Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
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ANTIQUE ORIENTAL PERSIAN RUG- estate find- PITIFUL CONDITION, BUT OLD-$21
Despite all its worn spots, discoloration and frayed ends, bindings, etc., it doesn’t stink much.
I gave up trying to identify oriental/Persian rug patterns years ago. Since I never got it right, I just use one name: “Hammurabi.” Reason? I simply like the sound of it.
FREISHTA, MOHAMMED KASIM- celebrated persian historian. b 1570ish at astrabad, one of the caspian sea. while still a child, his father summoned away to hindustan, where he was a high office deccan; by his influece, the young F recieved a court promotion. in 1589 F removed to bejapore, where he spent the remander of his life under the protection of the shah ibrahim add II, who engaged him to write a history of india. at the court of adil he died 64ish.
in the introduction to his work, a 'resume' is given of the history of hindustan prior to the mahometan conquest, + also of the arabs thru the east. the 1st 10 books are each occupied w/ a history of the kings of one of the provinces. #11 gives an account of the mussulmans of malabar; #12 history of the saints in india. the conclusion the geography + climate of india. F is reputed 1 of the most trustworthy 1 of the oriental historians, + his work still maintains a high place of authority. several portions of it have been translated into english.
FERMANAGH- ireland county. blah blah BLAH blah. history + antiquities. according to Ptolemy, the aboriginies of this place were the Erdini. by the ancient irish it was called feormagh- or 'the country of the lakes'. eanagh,(lit-the mountain-valley-marsh district + also magh-uire, or "the country of the waters" it was divided into 2 large portions- the 1 called turgoll, the othr rosgoll. the latter was OCCUPIED by the guarii, the ancestors of the macguires or maguires, a name still very common. this tribe or family was so influential that for centuries the county was called after them macguires country, + one of the towns still existing bears their name. F was 1 of the 6 counties w/ reverted to the crown at the time of the flight of the earls of tyrone + tyrconnell, + which were included in the well known scheme of colonization of james 1, the plantation of ulster. among the principle scotch = english settlers at the period of th plantation were sir stephan butler, sir wm cole, jogn archdall, + sir gerard lowther, from whom, some of thetowns + villages derived their names. descendants from those form the leading gentry to 'today'. during the revolution of 1688 F rendered signal service to william II's cause. by the gallant stand w/ its yeoman made against the irish army, + their descendants posses so much of the military spirit of their forefathers. as to make the title "fermanagh men". still synonymous w/ bravery + loyalty to the constitution. in 1689 battles fought between will II's army + the Irish under maccarthy(for james II). the chief place or antiquary is the devenish isle in lough erne, it has 80 acres of pasture, romantic + ecclesiastic ruins. 6th c abby, round tower. abbey of st mary. molaisse or molugh. danish vaths + tumuli. at wattlebridge a druidic temple.
Monday, June 17, 2013
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1937 WATERCOLOR PAINTING Union Pacific STEAM ENGINE No. 804 LOCOMOTIVE
Union Pacific Railroad bought 45 engines of this type (4-8-4) from the American Locomotive Company, the first 20 delivered in 1937. The 804 was one of those. This unsigned watercolor drawing depicts the engine and tender fired up and ready to roll. 
