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‘Chains That Set Women Free’ – Glorious 19th Century Posters of Women on Bikes

‘Chains That Set Women Free’ – Glorious 19th Century Posters of Women on Bikes

'The bicycle has done more to emancipate women than any one thing in the world. I rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a bike' - Susan Brownell Anthony, 1896 ...
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Edvard Munch’s Experimental Selfies

Edvard Munch’s Experimental Selfies

“Illness, madness, and death were the black angels that kept watch over my cradle and accompanied me all my life” - Edvard Munch ...
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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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‘I Jumped From The Window’ And Other Illustrations of the American Slave Trade (1817)

‘I Jumped From The Window’ And Other Illustrations of the American Slave Trade (1817)

"And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, shall surely be put to death" - Exodus xxi. 16. ...
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Baroque Wigs In Paper Topped With Modern Objects Of Desire

Baroque Wigs In Paper Topped With Modern Objects Of Desire

  Russian artist Asya Kozina updates those towering powered wigs ( perukes) popular with the nobs ...
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The Ram’s Horn: Frank Beard’s Cartoons Save America (1890s)

The Ram’s Horn: Frank Beard’s Cartoons Save America (1890s)

"Blow the ram's horn trumpet in Zion! Trumpet the alarm on my holy mountain! Shake the country up! God's Judgment's on its way - the Day's almost here! " - Joel 2:1 ...
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Aubrey Beardsley’s Sublime and Sinister Illustrations For Edgar Allan Poe (1894)

Aubrey Beardsley’s Sublime and Sinister Illustrations For Edgar Allan Poe (1894)

Aubrey Beardsley (21 August 1872 – 16 March 1898) illustrated the work of Edgar Allan ...
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A Color Tour of France (1890-1900)

A Color Tour of France (1890-1900)

These postcards take us back to France in the 1890s. Through the wonder of Photochrom coloring, we ...
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Lewis Carroll’s Original Illustrations For Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland (1864)

Lewis Carroll’s Original Illustrations For Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland (1864)

  In 1864 Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll) completed his hand-written book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The story ...
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Every Page A Wonder: A Sublime Victorian Scrapbook

Every Page A Wonder: A Sublime Victorian Scrapbook

"I love scrapbooks," says Roz Liebowitz. "In my opinion, they are often a strangely beautiful ...
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Leo Tolstoy’s Macaroni and Cheese Recipe (1874)

Leo Tolstoy’s Macaroni and Cheese Recipe (1874)

  To make Leo Tolstoy's macaroni and cheese, you need to follow the recipe published in ...
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‘An Experience of Wasted Energies and Baffled Thoughts’: A Study Of Insanity (1870)

‘An Experience of Wasted Energies and Baffled Thoughts’: A Study Of Insanity (1870)

  On the Writing of the Insane - "An experience of wasted energies and baffled thoughts" ...
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