New Old Time

Victorian architect's drafting table with detailed ink drawing of St. Paul's Cathedral facade and dome, two pencils resting beside the paper, warm natural light

From Vitruvius to Victorian England: The Classi...

From Vitruvius to Victorian England — how the classical orders, the geometry of Greek temples, Roman arches and Gothic structures became the mathematical foundation of Western architecture, codified for a...

From Vitruvius to Victorian England: The Classi...

From Vitruvius to Victorian England — how the classical orders, the geometry of Greek temples, Roman arches and Gothic structures became the mathematical foundation of Western architecture, codified for a...

Sierras de Córdoba at golden hour with lake and sailboats in the foreground, rolling hills and native vegetation

The Golden Age of Argentine Travel Posters: Tou...

The 1930s were the golden age of Argentine travel posters — bold, chromolithographic images that did not merely advertise destinations like Córdoba, Mendoza, Miramar and Tierra del Fuego. They invented...

The Golden Age of Argentine Travel Posters: Tou...

The 1930s were the golden age of Argentine travel posters — bold, chromolithographic images that did not merely advertise destinations like Córdoba, Mendoza, Miramar and Tierra del Fuego. They invented...

Victorian natural philosopher in grey laboratory coat examining optical and acoustic instruments in a candlelit laboratory circa 1850, with camera obscura, magic lantern, prisms and scientific diagrams

Science for All: The Victorian Art of Popular S...

In the 1830s and 1840s, a revolution in popular education transformed the relationship between science and the public in Britain. Publishers, illustrators, and engravers created a new genre of visual...

Science for All: The Victorian Art of Popular S...

In the 1830s and 1840s, a revolution in popular education transformed the relationship between science and the public in Britain. Publishers, illustrators, and engravers created a new genre of visual...

Belle Époque Morris column on a Parisian sidewalk displaying a Cirque d'Hiver poster with aerial acrobat and hot-air balloon, pedestrians in period dress, Haussmann facades and cobblestone boulevard in warm golden afternoon light

Le Cirque d’Hiver: The Winter Circus and the Ar...

Since 1852, the Cirque d’Hiver has lit up the Parisian winter with aerial acrobats, equestrian acts, and theatrical spectacle. Its promotional posters — printed by Morris Père et Fils in...

Le Cirque d’Hiver: The Winter Circus and the Ar...

Since 1852, the Cirque d’Hiver has lit up the Parisian winter with aerial acrobats, equestrian acts, and theatrical spectacle. Its promotional posters — printed by Morris Père et Fils in...

Half-finished aquatint watercolor of Mount Vesuvius erupting at night pinned to a wooden drawing board

Alessandro d'Anna and the 1779 Vesuvius Eruptio...

On the night of 8 August 1779, Mount Vesuvius produced one of the most spectacular eruptions of the 18th century. Alessandro d'Anna, the celebrated Neapolitan painter, documented the event in...

Alessandro d'Anna and the 1779 Vesuvius Eruptio...

On the night of 8 August 1779, Mount Vesuvius produced one of the most spectacular eruptions of the 18th century. Alessandro d'Anna, the celebrated Neapolitan painter, documented the event in...

Curated collection of bird eggs arranged in a vintage wooden specimen tray with individual compartments and handwritten paper labels, cream raptor eggs, olive and blue-green songbird eggs and mottled speckled eggs in warm window light

Lorenz Oken’s Allgemeine Naturgeschichte: The G...

Between 1833 and 1841, the German naturalist and philosopher Lorenz Oken published the Allgemeine Naturgeschichte für alle Stände — General Natural History for All Classes — a monumental encyclopaedia of...

Lorenz Oken’s Allgemeine Naturgeschichte: The G...

Between 1833 and 1841, the German naturalist and philosopher Lorenz Oken published the Allgemeine Naturgeschichte für alle Stände — General Natural History for All Classes — a monumental encyclopaedia of...