AUTHOR: Chaver-Paver
CATEGORY: Books
NOTES: Woodcut illustrations from a Yiddish childrens book.
CREATOR: Anni Albers
CATEGORY: Patterns / Motifs
NOTES: Owning a few books of Anni Albers work, this is definitely my favorite and go-to reference.
CREATOR: David West
CATEGORY: Illustration
NOTES: Illustrations for children's look a little different out of context.
AUTHOR: Denis Dodart
CATEGORY: Books / Science
NOTES: Wonderful plant illustrations by engravers Nicolas Robert and Abraham Bosse.
CREATOR: Ludovico Vicentino degli Arrighi
CATEGORY: Books
NOTES: Influential type designer with work that seems way ahead of his time, emulated by many.
CREATOR: Utamaro Kitagawa
CATEGORY: Books
NOTES: 'Each double page of the book contains a painted illustration of a plant and two species of insects, along with two kyōka. The kyōka are ostensibly insect-themed love poems. In all, 15 colored wood-block prints are included'
AUTHOR: Ferdinando Galli Bibiena
CATEGORY: Books / Architecture
NOTES: Full title: 'Civil architecture: prepared on geometry, and reduced to perspectives'
CREATOR: Unknown
CATEGORY: Bookshelves
NOTES: Nice ladder, nice bookshelf, nice space.
CREATOR: Gerry Johansson
CATEGORY: Spotlight / Photography
NOTES: I find Gerry Johansson's photography both morose and energetic, similar to an empty room at the end of a party.
AUTHOR: Heinrich Cornelius
CATEGORY: Books
NOTES: Good old-fashion occult imagery from the 1500s.
CREATOR: Karel Martens
CATEGORY: Design / Publication
NOTES: Sample of issues of OASE while art directed by Karel Martens.
CREATOR: Luke Stephenson
CATEGORY: Photography
NOTES: Personal (100% biased) ranking of modern domesticated pets: 1. Birds, 2. Cats, 3. Birds, 4. Dogs.
AUTHOR: Manuel Lima
CATEGORY: Data
NOTES: Support what Manuel has done over the years at visualcomplexity.com and buy the book.
CREATOR: Thomas Edward
CATEGORY: Books / Mapping
NOTES: A series of castle diagrams/maps from the middle ages.
CREATOR: William Playfair
CATEGORY: Spotlight / Data
NOTES: Noone's written anything yet.
AUTHOR: J. Hooke
CATEGORY: Books / Astronomy
NOTES: Full title: 'The sacred theory of the earth : containing an account of the original of the earth, and of all the general changes which it hath already undergone, or is to undergo, till the consummation of all things...'
CREATOR: Thomas Wright
CATEGORY: Books / Astronomy
NOTES: Wonderful theoretical astronomy illustrations from the 1700s. Full title: An original theory or new hypothesis of the universe : founded upon the laws of nature, and solving by mathematical principles the general phænomena of the visible creation; and particularly the via lactea
AUTHOR: Ramon Llull
CATEGORY: Books
NOTES: Intersting series of illustrations here along with a set of 4 trees.
CREATOR: Guillermo Kuitca
CATEGORY: Mapping
NOTES: Noone's written anything yet.
CREATOR: Unknown
CATEGORY: Books / Astronomy
NOTES: 'This manuscript with beautifully illuminated margins, by an unknown writer, is an 18th century compendium of works on astronomy and astrology. It contains excerpts of several treatises on astronomy and numerology...'
CREATOR: Sebastian C. Adams
CATEGORY: Data
NOTES: Composite image of the 1881 edition.
CREATOR: Various
CATEGORY: Mixed
NOTES: Tandy Belew, Hanns Ebensten, John Alcorn, Frank Eidlitz, Don Snyder, Luis F. Villa, Frank Chesek, Mo Lebowitz
CREATOR: Various
CATEGORY: Stamps
NOTES: A few of these are taken from the wonderful book 'Graphic Stamps' from Unit Editions. Acquire it if you can.
CREATOR: Josef Koudelka
CATEGORY: Photography
NOTES: Another volume of visual documentation that will stay with you for a while after viewing.
CREATOR: William Caxton
CATEGORY: Books
NOTES: Some pretty interesting typography here.
AUTHOR: Albert Dürer
CATEGORY: Books
NOTES: Noone's written anything yet.
CREATOR: Various
CATEGORY: Patterns / Motifs
NOTES: Great collection of textiles and patterns.