illustrations
Snail Homes, Bog Bodies, and Mechanical Flies: Robert Testard’s Illustrations for Les secretz de l’histoire naturelle (ca. 1485)
A wondrous illuminated manuscript, which gathers and illustrates the marvels of the world and beyond.
Wayang Kulit: Raden Soelardi’s Illustrations of Javanese Puppets (1919)
Illustrations of Javanese *wayang kulit* puppets with vivid colour and gilding.
In Company Style: Illustrations from James Skinner’s Kitāb-i tashrīḥ al-aqvām (1825)
An illuminated Persian manuscript about customs, culture, and caste, written by an enigmatic figure of the early British Raj.
The Triumph of Labour: Walter Crane’s Cartoons for the Cause (1896)
Socialist illustrations intended as party favours for participants in the International Workers’ Congress.
