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Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
11 months ago
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
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Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
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Part One, anyway. More next week.
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5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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The Many Roads to Rome
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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What Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan?
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Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
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The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
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What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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Why are MYTHS Important?
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6 Must-See English Castles
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Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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Celebrating Diversity at The National Mall’s Outdoor Show
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A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
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Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
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New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
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Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World
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Weekend Roundup
Hera, Queen of the Gods
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
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Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
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JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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Trying to Understand...
The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
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Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
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Sufism: Mystical Islam in Africa
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Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
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Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
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Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
African History...
The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
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A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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Brushing for Britain
Brushing for Britain
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Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
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Brushing for Britain
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Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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A (Brief) History of the IRA
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The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
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Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
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10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
3 months ago
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
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Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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The Mystery of Penelope
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Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
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Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
TheCollector
Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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Flashbak
Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was...
10 months ago
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was sold, women raged in raucous nightclubs, gay rights found its voice, Madonna joined her first band, BLADE used trains as his canvas and In 1981, 22-year-old Christopher Morris was...
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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Putting Pirates on Trial
Putting Pirates on Trial
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Putting Pirates on Trial
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Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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Aliens and the Enlightenment
Aliens and the Enlightenment
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Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
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Aliens and the Enlightenment
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Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
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What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
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The Importance of the Civic Bargain
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
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From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
6 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
TheCollector
7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
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There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
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Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
Classical Wisdom
Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
a year ago
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
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How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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Why Do Anti-Natalists Oppose Birth?
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The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
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And the Boundless Universe
Flashbak
A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
8 months ago
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
Flashbak
L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
5 months ago
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
TheCollector
Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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Flashbak
Beautiful Birds from Isaac Sprague’s Natural History 1839-1842
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac...
a year ago
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac Sprague (1811–1895) was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, and apprenticed with his uncle as a carriage painter. He was a self-taught landscape, botanical and ornithological painter. Sprague served...
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What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione?
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17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa.
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
11 months ago
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
TheCollector
Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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