/non-friends to follow. audrey1nd asked: Just wondering, one costume historian to another (and one who bemoans costume history tumblrs run by people who have no idea what they're on about), where did you study and/or how did you learn about costume history? I am mostly self taught.