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    Karl Blossfeldt’s Urformen der Kunst (1928)
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    Natural World

    Karl Blossfeldt’s Urformen der Kunst (1928)

    John Locke’s Method for Common-Place Books (1685)
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    John Locke’s Method for Common-Place Books (1685)

    The Joys of Young Werther (1775)
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    Humour & Satire, Emotion and Expression

    The Joys of Young Werther (1775)

    August Strindberg’s Celestographs (1893–4)
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    Space & The Future

    August Strindberg’s Celestographs (1893–4)

    Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours (1814)
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    Science & Medicine, The Arts, Natural World

    Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours (1814)

    Women at Work during World War I
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    Work

    Women at Work during World War I

    The Fourth Dimension and the Bible (1922)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Geometry & Diagrams

    The Fourth Dimension and the Bible (1922)

    Hans Prinzhorn’s Artistry of the Mentally Ill (1922)
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    The 'Other', The Arts

    Hans Prinzhorn’s Artistry of the Mentally Ill (1922)

    Medieval Pattern Poems of Rabanus Maurus (9th Century)
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    Design & Typography, Religion, Myth & Legend, Language

    Medieval Pattern Poems of Rabanus Maurus (9th Century)

    Mazes and Labyrinths (1922)
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    Landscapes, Religion, Myth & Legend, Customs & Culture, Geometry & Diagrams

    Mazes and Labyrinths (1922)

    Alice’s Adventures in Shorthand (1919)
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    Language

    Alice’s Adventures in Shorthand (1919)

    The Library of the Future: A Vision of 1983 from 1883
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    Space & The Future

    The Library of the Future: A Vision of 1983 from 1883

    The Tomb and the Telephone Box: Soane’s Mausoleum (1816)
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    Design & Typography, Architecture

    The Tomb and the Telephone Box: Soane’s Mausoleum (1816)

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    The majority of the digital copies featured are in the public domain or under an open license all over the world, however, some works may not be so in all jurisdictions. On each Collections post we’ve done our best to indicate which rights we think apply, so please do check and look into more detail where necessary, before reusing. Unless otherwise stated, our essays are published under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license. Strong Freedom in the Zone.

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