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Bernard Sleigh’s *Anciente Mappe of Fairyland* (edition c. 1920) — The Public Domain Review
Originally published as a three-sheet lithograph in scroll form in 1917 (and then as a reduced single sheet about 1920,…
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Charles Davy’s *Conjectural Observations on the Origin and Progress of the Alphabetic Script* (1772) — The Public Domain Review
“Writing, in the earliest times of the world, was a delineation of the outlines of those things which men wished…
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Elena Izcue’s *Peruvian Art at School* (1926) – The Public Domain Review
Although the introductory texts and excerpts from reviews of El Arte Peruano usually refer to “Inca art”, the majority of…
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George Wightwick’s The Palace of Architecture – The Public Domain Review
This grand introduction is offered by the main character of George Wightwick Palace of Architecture: a romance of art and…
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Illustrations by Blemmyes (ca. 1175–1724) – The Public Domain Review
No matter that a tribe of headless humans never existed, their inclusion in ancient histories made them popular fodder for…
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Walking with Franz Hessel in 1920s Berlin – The Public Domain Review
For a book ostensibly about walking, it is remarkable how much Hessel enjoys zipping around the city in fast cars…
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Helen Haiman Joseph’s *A Book of Puppets* (1920) – The Public Domain Review
Anyone who grew up with Shari Lewis’s Lamb Chop, Fred Rogers’ King Friday A book with puppets (1920). Late one…
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The “Private” Photographs of Bolette Berg and Marie Høeg (ca. 1895–1903) — The Public Domain Review
While their commercial work consists of the posed portraits and conventional landscapes typical of their time, Berg and Høeg’s private…
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“The Heat Wave” (1929) – The Public Domain Review
Feron (now Ferronius) wakes up in ancient Rome. The sun is also hot here. “The blazing rays penetrated even the…
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*The Mowing-Devil* (1678), or the earliest known depiction of a crop circle — The Public Domain Review
At the height of the crop circle craze in the 1980s and 1990s, all kinds of explanations, both natural and…
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