Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Westphalia


Intrigued by the many references – this is a map. Anyone that downloads the treaty as a comment gets blocked.
A link to something different from the same source tomorrow.

Missionary Postcards
















As well as the usual colonial fare there is an unexpected set of 'humorous' cards. Link…

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Bathroom Cabinets






Art project featuring medicine chests. Link…

Monday, September 28, 2009

African Postcards






From the UNESCO 'Memory of the World' project. Link…

Friday, September 25, 2009

Wells






Via this Metafilter post, Oyly-Wells. Link…

Foxe’s martyrology






Woodcuts from John Foxe's Book of Martyrs. Link…

Historical Netherlands






The Dutch National Archive has a flickr stream. Link…

Jaume Passarell






Caricatures. I can't remember the last time I saw someone smoking a pipe. Link…

Printers marks











Historical works printed in Basel. Link…