See also film blog for poncy celebration of nuns without clothes.

29th March 2013

Photo reblogged from Gacougnol with 56 notes

gacougnol: Serge Bramly Anonym 1996

gacougnol:

Serge Bramly

Anonym
1996

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29th March 2013

Photo reblogged from Poe's Mistress with 553 notes

frenchtwist: Cover illustration by Andrzej Klimowski, 1983 for Milan Kundera’s The Book of Laughter and ForgettingAlso

frenchtwist:

Cover illustration by Andrzej Klimowski, 1983 for Milan Kundera’s The Book of Laughter and Forgetting

Also

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10th March 2013

Photo reblogged from foxes in breeches with 78 notes

foxesinbreeches: Cover for André Breton’s Spojité nadoby by Toyen, 1934 Via calypsospots Also

foxesinbreeches:

Cover for André Breton’s Spojité nadoby by Toyen, 1934

Via calypsospots

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10th March 2013

Photoset with 387 notes

Detail from front and back covers for Young Nudes by Masaya Nakamura, 1959

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22nd January 2013

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Cover of Jan Bartoš’s Strašidelný dům by Jindřich Štyrský and Toyen, 1926 (via rrosehobart, silvianavarro)

Cover of Jan Bartoš’s Strašidelný dům by Jindřich Štyrský and Toyen, 1926

(via rrosehobart, silvianavarro)

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25th October 2012

Photo with 40 notes

Book cover design and tyopgraphy by Zdeněk Rossmann for Civilisovaná žena—Zivilisierte Frau (The Civilized Woman), edited by Božena Horneková, et. al. Brno, Jan Vaněk, 1939

Book cover design and tyopgraphy by Zdeněk Rossmann for Civilisovaná žena—Zivilisierte Frau (The Civilized Woman), edited by Božena Horneková, et. al. Brno, Jan Vaněk, 1939

Tagged: book artcover artbook coversillustrationhairscissorsbraidsczechzdenek rossmannthe civilized womanbozena hornekovacivilisovana zena

25th September 2012

Photo with 37 notes

Illustration by Phoebe Gloeckner for J.G. Ballard’s The Atrocity Exhibition (RE/Search edition, 1990)

Illustration by Phoebe Gloeckner for J.G. Ballard’s The Atrocity Exhibition (RE/Search edition, 1990)

Tagged: phoebe gloecknerj.g. ballardthe atrocity exhibitionre/search1990sillustrationcover artbook coversbook artanatomy

22nd August 2012

Photo with 317 notes

Cover for Karel Josef Benes’ Kouzelny Dum by Toyen, 1948 Via calypsospots Also

Cover for Karel Josef Benes’ Kouzelny Dum by Toyen, 1948

Via calypsospots

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26th May 2012

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Cover for Vítězslav Nezval’s Anicka skritek a Slameny Hubert by Toyen, 1936 Via calypsospots Also

Cover for Vítězslav Nezval’s Anicka skritek a Slameny Hubert by Toyen, 1936

Via calypsospots

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26th May 2012

Photo reblogged from Hoodoo That Voodoo with 775 notes

hoodoothatvoodoo, firsttimeuser: Monika Faber “The assembled women” (book cover) photo by Studio Manassé, 1930s

hoodoothatvoodoo, firsttimeuser:

Monika Faber “The assembled women” (book cover)

photo by Studio Manassé, 1930s

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Source: firsttimeuser