Rosenthal Encampment Detail

A couple of things here. One, the scans are huge, this is how all images on the web should be. Two, the ability to zoom in really brought home the small details to me.
I was really intrigued by the figures — their groupings, actions and definition in these camp scenes from the American Civil War.
I have greatly reduced the resolution of the scenes here, go to the University of Delaware Library site to appreciate the full set in all its glory.

Russian Uniforms

No, really this time.










Another set from the Russian State Library. Representation of uniform coats of the Russian Imperial forces, as shown by images of 88 people, illuminated. (1793). Jakob von Lude.

Garibaldi and the Risorgimento

Two scenes from the panorama:



A life and times of Garibaldi plus a fabulous panorama at Brown University. From the site:

'Moving' panoramas displayed one scene at a time. Attached to rollers, the paintings could be unrolled slowly as a narrator described each vignette to the audience. Markers attached to the paintings would serve as guides for the persons cranking the piece as well as the narrator. An interval would have been announced upon reaching the end of side one, in order for the staff to turn the panorama around for displaying the second side.

This sounds fabulous.

Topical Sketches

Brutally naive World War I sketches from Douglas Ward. Link…

Women At War

Recruiting women. Link…

Gobau

A book about the Korean war, To the Last Round, by Andrew Salmon. These are illustrations by civilian, Kim Song-hwan. Visit the site for more. Link…

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.

Pictura Paedagogica

Pictorial based historical research. Link…