Illuminated manuscripts...



Cambridge Illuminations a virtual exhibition is on display at the Fitwilliam Museum. Choose 'Themes' to see a good number of them.

Illustrations...



Andrice Arp has her eye on a funny and strange world.

Magazine...



Ling Lung a Japanese Chinese magazine [whoops]! from the 1930's that seems to be a cross between Cosmopolitan and Playboy. [via Maledei.de]

Illustrations...



Rob Dunlavey's illustrations are elaborate, funny and timely. Check out his unpublished stuff too.

Hiking in the Sierras...



Photos from my 10 mile hike / run on Saturday up Kearsarge Pass in the John Muir Wilderness.

American Radical Art...



The Ben and Beatrice Goldstein collection: Life of the People: Realist Prints 1912-1948

Labor advocate and garment manufacturer Ben Goldstein, with the support of his wife Beatrice, left to The Library of Congress -- and the nation -- a collection of American prints and drawings informed by a sympathy for the condition of working people. Their images include moving portraits, scathing satires, haunting images of social ills, and more lighthearted depictions of life in the first half of the twentieth century.

Movie Set...



The Misfits on location in 1961.

Bicycles...



Abandoned Bicycles and bike parts in New York. Were they forgotten? Did people lose the keys? Did the owner give up when parts were stolen? What's the story here?

Illustrations...



Thorina Rose does simple almost stock drawings but the humor comes through quite well.

Book Covers...



War of the Worlds book covers through the years and from all over the world. Illustrated pages here. [Via Information Junk]

Movie Star...



Françoise Dorléac was Catherine Denueve's older sister. She starred in 16 films but died in 1967 in an automobile accident at age 25. The above link offers photo slides and numerous film clips from her movies and photoshoots. There is also an article about her in the latest Film Comment.

Illustrations...



Movie characters drawn from memory [Via Bibi]

Comics...




Classics Illustrated from the UK. Your favorite classic literature tales in comic book form. [Indirectly via Exclamation Mark]

Posters...



Circus Acrobat Posters. This is an impressive site. There are hundreds of posters here.

TV images...



TV Test Card images from around the world. Via Life in The Present

Olde Manuals...



Historical Fencing Manuals. There's some pretty cool historical info on this web site and it's not all sword fighting. Check out this 15th century manual for wrestling. [The above image is from a 13th century manual]

Photography...



Photos from Antonioni's film Blow-Up one of the fine films of the 1960's. [via Flickhead]

Paintings...illustrations




Lorenzo Mattotti utilizes an interconnective flow of colors and forms. [Via Cipango]

Photography...



Brian McCarty gives his beguiling toys a background setting and therefore a history.

Painting...



Juan Kelly puts animals in classic painting settings.