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Islamic Finger-Snapping Demons And Other Illustrations from Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing, 1283

Islamic Finger-Snapping Demons And Other Illustrations from Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing, 1283

Qiwām al-Dīn Muḥammad al-Ḥasanī was a Persian scholar who drew fabulous beasts ...
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Buy Prints Evil Lives: The Diabolical Art of Marcel Roux

Evil Lives: The Diabolical Art of Marcel Roux

The artist and engraver Marcel Roux (1878-1922) had his own particular view of the world which stemmed from a rather strange belief. ...
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Books By Their Covers: Ernest Hemingway in the 1960s and early ’70s

Books By Their Covers: Ernest Hemingway in the 1960s and early ’70s

  Ernest Hemingway's book titles are like short poems: The Sun Also Rises A Farewell ...
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‘The Rake’s Progress’ and William Hogarth’s Six Points Essential to Good Art

‘The Rake’s Progress’ and William Hogarth’s Six Points Essential to Good Art

Brit Art didn't start in the 1990s with Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, and all that. It really began in the 1700s with William Hogarth, who was the Daddy of them all. ...
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From A to Zed: Press Pack for John Boorman’s ‘Zardoz’ – 1974

From A to Zed: Press Pack for John Boorman’s ‘Zardoz’ – 1974

"Most people didn't get it," said John Boorman, who explained what Zardoz it was all about ...
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Sex, Latin, and Martyrdom: Derek Jarman’s ‘Sebastiane’ 1976 (NSFW)

Sex, Latin, and Martyrdom: Derek Jarman’s ‘Sebastiane’ 1976 (NSFW)

Jarman saw himself as Sebastiane. A man punished for being "other" ...
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The Alien Detection Kit: Carl Jung’s 1957 Letter on UFOs

The Alien Detection Kit: Carl Jung’s 1957 Letter on UFOs

In 1957, Carl Jung was asked to share his views on UFOs, a subject that had interested him for years ...
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A Walk Around Brixton in The 1980s

A Walk Around Brixton in The 1980s

We're on a walking tour of 1980s Brixton in South London in the company of Peter Marshall ...
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John Steinbeck’s Wonderful Letter On Racism – 1937

John Steinbeck’s Wonderful Letter On Racism – 1937

"If I had enough money, I would take busloads of people out to the fields ...
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Vintage Hollywood Stars Dressed-Up as Easter Bunnies – And Why They Did It

Vintage Hollywood Stars Dressed-Up as Easter Bunnies – And Why They Did It

This allegedly is how the Easter Bunny and the fine tradition of giving chocolate eggs to people on Easter Sunday morning began. ...
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Farting Drums, Sex Gods And The Namazu Catfish Quakes Censored In Edo Japan

Farting Drums, Sex Gods And The Namazu Catfish Quakes Censored In Edo Japan

Banned in Japan: when giant catfish shook the country ...
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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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