Image Dive 1

illus. from an 1850s "Materia Medica" book via Dassaishooku I've decided to reboot the "Image Dive" series I did on A Journey Round My Skull in 2009 and 2010. I've posted a handful of these images on facebook, tumblr, or twitter in the past year. Japanese badger from an 1850s "Materia Medica" book via DassaishookuGaston de Latenay, 1899, Nausikaa illustration via Book GraphicsGaston de Latenay, 1899, Nausikaa illustration via Book Graphicsillus. by Hiromi Nishizaka via mlle ghoulTom Seidmann-Freud, Das Wunderhaus, 1927 via via UB Braunschweig Previous post on Tom Seidmann-Freud: The Rabbit Dreams of Dr. Freud's Niece Tom Seidmann-Freud, Das Wunderhaus, 1927 via via UB Braunschweig The book has lots of moving parts.Dodo, from 'Atlas de Zoologie' 1844 by Paul Gervais see the full post on BibliOdysseycover illus. by Carlos Gonzalez, 1924, MexicoMexican work safety poster, 1938 via Swann Auctions 50 Watts is concerned for your safetyFuturo cover, 1942, Josep Renaufrom El perro, el ratón y el gato, 1930 Spain via Memoria de Madrid More to come from this publication, some day "Der Rote" by frequent 50 Watts cover star Richard Teschner via the Theater MuseumEdmund Dulac, illus. for La Toison d'Or et quelques autres Contes de la Grèce ancienne Armand Vallee, 1926 I'm not sure of the story behind this image. The artist Christian Schumann shared it on facebook.Faust illus. by René Clarke, 1932 via Book Graphics Fullscreen Marcus Behmer, c. 1900 via Swann previous feature on BehmerThe Emperor's New Clothes, DDR style via the new blog Red SailsFumo der Rauchgeist (Fumo the Smoke Spirit) by Elfi & Kurt Wendlandt, 1962 again via Red Sailsillus. by Cesar from Le Canard enchainé via Multiglom via BibliOdyssey's tumblr "Threshold" by Kevin Lucbert, 2014 website / tumblrrecent work by Josh Courlas I featured Josh Courlas on But Does it Float a couple years ago (pretty please archive your old work Josh!) recent work by Josh CourlasLittle Red Riding Hood, illus. by Tibor Kárpáti (Hungary, 2006) via the International Children's Digital Library Little Red Riding Hood, illus. by Tibor Kárpáti (Hungary, 2006) via the International Children's Digital Library by Merijn HosChildcraft, vol. 14, Quarrie Corporation, 1939 via ha.comThe Fabulous World of Jules Verne, Hungarian poster, 1958 via ha.com Heritage says it is a "representation of the Czech film The Fabulous World of Jules Verne, based on the 1896 Verne novel Face the Flag. The tale is cleverly filmed in a special process which causes every image on screen to resemble an old-fashioned woodcut engraving, which the poster offered here mimics to great effect."Czech Planet of the Apes poster by Vatislav Hlavaty via ha.comRomanian Planet of the Apes poster, 1978 via ha.comCreeping Poison movie poster, 1946, Austria via ha.com According to Heritage this film — also known as Schleichendes Gift — is "a post-WWII documentary about venereal disease." detail