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“The Internet at its Utopian Best”: A Fabulous Feature on *The Public Domain Review* in the *TLS*

Thursday 4 November 2021 at 16:10

Frances Wilson review's our project for a feature in this week's Times Literary Supplement

Source: https://publicdomainreview.org/blog/2021/11/tls-review


Designs from Kimono Pattern Books (ca. 1902)

Wednesday 3 November 2021 at 10:26

These designs capture a period of cultural change in Japan, when the kimono became increasingly associated with national mythmaking and tradition.

Source: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/unkindo-kimono-designs


An Iconic Line: Claude Mellan’s *The Sudarium of Saint Veronica* (1649)

Tuesday 2 November 2021 at 07:26

Mellan's pièce de résistance: an engraving of Christ incised with a single, spiralling line.

Source: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/mellan-sudarium-of-saint-veronica


William Baillie-Grohman’s *Sport in Art* (1913)

Wednesday 27 October 2021 at 13:10

William Baillie-Grohman’s text on the art of hunting reproduces 243 illustrations and 400 years of arcane knowledge related to the pursuit of animals.

Source: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/sport-in-art


Marxist Astronomy: The Milky Way According to Anton Pannekoek

Wednesday 27 October 2021 at 13:08

Can a person’s experiences on earth alter how they perceive the stars? Lauren Collee peers through the telescope of Anton Pannekoek, the Dutch astronomer whose politics informed his human approach to studying the cosmos.

Source: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/marxist-astronomy-the-milky-way-according-to-anton-pannekoek


“When London is in Ruins”: Gustave Doré’s *The New Zealander* (1872)

Tuesday 26 October 2021 at 11:12

The final plate from London: A Pilgrimage — a striking vision of a visitor sketching a capital in ruins.

Source: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/dore-new-zealander


*Zanzibar Tales* (1901)

Friday 22 October 2021 at 09:43

Ten folktales, translated from Swahili by George W. Bateman, showcasing the rich tradition of storytelling in Zanzibar.

Source: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/zanzibar-tales


The Dust That Measures All Our Time

Wednesday 13 October 2021 at 12:36

From the mythical Sandman, who participates in dream and vision, to an irritating grain lodged in the beachgoer’s eye, sand harbours unappreciated power, however mundane. Steven Connor celebrates this “most untrustworthy” type of matter.

Source: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-dust-that-measures-all-our-time


Lithographs from M. E. Descourtilz’s *Atlas des Champignons* (1827)

Tuesday 12 October 2021 at 12:09

Set of prints which sort mushrooms found in France and elsewhere into three classes: edible, suspect, and poisonous.

Source: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/atlas-des-champignons


*The Ascent of Mont-Blanc* (ca. 1855)

Thursday 7 October 2021 at 15:57

John MacGregor’s four “views” of Mont Blanc, printed in color by George Baxter, reveal a different side of the mountain when compared to well-known Romantic depictions.

Source: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/mont-blanc-ascent