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“Collections/Images: Cosmography Manuscript (12^th Century)”, Review 2020

“Collections/Images: Cosmography Manuscript (12^th Century)”

“Greenland Unicorns and the Magical Alicorn”, Lawrence 2019

“Greenland Unicorns and the Magical Alicorn”

“"O Uommibatto": How the Pre-Raphaelites Became Obsessed With the Wombat”, Trumble 2019

“"O Uommibatto": How the Pre-Raphaelites Became Obsessed with the Wombat”

“Mesmerising Science: The Franklin Commission and the Modern Clinical Trial”, Laukaityte 2018

“Mesmerising Science: The Franklin Commission and the Modern Clinical Trial”

“Exquisite Rot: Spalted Wood and the Lost Art of Intarsia”, Elkind 2018

“Exquisite Rot: Spalted Wood and the Lost Art of Intarsia”

“Made in Taiwan? How a Frenchman Fooled 18^th-Century London”, Breen 2018

“Made in Taiwan? How a Frenchman Fooled 18^th-Century London”

“Visions of Algae in 18^th-Century Botany”, Feigenbaum 2016

“Visions of Algae in 18^th-Century Botany”

“The Secret History of Holywell Street, Home to Victorian London’s Dirty Book Trade: Victorian Sexuality Is Often Considered Synonymous With Prudishness, Conjuring Images of Covered-up Piano Legs and Dark Ankle-length Skirts. Historian Matthew Green Uncovers a Quite Different Scene in the Sordid Story of Holywell St, 19^th-century London’s Epicentre of Erotica and Smut.”, Green 2016

“The Secret History of Holywell Street, Home to Victorian London’s Dirty Book Trade: Victorian sexuality is often considered synonymous with prudishness, conjuring images of covered-up piano legs and dark ankle-length skirts. Historian Matthew Green uncovers a quite different scene in the sordid story of Holywell St, 19^th-century London’s epicentre of erotica and smut.”

“Illustrations of Madness: James Tilly Matthews and the Air Loom”, Jay 2014

“Illustrations of Madness: James Tilly Matthews and the Air Loom”

“The Lost World of the London Coffeehouse”, Green 2013

“The Lost World of the London Coffeehouse”

“Bugs and Beasts Before the Law”, Humphrey 2011

“Bugs and Beasts Before the Law”

“The Snowflake Man of Vermont”, Heidorn 2011

“The Snowflake Man of Vermont”

“Christopher Smart’s "Jubilate Agno"”, Key 2011

“Christopher Smart’s "Jubilate Agno"”

“The Public Domain Review: About”, Review 2023

“The Public Domain Review: About”

“Alexander Graham Bell’s Tetrahedral Kites (1903–9) [image Gallery]”, Review 2023

“Alexander Graham Bell’s Tetrahedral Kites (1903–9) [image gallery]”

“‘Clouds of Unknowing’: Edward Quin’s Historical Atlas (1830)”

“Fabre's Book of Insects (1921)”

“Early Illustrations of the Nervous System by Camillo Golgi and Santiago Ramón Y Cajal”

“Early Illustrations of the Nervous System by Camillo Golgi and Santiago Ramón y Cajal”

“The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596) [image Gallery]”, Review 2023

“The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596) [image gallery]”

“A Bestiary of Sir Thomas Browne: Hugh Aldersey-Williams Takes a Tour through Thomas Browne‘s Pseudodoxia Epidemica, a Work Which Sees One of the 17^th-century’s Greatest Writers Stylishly Debunk All Manner of Myths, in Particular Those Relating to the World of Animals.”

“A Bestiary of Sir Thomas Browne: Hugh Aldersey-Williams takes a tour through Thomas Browne‘s Pseudodoxia Epidemica, a work which sees one of the 17^th-century’s greatest writers stylishly debunk all manner of myths, in particular those relating to the world of animals.”

“Cuttings from a Medieval Italian Choirbook: The British Library—James Freeman Explores Cuttings from a Huge 14^th Century Italian Choirbook and How Digital Technology Is Now Helping Scholars Build a Picture of the Once Intact Original through Virtually Reuniting the ‘diaspora’ of Fragments.”

“Cuttings from a Medieval Italian Choirbook: The British Library—James Freeman explores cuttings from a huge 14^th century Italian choirbook and how digital technology is now helping scholars build a picture of the once intact original through virtually reuniting the ‘diaspora’ of fragments.”

“Its Dizzy Heights May Have Passed, but the Fad for Adult Coloring Books Is far from Over. Many Trace the Origins of Such Publications to a Wave of Satirical Coloring Books Published in the 1960s, but As Melissa N. Morris and Zach Carmichael Explore, the Existence of Such Books, and the Urge to Color the Printed Image, Goes Back Centuries.”

“Its dizzy heights may have passed, but the fad for adult coloring books is far from over. Many trace the origins of such publications to a wave of satirical coloring books published in the 1960s, but as Melissa N. Morris and Zach Carmichael explore, the existence of such books, and the urge to color the printed image, goes back centuries.”

“John L. Sullivan Fights America: In 1883, the Irish-American Heavy-weight Boxing Champion John L. Sullivan Embarked on an Unprecedented Coast-to-coast Tour of the United States Offering a Prize to Any Person Who Could Endure Four Rounds With Him in the Ring. Christopher Klein Tells of This Remarkable Journey and How the Railroads and the Rise of the Popular Press Proved Instrumental in Forging Sullivan into America’s First Sports Superstar.”

“John L. Sullivan Fights America: In 1883, the Irish-American heavy-weight boxing champion John L. Sullivan embarked on an unprecedented coast-to-coast tour of the United States offering a prize to any person who could endure four rounds with him in the ring. Christopher Klein tells of this remarkable journey and how the railroads and the rise of the popular press proved instrumental in forging Sullivan into America’s first sports superstar.”

“Why Do We so Seldom See People Smiling in Painted Portraits? Nicholas Jeeves Explores the History of the Smile through the Ages of Portraiture, from Da Vinci's Mona Lisa to Alexander Gardner's Photographs of Abraham Lincoln.”

“Why do we so seldom see people smiling in painted portraits? Nicholas Jeeves explores the history of the smile through the ages of portraiture, from Da Vinci's Mona Lisa to Alexander Gardner's photographs of Abraham Lincoln.”

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