ghostsignsofhamilton
The Piper at the Gates
by Caroline Moran
To find my way.
To find my way.
To walk ... and see.
To walk ... and see.
Having been immobile and now inchoate. In no particular direction, but with a certain purpose. Arms outstretched, hands holding a tiny box, a trapdoor, a lens. Arms and camera like forked twig to divine.
Having been immobile and now inchoate. In no particular direction, but with a certain purpose. Arms outstretched, hands holding a tiny box, a trapdoor, a lens. Arms and camera like forked twig to divine.
Called.
Called.
Drawn.
Drawn.
Their discovery initiating tiny pinpricks.
Their discovery initiating tiny pinpricks.
Is it rebellion against the emails / SUV's / drive-through obesity-burgers / franchise coffee / e!-TV? Is it nostalgia? Sentimentalism? Fatalism? Neurosis?
Is it rebellion against the emails / SUV's / drive-through obesity-burgers / franchise coffee / e!-TV? Is it nostalgia? Sentimentalism? Fatalism? Neurosis?
incipit -- here it begins
incipit -- here it begins
A formula for conjuring
A formula for conjuring
16 Simultaneous
16 Simultaneous
16+18 Not Simultaneous[34]
16+18 Not Simultaneous[34]
erratum
erratum
ĕrrāt'um
ĕrrāt'um
n.
n.
errors in printing or writing
errors in printing or writing
Å0ç7rr®°t°‰a
Å0ç7rr®°t°‰a
expurgate
expurgate
ĕx'purg|āte
ĕx'purg|āte
v.t.
v.t.
purify by removing
purify by removing
Purify (book etc.) by removing objectionable matter
Purify (book etc.) by removing objectionable matter
remove and purify
remove and purify
Å0ç7x°‰purg|®°te
Å0ç7x°‰purg|®°te
expunge
expunge
ėxpŭnge'
ėxpŭnge'
v.t.
v.t.
erase, omit, (name from list, passage from book, etc.)
erase, omit, (name from list, passage from book, etc.)
Å0ç9xpÅ0ï9nge°‰
Å0ç9xpÅ0ï9nge°‰
excise
excise
ėxcīse'
ėxcīse'
v.t.
cut out (passage of book, limb, organ, etc.); (Bot., Zool.) cut out, notch
Å0ç9xc®©se°‰
So Å0ç9xcÅ0è9s°‰ion
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[Papeles varios del reinado de Felipe V sobre temas de hacienda principalmente].
[Papeles varios del reinado de Felipe V sobre temas de hacienda principalmente].
°™S. XVIII, papel, 209 X 150 mm., 179 p.
°™S. XVIII, papel, 209 X 150 mm., 179 p.
Ex-libris de D. Jose Duaso.
Ex-libris de D. Jose Duaso.
Copias. En la h. del principio: El 28 de septiembre 1796 se sacÆ de la andana del estante 6". En p. 177-179,
Copias. En la h. del principio: El 28 de septiembre 1796 se sacÆ de la andana del estante 6". En p. 177-179,
indice incompleto.
indice incompleto.
Contiene: RepresentaciÆn de la DiputaciÆn de los Reinos de Castilla, LeÆn y AragÆn sobre
Contiene: RepresentaciÆn de la DiputaciÆn de los Reinos de Castilla, LeÆn y AragÆn sobre
los daÅos que causa la junta de Baldos y en demanda de que se guarden sus privilegios: Decreto de 20 de enero de 1717 estableziendo los Tribunales en el Palacio de la Reina Madre...
los daÅos que causa la junta de Baldos y en demanda de que se guarden sus privilegios: Decreto de 20 de enero de 1717 estableziendo los Tribunales en el Palacio de la Reina Madre...
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PEDRO CUADRILLERO: Extractos de las lecciones explicadas por el Sr. D.
PEDRO CUADRILLERO: Extractos de las lecciones explicadas por el Sr. D.
Antonio Varas en los tratados de secciones c®Ænicas, teor a general de ecuaciones y Junciones. S. XIX, papel, 210 X 150 mm., 88 ff. En f. 85 firma autÆgrafa del autor. Los ff. 86-88, plegados, con dibujos geometricos.
Antonio Varas en los tratados de secciones c®Ænicas, teor a general de ecuaciones y Junciones. S. XIX, papel, 210 X 150 mm., 88 ff. En f. 85 firma autÆgrafa del autor. Los ff. 86-88, plegados, con dibujos geometricos.
Ghost signs
Ghost signs
spectral reminders
spectral reminders
a history a culture
a history a culture
Public art: valuable and threatened
Public art: valuable and threatened
unprotected
unprotected
Generally painted on brick with lead paint. Having withstood time
Generally painted on brick with lead paint. Having withstood time
weather
weather
Extolling the virtues of products professions services
Extolling the virtues of products professions services
of those long dead.
of those long dead.
A small number of signs were painted on wood or metal, most however, were produced on expanses of exposed brick.
A small number of signs were painted on wood or metal, most however, were produced on expanses of exposed brick.
Painted for utilitarian purposes, but created by artists who traveled from town to town to ply their craft.
Painted for utilitarian purposes, but created by artists who traveled from town to town to ply their craft.
They became know as 'walldogs' .
They became know as 'walldogs' .
The trapdoor on the tiny box has captured many many more than those seen here, but the editor will allow only what the editor will allow.
The trapdoor on the tiny box has captured many many more than those seen here, but the editor will allow only what the editor will allow.
Dr. Allan J. Quick Dentist
A piece of graffiti began to appear on proud new multi-story buildings in, perhaps, the 1980s. It said: THIS WILL FALL DOWN.
A piece of graffiti began to appear on proud new multi-story buildings in, perhaps, the 1980s. It said: THIS WILL FALL DOWN.
I wanted them to fall down. Drab, thoughtless buildings -- shallow and cold.
I wanted them to fall down. Drab, thoughtless buildings -- shallow and cold.
I wanted to help them.
I wanted to help them.
I wanted to help them fall down.
I wanted to help them fall down.
Hamilton's Studebaker Factory 1948-1966
Hamilton's Studebaker Factory 1948-1966
And sometimes they do fall, helped along by giant yellow machines that kick and punch them into rubble. I could do a lot of good with one of those machines.
Herbert S. Mills King Street East
Revelation may take place when a building falls down -- on the walls of an adjacent building, long hidden. I had no word for them when I first sought them out. Now they are commonly appointed the name ghost signs; but to me, more specter than ghost -- ghost a neutered notion. At least here. At least now.
Revelation may take place when a building falls down -- on the walls of an adjacent building, long hidden. I had no word for them when I first sought them out. Now they are commonly appointed the name ghost signs; but to me, more specter than ghost -- ghost a neutered notion. At least here. At least now.
Residual traces of a People
Residual traces of a People
of Place.
of Place.
A window opens.
A window opens.
A curtain is drawn.
A curtain is drawn.
King Street East
Yes, yes, they are advertisements. They are base pandering to Victorian hocus pocus; the bartering of pills and elixers, but such is not the enigma, not for me.
James Street North
The trouble with giant yellow machines is that they more often than not kick and punch the wrong buildings into rubble. The cold drab buildings release no scent. They become part of a thoughtless background. Eccentrics attract attention, but what is eccentric today? Now?
The trouble with giant yellow machines is that they more often than not kick and punch the wrong buildings into rubble. The cold drab buildings release no scent. They become part of a thoughtless background. Eccentrics attract attention, but what is eccentric today? Now?
The media is transfixed by tasteless buffoonery -- taste and manners become eccentric -- and so the giant yellow machines swarm like maddened hornets around that which has stood the test of time. I explore and taxonomize.
The media is transfixed by tasteless buffoonery -- taste and manners become eccentric -- and so the giant yellow machines swarm like maddened hornets around that which has stood the test of time. I explore and taxonomize.
Lyric Theatre Marquis Mary Street
Diapason - a grand swelling burst of harmony. Away from the noise and the machines. In alleys, (this place where I live is blessed with alleys), in courtyards, in places where the paint has peeled. Dowsing for the latent -- a river of continuity that flows through me. The swelling harmony that accompanies discovery. More stigmata than specter.
Diapason - a grand swelling burst of harmony. Away from the noise and the machines. In alleys, (this place where I live is blessed with alleys), in courtyards, in places where the paint has peeled. Dowsing for the latent -- a river of continuity that flows through me. The swelling harmony that accompanies discovery. More stigmata than specter.
a tiny box
a tiny box
a trapdoor
a trapdoor
a lens
a lens
camera a reliquary.
camera a reliquary.
James Street North
Saint Petersburg was founded in 1702. Prior to the First World War, the name was changed to Petrograd -- Peter's Town -- 'burg' being Germanic, and war being more than armaments. The Bolsheviks changed Petrograd to Leningrad. In 1991 Leningrad became Saint Petersburg again. Someone is walking there, trying to find their way.
Saint Petersburg was founded in 1702. Prior to the First World War, the name was changed to Petrograd -- Peter's Town -- 'burg' being Germanic, and war being more than armaments. The Bolsheviks changed Petrograd to Leningrad. In 1991 Leningrad became Saint Petersburg again. Someone is walking there, trying to find their way.
[Distillate © HA&L + Caroline Moran | {from the Greek bios} the course of a life.]
[Distillate © HA&L + Caroline Moran | {from the Greek bios} the course of a life.]
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