tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post8217412280226894542..comments2024-03-27T23:56:25.286-07:00Comments on Cabinet of Wonders: La MongolfieraHeather McDougalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09683209580852572301noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-35259216647385714322008-10-19T14:32:00.000-07:002008-10-19T14:32:00.000-07:00They are fantastic, regardless of their origin. I ...They are fantastic, regardless of their origin. I could stare at them forever!paintandinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00799336378465281025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-76739251157994479452008-10-04T20:36:00.000-07:002008-10-04T20:36:00.000-07:00very cool. thank you for sharing.very cool. thank you for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-55032078729172809182008-09-25T11:25:00.000-07:002008-09-25T11:25:00.000-07:00Montgolfier invente the hot air balloon - looks li...Montgolfier invente the hot air balloon - looks like the "t" got elided in the Italian.ArtSparkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-41250929957490181552008-09-23T14:53:00.000-07:002008-09-23T14:53:00.000-07:00Sure. It's not like they're mine, heh. (I did actu...Sure. It's not like they're <I>mine</I>, heh. <BR/>(I did actually post a couple of pics fromt he set the other day - the guy wrote to me and I was a bit skeptical about their origin. So he passed on a bit more info and sent me to an official institutional link in Lyons that uses a partial image from the manuscript in their header.)peacayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997731249622552311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-30263256153833607582008-09-23T14:42:00.000-07:002008-09-23T14:42:00.000-07:00Oh, my word. Those are marvelous. Everything mar...Oh, my word. Those are marvelous. Everything marvelous to do with the Enlightenment seems to come from France... I encourage everyone to go look. In fact, peacay, I'm going to make an addendum, if you don't mind.Heather McDougalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683209580852572301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-82038637482675173802008-09-23T09:16:00.000-07:002008-09-23T09:16:00.000-07:00Oh by the way, check out this flickr set. The pers...Oh by the way, check out this <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hulk4598/sets/72157607212617239/" REL="nofollow">flickr set</A>. The person who posted it/alerted me to it says that it's a contemporary [ie. 1784] manuscript of flying machines owned by the Municipal Archives in Lyons in France.peacayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997731249622552311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-25796628281040346362008-09-23T05:21:00.000-07:002008-09-23T05:21:00.000-07:00What an interesting blog you have! Congratulations...What an interesting blog you have! Congratulations. <BR/>It's a beautiful piece you have. <BR/>I will take a "mongolfiera" flight soon in my area with a group of friends. It's been postponed due weather conditions several times. I always dream I'm flying and the balloon looks everything but a normal balloon in my dreams. Maybe I'll dream about the mongolfiera next time before I fly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-32310704033886723182008-09-22T13:49:00.000-07:002008-09-22T13:49:00.000-07:00I've been reading your blog for a while but this i...I've been reading your blog for a while but this is my first de-lurking.<BR/><BR/>Who cares if these are original; they're beautiful!<BR/><BR/>Funnily enough, I did a post today about hot air balloons, though I think I shall now forever call them "mongolfiera". My post, if you want to see, is here: http://fishnorfowl.net/?p=9Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-27943642778039577352008-09-21T08:45:00.000-07:002008-09-21T08:45:00.000-07:00It occured to me they might be from some kind of m...It occured to me they might be from some kind of modern enthusiast's monogram, like something from a fanciful magazine article, turned into a sort of Steampunk version of a commemorative plate (although that seems very unusual). There is a <A HREF="http://www.slowfly.it/defaulteng.htm" REL="nofollow">page</A> up about hot air ballooning in Italy, with links to various associations, but I have yet to find any reference to any magazines or publications.Heather McDougalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683209580852572301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-75902086433600352302008-09-21T03:30:00.000-07:002008-09-21T03:30:00.000-07:00Yeah, it all seems a leetle suspicious. Names and ...Yeah, it all seems a <I>leetle</I> suspicious. Names and dates add an air (<I>sic</I>) of authenticity but I think my money would be on recent or semi-recent retro illustrations. But yes, of course, they are fabulous! Good score.peacayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997731249622552311noreply@blogger.com