The Public Domain Review

Temperance movement book full of tales, poems, and illustrations warning readers against the perils of alcohol, tobacco, and gambling.

A little bit earlier this year (due to you know what), below are the recommended cut-off dates to order from our shop by to ensure delivery in time for Dec 25th. Please do get your orders in early! And remember all proceeds go directly back into supporting the project.

The goût grec style in extremis, as architecture surrounds the body in this series of fantastical and playful prints.

Introducing updates to the prints shop, including new ways to explore the collection.

At the end of the 17th century there appeared the first noting of a mysterious kayak-paddling “Finnman” seen in Orkney waters. Jonathan Westaway explores the subsequent explanations and how early modern science's fascination with unfamiliar objects, and the “out-of-place” in general, helped conjure the idea of an Inuit presence in the region and, in turn, a new chapter of Scottish folklore.

On one of the most striking and intriguing creations by a Flemish master of trompe l’oeil paintings.

Remarkable engraving of a sorceress mid-conjure, with a motley crew of demonic figures.

Introducing the historical zombie, situating it in current academic discourses, and considering the cultural moment of the film’s release.

A humorous 1917 blank notebook invites consideration of the fight for women’s suffrage in the USA.

During the 17th century, as knowledge of the Universe and its contents increased, so did speculation about life on other planets. One such source, as Hugh Aldersey-Williams explores, was Dutch astronomer, mathematician, and inventor Christiaan Huygens, whose earlier work on probability paved the way for his very modern evaluation of what alien life might look like.