Häxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages (1922)
Curious and groundbreaking mix of documentary and silent horror cinema, written and directed by Benjamin Christensen….more
Curious and groundbreaking mix of documentary and silent horror cinema, written and directed by Benjamin Christensen….more
These wonderful photographs, which make such innovative use of multiple exposure, are from a 1913 book by Theodor Bergquist, Director of the Swedish Gymnastic Insti…more
The egg dance was a traditional Easter game involving the laying down of eggs on the ground or floor and dancing among them whilst trying to break as few as possibl…more
A 1906 edition of William Cowper’s famous ballad, illustrated with brilliantly comic woodcuts from Robert Seaver….more
Beautiful 1920s edition of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s version of Greek myths for children, with illustrations by Virginia Frances Sterrett….more
Travel diary of the English sculptor Clare Sheridan telling the story of controversial trip to early Soviet Russia….more
Celebrating the centenary of Gustav Klimt’s death with a selection of close-ups from his most famous painting….more
Miniaturised dancers give a history of dance from the stone-age to the early 20th century, all upon a table-top….more
Collection of essays, art, poetry, and musical scores, edited by Edith Wharton, whose profits were used to fund civilians displaced by World War I….more
Early recording of the alma mater of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, penned in 1873 in just two hours by Howard Newton Fuller, an 1874 graduate of Rutg…more
This fantastic eye chart — measuring 22 by 28 inches with a positive version on one side and negative on the other — is the work of German optometrist and Ameri…more
If this delightful book is anything to go by then taking photos of cats and brandishing them with an amusing caption, was far from being a phenomenon born with the …more