[Public Domain Review] John Martin and the Theatre of Subversion

Thu Jul 12 12:13:01 UTC 2012

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  JOHN MARTIN AND THE THEATRE OF SUBVERSION

*Max Adams, author of /The Promethean/s, looks at the art of John Martin 
and how in his epic landscapes of apocalyptic scale one can see 
reflected his revolutionary leanings.*

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<http://publicdomainreview.org/2012/07/12/john-martin-and-the-theatre-of-subversion/> 

New Collection Items

    ARABIC MACHINE MANUSCRIPT

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from an Arabic manuscript featuring schematics for water powered 
systems, pulleys and gearing mechanisms. The date is unknown but is 
thought to be from sometime between the 16th and 19th century. Read More 
» <http://publicdomainreview.org/2012/07/09/arabic-machine-manuscript/>

        FANCY DRESSES DESCRIBED OR WHAT TO WEAR AT FANCY BALLS (1887)

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    A comprehensive guide to all things fancy dress, with detailed
    descriptions of costume ideas, from the more abstract such as “Air”,
    “Africa” “Dew” and “Five o Clock Tea”, to the more specific in a
    “Moravian Pesant” and “Henry III of France”.

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    <http://publicdomainreview.org/2012/07/07/fancy-dresses-described-or-what-to-wear-at-fancy-balls-1887/>

    THE CELESTIAL ATLAS OF FLAMSTEED (1795)

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John Flamsteed (1646-1719 <tel:%281646-1719>) was an English astronomer 
and the first Astronomer Royal. He catalogued over 3000 stars and was 
responsible for several of the earliest recorded sightings of the planet 
Uranus, which he mistook for a star and catalogued as ’34 Tauri’. Read 
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<http://publicdomainreview.org/2012/07/05/the-celestial-atlas-of-flamsteed-1795/>

    WHAT TO DRAW AND HOW TO DRAW IT (1913)

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A cartoon drawing masterclass from Edwin G. Lutz, the man who inspired 
Walt Disney to animation fame. A 19 year old Walt is said to have 
discovered Lutz’s book /Animated Cartoons: How They Are Made, Their 
Origin and Development/, while he was working at the Kansas City Film Ad 
Company. Read More » 
<http://publicdomainreview.org/2012/07/04/what-to-draw-and-how-to-draw-it-1913/>

    HAWAIIAN CIRIBIRIBIN (1919)

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Instrumental Hawaiian guitar version by the Louise and Ferera Hawaiian 
troupe of Alberto Pestalozza’s oft recorded classic “Ciribiribin” 
originally composed in 1898. Frank Ferera is considered to be the first 
great star of Hawaiian music.

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<http://publicdomainreview.org/2012/07/03/hawaiian-ciribiribin-1919/>

    TENNIS WITH MUYBRIDGE (1887)

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Plates 294 to 299 of Eadweard Muybridge’s groundbreaking collection from 
1887 titled Animal Locomotion: an Electro-Photographic Investigation of 
Connective Phases of Animal Movements, a massive portfolio with 781 
plates comprising of 20,000 photographs. Read More » 
<http://publicdomainreview.org/2012/07/02/tennis-with-muybridge-1887/>

    FRANCE IN THE YEAR 2000

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France in the Year 2000 (XXI century) – a series of futuristic pictures 
by Jean-Marc Côté and other artists issued in France in 1899, 1900, 1901 
and 1910, originally in the form of paper cards enclosed to 
cigarette/cigar boxes and, later, as postcards.

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<http://publicdomainreview.org/2012/06/30/france-in-the-year-2000-1899-1910/>

    SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE INTERVIEW (1927)

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A 1927 Fox newsreel interview with the author and spiritualist, Sir 
Arthur Conan Doyle. He speaks about his greatest literary creation, 
Sherlock Holmes, and his work in spiritualism.

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<http://publicdomainreview.org/2012/06/29/sir-arthur-conan-doyle-interview-1927/>

    NAVAHO LEGENDS (1897)

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<http://publicdomainreview.org/2012/06/28/navaho-legends-1897/>

Navaho Legends, edited by G.E. Stechert; 1897; American Folk-Lore 
Society, New York Book from the American Folk-Lore Society compiling 
Navaho myths and legends and including also a lengthy introduction on 
the history, beliefs and customs of the Navaho people. Read More » 
<http://publicdomainreview.org/2012/06/28/navaho-legends-1897/>

    A HISTORY OF MOURNING (1890)

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<http://publicdomainreview.org/2012/06/28/a-history-of-mourning-1890/>

A History of Mourning, by Richard Davey, a history of mourning, burial 
customs, and funerary rites. “Then occurred an event unique in history,” 
continues this naive contemporary chronicle. “The body of Inez was 
lifted from the grave, placed on a magnificent throne, and crowned Queen 
of Portugal."

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<http://publicdomainreview.org/2012/06/28/a-history-of-mourning-1890/>

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