Discarded Images...

This certainly looks like an ad for the film Monty... ...305. Discarded Images is a collection of medieval illustrations and manuscript illuminations that cover the entir...

http://www.neatorama.com/2013/04/14/Discarded-Images/

Unforgettable Children's Book Illustrations

Wayward trends of the art world. Alert, nurturing... ...oung readers. These are common elements of iconic illustrations in the great picture books of childhood.Released... ...ood.Released in September 2012, Little Big Books: Illustrations for Children's Picture Books is a large-format co... ...on characterist...

http://www.neatorama.com/2012/12/17/Unforgettable-Childrens-Book-Illustrations/

Harry Clarke's Illustrations for Poe Tales

See 24 scans of the images from the book Tales... ...published in 1908, but the 1919 edition included illustrations by Harry Clarke, which made the stories much more...

http://www.neatorama.com/2012/05/11/harry-clarkes-illustrations-for-poe-tales/

The Very Rich Hours of Mrs. Mole...

In 1969, illustrator Ronald Searle's wife Moni... ...d Searle passed away in December. Now 47 of those illustrations are collected in the book Les Très Riches Heures...

http://www.neatorama.com/2012/04/30/the-very-rich-hours-of-mrs-mole/

Ridiculous Monsters from the 15th Century...

This is what happens when the person who actually saw something is not the same person who has the art supplies to illustrate it. They probably never even met, so what you end up with is somewhat akin to the Telephon...

http://www.neatorama.com/2012/02/04/ridiculous-monsters-from-the-15th-century/

The Danse Macabre Collection...

The dance of death (usually represented by a s... ...es -at least! BibliOddysey has a sampling of such illustrations from the Heinrich Hein University of Düsseldorf...

http://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/15/the-danse-macabre-collection/

Edward Gorey's Letters and Illustrated Envelopes...

Author and editor Peter F. Neumeyer exchanged... ...and Peter F. Neumeyer. Of course, Gorey included illustrations with his letters, even on the envelopes! You can...

http://www.neatorama.com/2011/09/22/edward-goreys-letters-and-illustrated-envelopes/

German Futurist Predictions...

Historic LOLs has a collection of German prints from around a hundred years ago illustrating predictions for the year 2000. In this one, we're supposed to be able to walk on water, with the help of balloons and a waterwh...

http://www.neatorama.com/2011/07/24/german-futurist-predictions/

The Book of Knighthood...

Christine de Pizan wrote Othea's Epistle to Hector (the Book of Knighthood) around the beginning of the 15th century. She is considered to be the first female professional writer. In 1460, a manuscript of the Book of...

http://www.neatorama.com/2011/06/29/the-book-of-knighthood/

Phil Kirkland's Surreal Textbook Illustrations

Back in the early 1970s, an illustrator named... ...named Phil Kirkland created some amazing textbook illustrations , mostly for psychology and health books. Pictured...

http://www.neatorama.com/2011/05/21/phil-kirklands-surreal-textbook-illustrations/

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