— the wings

the wings

one hundred and seventy-six wings · each a different sense of the building

i

the hours

twenty-four small portraits — one per hour. a tide-table for the day.

24 rooms
ii

the colour archive

twenty-four pigments. each room is the colour and contains its small biography.

24 rooms
iii

the bestiary

twenty creatures observed in or near the labyrinth. most days.

20 entries
iv

the herbarium

fifteen pressed specimens. catalogued, more or less faithfully.

15 specimens
v

the constellations

twelve small mythic figures, plus an interactive sky.

12 figures · 1 sky
vi

the house

twenty rooms of a domestic building, by floor.

20 rooms
vii

the archive

twenty-five papers — telegrams, postcards, receipts, will.

25 documents
viii

the dictionary

thirty invented words. plus the older lexicon entries.

30 entries
ix

the atmospheres

fourteen weathers, observed inside the building.

14 atmospheres
x

generative

five interactive canvases — drift, threads, weather, lines, orbit.

5 surfaces
xi

cartography

sixteen maps of unmappable things — forgetting, lateness, attention.

16 maps
xii

dream fragments

twenty short dreams, recorded on waking.

20 dreams
xiii

music room

twelve instruments, presently silent.

12 instruments
xiv

graveyard

fifteen small stones — for things, not people.

15 stones
xv

apothecary

eighteen remedies for fictional conditions.

18 remedies
xvi

tearoom

twelve teas · daily and for tuesdays.

12 teas
xvii

knotwork

fifteen knots — daily use and decorative.

15 knots
xviii

numbers

twelve small integers, lived with.

12 numbers
xix

noemata · a tribute

fourteen pages in homage to noemata.net.

14 pages
xx

anatomy

eighteen architectural details — hinge, latch, dado, finial.

18 details
xxi

curiosities

eighteen vitrines from the cabinet of curiosities.

18 vitrines
xxii

wallpaper

fifteen patterns — for fifteen walls.

15 patterns
xxiii

birds

fifteen birds, observed in or near.

15 birds
xxiv

stones

twelve small minerals · weighed by hand.

12 stones
xxv

cookery

fifteen simple recipes — evocative, domestic.

15 recipes
xxvi

letters from elsewhere

twelve letters, from outside the labyrinth.

12 letters
xxvii

insectary

fifteen small invented insects — a second wing of creatures.

15 insects
xxviii

saints

twelve invented saints, each with a feast day.

12 saints
xxix

carpentry

twelve workshop tools — plane, chisel, brace.

12 tools
xxx

hat shop

ten hats from the cloakroom shelf.

10 hats
xxxi

children's books

ten fictional children's books for the nursery.

10 books
xxxii

embroidery

ten stitched fabrics — initial, blackwork, whitework.

10 fabrics
xxxiii

shop windows

twelve windows · at twilight.

12 shops
xxxiv

apiary

ten pages of bee-keeping — hive, queen, comb, swarm.

10 pages
xxxv

paintings

twelve small paintings hung throughout the building.

12 paintings
xxxvi

spice cabinet

twelve jars — row by row.

12 jars
xxxvii

watches

ten · each running at its own pace.

10 watches
xxxviii

cards

eight from a deck · four from a tarot.

12 cards
xxxix

newspaper

ten front pages from several papers.

10 papers
xl

buttons

ten · in a small tin.

10 buttons
xli

stationery

ten — for the desk.

10 items
xlii

song book

eight folk songs · north noemic.

8 songs
xliii

postage stamps

ten · from a small album.

10 stamps
xliv

postcards

ten · written, mostly sent.

10 cards
xlv

folklore

small tales · told once and a little differently.

tales
xlvi

mammals

small mammals · near and around.

10 mammals
xlvii

trees

named trees of the labyrinth grounds.

10 trees
xlviii

sky

the sky, watched in sections.

sky
xlix

clouds

named clouds · catalogued.

clouds
l

lamps

small lights · ten · one room each.

10 lamps
li

clocks

timekeepers · each on its own pace.

10 clocks
lii

frames

empty picture frames · waiting.

frames
liii

signs

painted signs · weathered, taken down.

signs
liv

notices

small public notices · pinned to boards.

notices
lv

epigraphs

inscriptions on small stones and lintels.

epigraphs
lvi

pocket

small things from a single pocket.

pocket
lvii

toys

forgotten small toys.

toys
lviii

phantoms

brief presences · accounted for.

phantoms
lix

market

a small saturday market · stall by stall.

market
lx

urban

small moments in cities.

urban
lxi

cocktails

small recipes · evening only.

cocktails
lxii

drinks

other drinks, daily.

drinks
lxiii

games

small games · with rules half remembered.

games
lxiv

family

small family rooms · plates, recipes, hands.

family
lxv

log

a small daily log · kept by the keeper.

log
lxvi

visiting cards

small visiting cards · left on the salver.

cards
lxvii

pet birds

small caged birds · with names.

pet birds
lxviii

birdsongs

named birdsongs · transcribed.

songs
lxix

weather instruments

small instruments for measuring the air.

10 instruments
lxx

cuttings

small things cut from larger papers.

cuttings
lxxi

beach finds

small things picked up between tides.

10 finds
lxxii

bouquets

small flowers tied with string.

bouquets
lxxiii

mechanisms

ten small machines · still working.

10 mechs
lxxiv

glances

ten · seen from a distance.

10 glances
lxxv

garments

ten · in various cupboards.

10 garments
lxxvi

notes left

ten · on the table · pinned to the door.

10 notes
lxxvii

stations

ten small halts · marin to terminus.

10 stations
lxxviii

the shelf

ten small books · standing as found.

10 books
lxxix

small museums

ten single-room museums · single subjects.

10 museums
lxxx

dry goods

ten · on the general store counter.

10 goods
lxxxi

bells

ten · founded, hung, rung, named.

10 bells
lxxxii

unsent letters

ten · written, not posted.

10 letters
lxxxiii

specific mornings

ten · drawn from the keeper's log.

10 mornings
lxxxiv

the sketchbook

ten pages · one amateur hand.

10 drawings
lxxxv

fabric samples

ten · from the haberdasher's book.

10 fabrics
lxxxvi

vases

ten arrangements · ten vessels · ten rooms.

10 vases
lxxxvii

ledgers

ten · small bound books of trade and household.

10 ledgers
lxxxviii

small portraits

ten · written, framed, hung in the corridor.

10 portraits
lxxxix

doors

ten · in the labyrinth · known to stick or not.

10 doors
xc

windows

ten · with their views, catches, last-closers.

10 windows
xci

bottles

ten · labelled, mostly · domestic and odd.

10 bottles
xcii

mirrors

ten · framed, hinged, pocketed, blackened.

10 mirrors
xciii

wells

ten · sunk · sealed · still drawing.

10 wells
xciv

broken things

ten · damaged but kept.

10 broken
xcv

abandoned

ten places · left as found · slowly reclaimed.

10 places
xcvi

lost

ten · definitively · the loss matters.

10 lost
xcvii

small inventions

ten · patented · all unworkable.

10 inventions
xcviii

named winds

ten · each with direction · season · beaufort.

10 winds
xcix

small theatres

ten · stages, screens, booths, single-chair.

10 theatres
c

verses

ten broadsides · small bay press · north noemic.

10 verses
ci

visitors

ten · from the keeper's log · with notes.

10 visitors
cii

bills

ten · paid or filed · domestic and trade.

10 bills
ciii

keys

ten · in daily use · in drawers · lost.

10 keys
civ

photographs

ten · from a family album.

10 photographs
cv

dispatches

ten cuttings · from the village papers.

10 dispatches
cvi

pets

ten · named · each with a life and a death.

10 pets
cvii

dialect

ten · north noemic · used between labyrinth and sea.

10 words
cviii

festivals

ten · small annual local observances.

10 festivals
cix

odd recipes

ten · regional · seasonal · mostly no longer made.

10 recipes
cx

extinct trades

ten · no longer practised.

10 trades
cxi

weather records

ten · the extremes · with instruments.

10 events
cxii

ghost rooms

ten · rooms whose history has been lost.

10 rooms
cxiii

anachronisms

ten · objects out of their century.

10 objects
cxiv

cryptic notices

ten · pinned to boards · meaning unclear.

10 notices
cxv

unfinished

ten · begun, abandoned, kept.

10 projects
cxvi

unknown machines

ten · they work · no one knows what for.

10 machines
cxvii

encyclopedia

ten entries · noemic and labyrinthine.

10 entries
cxviii

silences

ten · each a specific kind.

10 silences
cxix

thresholds

ten · alternative entrances.

10 thresholds
cxx

corners

ten · niches, nooks, almost-forgotten.

10 corners
cxxi

ceremonies

ten · private · small · daily.

10 ceremonies
cxxii

sounds

ten · short verbal descriptions.

10 sounds
cxxiii

epic fragments

ten · from a mostly-lost epic.

10 fragments
cxxiv

garden creatures

ten · small wild residents of the back garden.

10 creatures
cxxv

imagined instruments

ten · imagined · mostly unsounded.

10 instruments
cxxvi

stained glass

ten windows · chapel · hall · side-room.

10 windows
cxxvii

riddles

ten small verse-riddles · copybook 1872.

10 riddles
cxxviii

inscriptions

ten · cut into stone · about the grounds.

10 inscriptions
cxxix

small graves

ten · for things, not people.

10 graves
cxxx

intervals

ten named durations · neither hour nor minute.

10 intervals
cxxxi

societies

ten · small academies · quiet activities.

10 societies
cxxxii

tides

ten named · observed at the harbour.

10 tides
cxxxiii

walks

ten · named paths around the labyrinth.

10 walks
cxxxiv

guestbook

ten · pages from the visitor's book.

10 pages
cxxxv

confessions

ten small admissions · pinned · slipped · placed.

10 confessions
cxxxvi

auguries

ten small folk-omens · light weight.

10 auguries
cxxxvii

small mysteries

ten · unresolved · not crimes · just questions.

10 mysteries
cxxxviii

eaves

ten · at the building's edge.

10 eaves
cxxxix

distances

ten · named measured stretches.

10 distances
cxl

small treaties

ten · between rooms · between hands.

10 treaties
cxli

personal libraries

ten · each household member's shelf.

10 shelves
cxlii

kept

ten small things one refuses to throw away.

10 things
cxliii

smells

ten · named · room by room.

10 smells
cxliv

benches

ten · in and around the grounds · sat upon.

10 benches
cxlv

named lights

ten · ambient · not lamps.

10 lights
cxlvi

breezes

ten · smaller than winds · local · indoor.

10 breezes
cxlvii

reservations

ten · small spaces kept · barely used.

10 reservations
cxlviii

repairs

ten · mended · the mend visible.

10 repairs
cxlix

worn footprints

ten places · feet have shaped the floor.

10 places
cl

heraldry

ten · coats of arms · fictional & small.

10 arms
cli

ribbons

ten · kept · tied · binding small things.

10 ribbons
clii

trade tools

ten · each specific to its trade.

10 tools
cliii

flowers

ten · drawn from life · spring & early summer.

10 flowers
cliv

song lines

ten · scraps of folk songs · mostly forgotten.

10 fragments
clv

wax seals

ten · broken · intact · resealed.

10 seals
clvi

webs

ten · spun · in corners · in slots.

10 webs
clvii

accidents

ten small mishaps · recorded after the fact.

10 mishaps
clviii

named glances

ten · specific gazes · from inside.

10 looks
clix

inherited

ten · handed down · with provenance.

10 heirlooms
clx

named smiles

ten · each a specific kind.

10 smiles
clxi

parcels

ten · arrived · returned · unopened.

10 parcels
clxii

unsung

ten small acts · done · barely noticed.

10 acts
clxiii

letters from m.

ten · cities · 1957–1963.

10 letters
clxiv

gestures

ten · small motions observed · barely meant.

10 gestures
clxv

night

ten · observed only at night.

10 observations
clxvi

echoes

ten · where sound returns.

10 echoes
clxvii

frosts

ten · small frost events · observed.

10 frosts
clxviii

dust

ten patches · the labyrinth's slow geology.

10 patches
clxix

small wishes

ten · modest · made aloud or in pencil.

10 wishes
clxx

cousins

ten imagined relatives · with habits.

10 cousins
clxxi

chimneys

ten · on the labyrinth's roofs · varied draw.

10 chimneys
clxxii

small endings

ten ways of finishing · noticed only after.

10 endings
clxxiii

named trees

ten · in the grounds · with histories.

10 trees
clxxiv

left for the next

ten small things · for whoever comes next.

10 offerings
clxxv

tiny

ten · each smaller than a thimble.

10 tiny
clxxvi

whispers

ten · phrases too quiet to overhear.

10 whispers

the original 125 rooms remain accessible through atlas and catalogue. see also tools for search, oracle, wheel, &c.

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