art-of-swords:

German hand-and-a-half Sword 

• Dated: (partly) 16th century
• Measurements: Blade 121.5 cm. Overall length 145.8 cm

Featuring a long rapier blade inlaid with linear ornament and brass scrollwork on one face, the sword is stamped with a series of letters and small marks within the fuller on each face at the forte. It has a later blackened iron hilt of robust rounded bars, formed in the manner of mid-16th century.

It is also comprising a S-shaped horizontal quillons with large button terminals, the quillons joined at their root to a symmetrical slotted inner- and outer-guard with lobated edges. The forward quillon branched form a knuckle-guard extending to the mid-point of the grip and in turn joined by a diagonal bar to the outerguard. It has a moulded leather-covered grip of hand-and-a-half size, and large pommel matching the quillon terminals. 

Source: © Hermann Historica

likeafieldmouse:

Jan Kempenaers - Spomenik: The End of HIstory (2006-9)

There are hundreds of these spomeniks (monuments) scattered throughout villages and rural landscapes in the former Yugoslavia.

“Le Corbusier’s concept of ‘radiant city’ may never have gained much traction in the real world, but some of its tropes, especially the idea of enveloping greenspace, can be found in the Spomenik sites. Some of these structures appear to be actual buildings, though devoid of viable internal living spaces. Others resemble futuristic housing along the lines of a ‘tomorrowland’.”