San'at

There are some interesting articles to be found at the archives of a quarterly magazine published by the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan. Link…

André Gill

In 1880 André Gill was committed to the Charenton mental asylum. He managed to recover in a few months and in 1882 submitted his first serious painting, "Le Fou" (The Madman) to the Salon. The painting's poor reception by the artists of the Salon sent him back to Charenton. André Gill never recovered his sanity, and after a few months Charenton seized his property and drawings, auctioning them off to pay their bills. André Gill died on May 1, 1885. Link…

Urania's Mirror

Constellation cards [related]. Link…

Yellowbacks

Forerunners of the airport novel. As the French still call them, 'romans de gare'. Link…

Ilustración Artística

A weekly periodical from Barcelona. Issues from 1882 to 1916. Link…

Where I've Been

For those of you wondering what I've been up to (yes, both of you), I've been working on a project (a set of manuals) for a client. It was a very tight deadline and ran to over 2,500 pages all up. There has been much burning of midnight oil and many lost weekends. Pictured, are some of the edits. Now it's put to bed I'll have some free time again. See you tomorrow.

Emory

Listen to the The Internationale (in whatever language you choose), while you investigate the (very thin) French Revolution Pamphlet Collection. Link…



Or browse images of the American Civil War through the eye of the Illustrated London News. Link…



Alternatively, read some of the Women Writers.

Of Aiery Atomes. (1653)

THE Atomes long, which streaming Aire makes,

Are hollow, from which Forme Aire softnesse takes.
This makes that Aire, and water neer agree,
Because in hollownesse alike they be.

For Aiery Atomes made are like a Pipe,

And watry Atomes, Round, and Cimball like.

Although the one is Long, the other Round;

Yet in the midst, a hollownesse is found.

This makes us thinke, water turnes into Aire,

And Aire often runs into water faire.

And like two Twins, mistaken they are oft;

Because their hollownesse makes them both soft.

Margaret Cavendish (Lucas). Link…

Histoires Naturelles

Jules Renard humanises animals and animalises men. Link…

Illustreret Tidende

Views of Australia (1863).





And a few other illustrations that caught my eye.






Danish newspaper archive (1859-1924). Link…