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The Comet Book (‘Kometenbuch’) a 16th Century Album of Stylised Comets and Meteors

The Comet Book (‘Kometenbuch’) a 16th Century Album of Stylised Comets and Meteors

"Your wolves have more wit than your maester," the wildling woman said. "They know truths ...
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Karl Blossfeldt – Urformen der Kunst (Art Forms in Nature) – 1928

Karl Blossfeldt – Urformen der Kunst (Art Forms in Nature) – 1928

Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) was a German photographer celebrated by the Surrealists and early modernists for his pioneering close-up images of plants and flora. ...
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From the Earth to the Moon Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes (1874)

From the Earth to the Moon Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes (1874)

"A frightful silence hung over all that scene. There was not a breath of wind on the earth! Not a sound of breathing from the crowd! Hearts dared not beat. Every eye was fixed on the gaping mouth of the Columbiad." ...
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A Huge Photographic Tour of Royal London in the 1980s

A Huge Photographic Tour of Royal London in the 1980s

London's royal connections go back centuries. You can see the connections wherever you walk ...
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Miniatures From The Book of Knighthood (1460) Containing Christine Pizan’s Épître d’Othéa

Miniatures From The Book of Knighthood (1460) Containing Christine Pizan’s Épître d’Othéa

  These miniatures have been cropped from the c.1460 manuscript containing Christine Pizan's 'Épître d'Othéa' ...
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Beautiful Vintage Board Games From the 16th to 20th Centuries

Beautiful Vintage Board Games From the 16th to 20th Centuries

"There are only a few basic methods of playing [board] games and over the past ...
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The Art of Swimming Illustrated by Proper Figures – 1696

The Art of Swimming Illustrated by Proper Figures – 1696

Swimming is elevated to the status of art in this 17th Century guide ...
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Making The Liberty Ships – 1941-1945

Making The Liberty Ships – 1941-1945

Thousands of US workers made thousands of Liberty Ships to supply goods and fighters to free Europe ...
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Dreaming of Tomorrow At Alberta Vocational Schools – 1970

Dreaming of Tomorrow At Alberta Vocational Schools – 1970

In 1970s Canada, students could attend vocational training schools - come inside for a look around... ...
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Behind the Scenes on The Ladykillers, The Killer Comic Crime Caper – 1955

Behind the Scenes on The Ladykillers, The Killer Comic Crime Caper – 1955

In 1955, residents of London's King Cross met a murderous gang of actors ...
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Mountains of God – Lantern Slides of The Holy Land c. 1915

Mountains of God – Lantern Slides of The Holy Land c. 1915

Gazing into the distance in search of God ...
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Mid-Century Summers in P-Town, Massachusetts

Mid-Century Summers in P-Town, Massachusetts

We're off to the very tip of Cape Cod for glorious summers you think wil never end ...
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