Treasure Score!

[Lady Rosalind]

They are cleaning out a storage room at work, so there was a table of art books in the atrium this morning. Yay, Free Books! I found 14 books on renaissance and art of the middle ages, covering most of europe, and filled with gorgeous PORTRAITS!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's like Christmas!!!! I haven't had a chance to look closely at any of them, but a sampling shows that I have scored a great treasure!

And the best part is... apparently there are a BUNCH of boxes they haven't sorted through yet, and I can have anything I want out of them! I am really hoping that whoever these belonged to had a copy of the Queen's Wardrobe, LOL. It's a big mystery as to who put them there, as they have been tucked away for years and years. Thank goodness for a curious work-study student!!!!

I'll compile a list of what I found later (it's crunch time here, and I need to get back to unboxing new computers). I can't wait to dig into what I have, and can't wait to see what's still in those other boxes! (apparently, what was on the free table wasn't even HALF of what's still up in the storage room!!!!!)

[Auryn]

that is awesome
cant wait to see what you got.

[LadyShadow]

Oh such a wonderful day for you.

[Master James]

SCORE!!!!  Lucky you!

[DonaCatalina]

I am green with envy!

[Anna Iram]

Me too! What a treat!

[Rani Zemirah]

Wow... Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas all rolled into one!  How exciting!!! 

[Rosamundi]

Pant pant! Hope you have a good scanner so we can all kibitz on the treasure in days to come. Tee-hee!

[Marietta Graziella]

Huzzah!  Fantastic!!!

[DragonWing]

Lucky you. Also green with envy.

[Lady Rosalind]

Still haven't gotten more boxes out of storage, and my curiosity is killing me!

Here are a few pics of interesting things I've found so far (I'll have to post dates later, books are at home). Some of these are allegorical, but still pretty!











(I think we can tell where Danielle's dress in Ever After came from...)

There are a bunch of really interesting black and white reproductions as well, and a ton of information to process!

[Sorcha]

Lady R, you are a lucky, lucky woman!
Keep posting as you find time!!

[DonaCatalina]

Still haven't gotten more boxes out of storage, and my curiosity is killing me!

Here are a few pics of interesting things I've found so far (I'll have to post dates later, books are at home). Some of these are allegorical, but still pretty!



There are a bunch of really interesting black and white reproductions as well, and a ton of information to process!

This one with the pearls really caught me eye.

[operafantomet]

I think she's got golden Hebraic letters on her neckline. I wonder what it say. Probably a Biblical quote. It's Mary Magdalene, judging from the jar she's holding, and her reddish, loose hair.

[Anna Iram]

I like the gown shown in your second photo down. The sleeves make me curious with the little tassles that tie up the over sleeve. Lovely. Does anyone know where that style of headwrap originates from? I'd look ghastly in that, unless it was much bigger, but it's a nicely different look.