Hi, you can call me Renia. My pronouns are She/They. I’m Australian, autistic, and an aspiring author. I am largely interested in fantasy, sci-fi and history.
I’m currently watching Daredevil: Born Again, and looking forward to season two of Andor.
I’m trying to get back into reading, I read most genres. Right now I am reading: Resistance, by Halik Kochanski and, the Years of Rice and Salt, by Kim Stanley Robinson.
I like all kinds of music but currently I’m really into Gogol Bordello and Shakey Graves.
I am Jewish, if you are going to be foolish about this I suggest you go elsewhere.
I often tag things as #rozmaryn tag, this refers to my main writing project and inspiration thereof. If you would like me to remove a tag or delete a reblog please let me know and I will do so.
‘What is hateful to you, do not do to others, the rest is commentary: go and study’ -Hillel the Elder.
Now, this pisses me off, when I come across a favorite post that is still listed. Why didn’t this stunning home sell? Maybe b/c it’s not gray and white? The re-listed 1882 Italianate in Indianapolis, IN, has 5bds, 4ba, 4,248 sqft, $1.225m, $4mo. HOA.
Torah ark curtain, embroiderer: Elkana Schatz Naumberg of Fürth, Kriegshaber, Germany, ca. 1724
Silk velvet, silver- and gilt silver-thread embroidery.
H: 249; W: 147 cm.
This resplendent Torah ark curtain is a rare surviving example of the prolific craftsmanship of the male Jewish embroiderers who worked in southern Germany in the early eighteenth century. Such Torah ark curtains were very costly and were usually specially commissioned by wealthy Jews. The main embroidered inscription on this one testifies that it was dedicated by R. Judah Leib and his wife, Gnendl, while another inscription on the bottom bears the name of the embroiderer.
Designed to recall the shape of the ark itself, the curtain is adorned with twisted columns entwined with vines and grapes and a pair of crowned rampant lions supporting a large crown. In addition to their decorative qualities, these images have an underlying meaning, referring to the lion of Judah and the three crowns symbolic of Torah, priesthood, and royalty.
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