Client
: VerSache the Barbarian comic book (the
'e unum pluribus' editions) ( in
association with Ian
Versace.)
Medium : Pen
Sketchs (on
Cartridge) 20cm by 20cm
:
Coloured and Enhanced in Adobe
Photoshop 2005 a.d
Character Designs : Advertising
Executives having dominion over one of VerSache's many
decendents. Jim and Jewel are introduced as the evil CEO's of Niteramm
and Niteramm Advertising. Ian VerSache, The direct descendent of VerSache the Barbarian has, by fate or misfortune found has found himself working as a
graphic designer for this nefarious duo.
Notes
on the life and times of VerSache the Barbarian :
Ex
libris necessarius VerSache obscurus
barbarus :
This extraordinary
collection offers striking insight
into the historical VerSache the Barbarian.
Compiled, Photographed, Edited,
Rebound and Translated by Marjorie
Chillblaine :
Today the most ancient of the original
documents exist beginning with
600 leaves (or
folios) made from hemp, Some folios
are of single sheets, most are
twice the width, then folded to
accommodate 2 pages of text, The
decorated pages often occurred
on single sheets. The folios had
lines drawn for the text, sometimes
on both sides. Prick marks and
guide lines can still be seen on
some pages. The hemp is of high
quality, although the folios have
an uneven thickness, with some
being almost leather, while others
are so thin as to be almost translucent.
Food, beer and coffee stains abound
throughout ...
Concept
Notes : |
Jim
: (Magnus
Malus) There is good reason to believe
that the (nite)-ram had a purely warlike
meaning to the Celts, since it was
sometimes represented in the company
of a war god. A curious variant on
ram symbolism was ram headed serpent,
often shown in the company of of the
antlered god Cern (Scottish) or Cernnunos
(Irish). This hybrid creature combined
the ram's symbolism of fertility
and agression beside the snakes association
with the underworld and renewal.
--La Morte Cammina Con I Tacchi Alti
--
Jewelie
: Alias
Agrat (Iggereth) bat Mahlat : An ageless
(well the wrinkles are starting
to show, but its been 6 millenia.
) Qabalistic entity of whoredom, 1 of
the 4 concubines of Sammael or Samael
(Satanil, Samil, Satan, Seir, Salmael,
etc. Jewish lore, speaks of him as the
Angel of Death, chief ruler of the Fifth
Heaven, one of the seven regents of
this world ).
The
other three are :
Lilith
: (תיליל)-
the screech owl- In
Jewish tradition,
is a "creature
of the night",
enemy of infants,
bride to Sammael.
According to some
texts, she is the
queen of demons,
pictured with wings
and long flowing
hair, and called
the "mother
of Ahriman" (B.
B. 73b; 'Er. 100b;
Nid. 24b). She
predated Eve and
is rumoured to
have had sexual
relations with
Adam, " When
Adam, doing penance
for his sin, separated
from Eve for 130
years, he, by impure
desire, caused the
earth to be filled
with demons, or shedim,
lilin, and evil spirits" (Gen.
R. xx.; 'Er. 18b.) The
Zohar ( רהז ) describes
Lilith as "a
hot fiery female
who at first cohabited
with man",
but when Eve
was created, "flew
to the cities
of the sea coast, " where
she is "still
trying to ensnare
mankind." Talmudic
references
also state
she has wings.
In the Cabala she is the demon of Friday
and is represented as a naked woman
whose body terminates in a serpent's
tail.
|
Gustav the unfortunate
undead janitor under
niteramm & niteramms
employ |
The
first traceable mention of Lilith
occurs in a 10th-century folktale
called the "Alphabet of Ben
Sira" ( a collection
of stories about heroes of the
Bible and Talmud ), however
it is suggested that her character
is drawn from the "lili",
female demonic spirits in Mesophotamian
demonology, and known as "ardat
lili".
In Talmudic
lore, as also in Zoharistic Qabalah,
most demons are mortal, but Lilith
and two other notorious female spirits
of evil (Naamah and Agrat bat Mahlat)
will "continue to exist
and plague man until the Messianic
day, when God will finally extirpate
uncleanliness and evil from the
face of the earth." In
Scholem's article one of the medieval
writers in the magazine "Mada'e
ha Yahudut" (II, 164ff.), Lilith
and Sammael are said to have "emanated
from beneath the throne of Divine
Glory, the legs of which were somewhat
shaken by their [joint] activity."
Isaiah
34:14-15 "The wild beasts
of the desert shall also meet
with the wild beasts of the island,
and the satyr shall cry to his
fellow; the screech owl also
shall rest there, and find for
herself a place of rest. There
shall the great owl make her
nest, and lay, and hatch, and
gather under her shadow: there
shall the vultures also be gathered,
every one with her mate."
Aliases of Lilith : Abeko,
Abito, Amizo, Batna, Eilo, Ita,
Izorpo, Kali, Kea, Kokos, Lilith,
Odam, Partasah, Patrota, Podo,
Satrina, Talto. Lilith is also
named "Astaribo"
in medieval magic, "Avitue"
in Rabbinic lore, "Bat Zuge"
is a term for the evil Lilith when
she is regarded as the 10th of
the 10 unholy sefiroth or divine
emanations issuing from the left
side of God [Rf. "The Zolhar"]
Eisheth
Zenunim
: Keeps
to herself these days, doesnt
go out much anymore,has a day-job
as a lawyer (just for laughs).
Worked at Wolfram e Hart in
Rome,
left due to boredom.
Naamah
( literal translation : Pleasing) According
to Rabbi Isaac, the sons of God,
specifically Uzza and Azael, were
corrupted by Naaman. Rabbi Simeon
called her mother of demons, and
Rabbi Hiya believed she was the "great
seducer not only of men but of
spirits and demons," and
that, with Lilith, she "brought
epilepsy to children." [Rf. "The
Zohar I, 55a."] In "The
Legends of the Jews I, 150",
Naamah is the mother of the devil
Asmodeus by
the fallen angel Shamdan. (although
other passages
describes Asmodeus as marrying
Lilith, who became his queen,
It is also written that he was
the off-spring of the union between
Adam and
Naamah, conceived whilst Adam was
married to Lilith.).
Soundtrack (music to draw pure evil
to) : the Ninth Gate (Original Film
Score)- Wojciech Kilar
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