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Buy Prints Uncanny Eye Illustrations from Georg Bartisch’s Ophthalmodouleia (1583)

Uncanny Eye Illustrations from Georg Bartisch’s Ophthalmodouleia (1583)

Weird and wonderful illustrations from the 'father of ophthalmology's' defining work ...
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The End of Days: Albrecht Dürer’s Woodcuts for ‘The Apocalypse’ – 1498

The End of Days: Albrecht Dürer’s Woodcuts for ‘The Apocalypse’ – 1498

The rise of the neighbouring Ottoman Empire instilled a terror of the Turks. For many Christians, this fear had merged with a belief the coming millennium 1500 would see the end of the world as foretold in Saint John's Book of Revelation. ...
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Wilhelm Werner von Zimmer’s ‘Dance of Death’ from 1540

Wilhelm Werner von Zimmer’s ‘Dance of Death’ from 1540

In the Late Middle Ages, there were illustrated books called Danse Macabre or the Dance of Death which were used to focus the mind on life's short stretch. ...
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How Medieval Artists Saw Elephants: Claws, Hooves, Trunks Like Trumpets, and Castles on Their Backs

How Medieval Artists Saw Elephants: Claws, Hooves, Trunks Like Trumpets, and Castles on Their Backs

The artists had apparently never seen elephants, but they featured prominently in bestiaries ...
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The Story Of ‘Punk’

The Story Of ‘Punk’

The rotten etymology of Punk - a word used to describe music for centuries ...
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All Good Things From Stephen Ellcock – A Book Of Visual Delights

All Good Things From Stephen Ellcock – A Book Of Visual Delights

Stephen Ellcock's brilliant book shows us all the things we should see in a sparkling ride through the ages filled with visual wonder ...
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The Model Book of Calligraphy – An Illuminated Masterpiece (1591 – 1596)

The Model Book of Calligraphy – An Illuminated Masterpiece (1591 – 1596)

Wonderful illuminations that mix handwriting, art and colour ...
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The First Appearance of ‘The F-Word’ In An English Book

The First Appearance of ‘The F-Word’ In An English Book

"It would be impossible to imagine going through life without swearing, and without enjoying swearing" - Stephen Fry ...
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Fabulous Fashion from the Schembart Carnival (Nuremberg 1540)

Fabulous Fashion from the Schembart Carnival (Nuremberg 1540)

Illustrations of full-length masked and elaborate costumed figures from a riotous German parade ...
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Body Maps: Leonardo da Vinci’s Anatomical Drawings

Body Maps: Leonardo da Vinci’s Anatomical Drawings

“Our life is made by the death of others.” ― Leonardo da Vinci ...
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The Celestial Archive Advent Calendar

The Celestial Archive Advent Calendar

  Conceived , compiled and designed by Stephen Ellcock and Hugh Hales-Tooke, the Celestial Archive ...
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The Sixteen Pleasures: The Vatican’s 16th Century Sex Guide

The Sixteen Pleasures: The Vatican’s 16th Century Sex Guide

  I Modi (The Ways) is best known as The Sixteen Pleasures, an illustrated sex guide published ...
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