Bibliothèques de l'Université Paris-Sorbonne (Paris-IV) [CC 2.5]
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Famous 16th cent. calligraphy/typography manual from Spain - 'Arte Subtilissima'. Wood engravings of various scripts, monograms and alphabets, including chancery, ribbon and illuminated letter forms. [Juan de Yciar]
Scenic lithographs, birds-eye view overviews and old maps from a variety of locations across Europe and Asia. Drawn from a huge repository of similar material that also features some ethnogeographic costumes and architectural prints from the Institute of Cartography in Catalonia. http://vacani.icc.e ...
Athanasius Kircher's massive 17th cent. treatise on all things optical including magic lanterns, all kinds of light/mirror and shadow illusions, allegorical astrological diagrams and various clock and calendar-like illustrations.
Candid sketches of the struggling urban characters of Warsaw in the early 20th cent. Most are identifiable by their trades: street musician, cobbler, antique dealer, scrap collector, photographer, basket seller and various other street merchants.
Early 14th cent. manuscript illustrations of knights in jousting tournaments, games of chess and backgammon, falconry and period costumes. The codex is actually a collection of (symbolic) portraits of poets who practised the medieval Germanic troubadour custom of writing and performing love songs.