Tag: illustration
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Terran Trade Authority Handbook
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in GeneralAbout Spacecraft 2000 to 2100 AD The Terran Trade Authority is an original science-fiction setting first presented in four large-format full-colour illustrated books, published between 1978 and 1980. Each book is presented as an “in-universe” document, detailing the history of the Terran Trade Authority and their spectacular spacecraft. This book covers the events immediately…
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How to Make Mixed Media Art and “Doodlebomb” Designs
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Learn how to “doodlebomb” your photos and projects with this guide to the mixed media design trend. A fun and ultra-creative way to transform photos into characterful collage art!
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Plant and boys in the branches
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in GeneralMiniature of a plant and boys standing in the branches of a fruit tree picking fruit and thowing down to a woman standing below. From Tractatus de Herbis (ca.1440)
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Tractatus de Herbis (ca.1440)
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in GeneralSelections from a beautifully illustrated 15th century version of the “Tractatus de Herbis”, a book produced to help apothecaries and physicians from different linguistic backgrounds identify plants they used in their daily medical practice. No narrative text is present in this version, simply pictures and the names of each plant written in various languages –…
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Johannes Hartlieb’s Book of Herbs (1462)
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in GeneralThis 1462 Kräuterbuch (“Book of Herbs”) by Johannes Hartlieb enfolds, verbatim, much of Konrad von Megenberg’s Buch der Natur, published a century earlier and considered by scholars to be the first natural history written in German. (The Buch der Natur itself reworked herbals by Thomas of Cantimpré and Albert Magnus, who, in turn, borrowed heavily from Arabic botanical handbooks.) Unlike…
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Astrazione, the new illustrated series by Riccardo Guasco
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In his creation process, Riccardo claims to be inspired by artistic movements such as Cubism and Futurism, but we find his work full of other references as well. Perhaps this is due to Astrazione, his new series of illustrations, which seems to be a great homage to art history. Astrazione is a project in progress that unites some of the…
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Lilies & Roses Restored illustrations of Pierre-Joseph Redouté
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in GeneralFrom Open Culture:Behold a Digital Restoration of 655 Plates of Roses & Lilies by Pierre-Joseph Redouté: The Greatest Botanical Illustrator of All Time Pierre-Joseph Redouté made his name by painting flowers, an achievement impossible without a meticulousness that exceeds all bounds of normality. He published his three-volume collection Les Roses and his eight-volume collection Les Liliacées between 1802 and 1824, and…