Friday, November 16, 2012

The difference 700 years makes?



Mystery solved! The ever resourceful* Brian Williams weighed in on my "Lilies of mystery" post (right) last week, saying "I recognize these as the front and back artwork from Cocteau Twins' 1982 EP Lullabies (The Arum lily appears on the back.)" He also found the source, The Liliput Pocket Omnibus (pub. date uncertain), along with several scans of its pages, including the spread above.

Above, on the left: STONE. The Famous Angel in Rheims Cathedral, built over 700 years ago; Above, on the right: FLESH AND BLOOD. Centuries later, a striking resemblance is seen in Mlle. Louisette  Bouniol, also of Rheims.

*I know this for a fact. He was my Cub Scout co-den leader back in the day!




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