Maurice Sand
Les Lubins (1858, Illustration for ''Légendes rustiques'' by George Sand)
According to George Sand’s text lubins aren’t quite werewolves. “Sorrowful, dreamy and stupid spirits,” she writes, “they spend their lives chatting in an unknown language along the walls of cemeteries. In some places they are accused of breaking into the field of rest and gnawing on bones. In the latter case, they belong to the race of lycanthropes and werewolves, and must be called lupins. But in the case of lubins, manners soften with the name. They do no harm and escape at the slightest sound.”
Les Lubins (1858, Illustration for ''Légendes rustiques'' by George Sand)
According to George Sand’s text lubins aren’t quite werewolves. “Sorrowful, dreamy and stupid spirits,” she writes, “they spend their lives chatting in an unknown language along the walls of cemeteries. In some places they are accused of breaking into the field of rest and gnawing on bones. In the latter case, they belong to the race of lycanthropes and werewolves, and must be called lupins. But in the case of lubins, manners soften with the name. They do no harm and escape at the slightest sound.”
Steve McCurry
Fighters take refuge in National Museum in Kabul during civil war (1995, Afghanistan)
When the Taliban seized power in the 1990s, it is estimated that 70% of the ancient artifacts in the National Museum were destroyed. The area around the museum became the front line between the most brutal warring factions, but when the Taliban prevailed, the museum was looted and burned.
stevemccurry.com
Fighters take refuge in National Museum in Kabul during civil war (1995, Afghanistan)
When the Taliban seized power in the 1990s, it is estimated that 70% of the ancient artifacts in the National Museum were destroyed. The area around the museum became the front line between the most brutal warring factions, but when the Taliban prevailed, the museum was looted and burned.
stevemccurry.com