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Inspiration


Cuneiform

Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative
This site has over 200,000 digital examples and writings about cuneiform tablets dating from the beginning of writing, c3350 BC.

Cuneiform Writing at UPenn
Information on ancient cuneiform writing for students with fun instructions on how to make your own cuneiform!

Book of Hours

The Hours of Jeanne d’Evreux at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Explore images and information on this Book of Hours made for the Queen of France c1324.

Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry
Information on a classic French illuminated manuscript from c1412.

Leaves of Gold
View manuscipts and gallery images from various Books of Hours in the Philadelphia Collections.

Poissy Antiphonal

Dum sansonis (sound recording)
Sheet music for the Dum sansonis antiphonal.

Entire antiphonal at Medieval Music Database
A large selection of antiphonal recordings from the Medieval Music Database.

William Caxton & Myrrour of the Worlde

University of Glasgow
Archive exhibition on the history of printing from William Caxton to Christopher Barker.

Caxton’s Chaucer at British Library
Featuring two digital editions of William Caxton's printings of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

Poissy Antiphonal

Dum sansonis (sound recording)
Sheet music for the Dum sansonis antiphonal.

Entire antiphonal at Medieval Music Database
A large selection of antiphonal recordings from the Medieval Music Database.

William Caxton & Myrrour of the Worlde

University of Glasgow
Archive exhibition on the history of printing from William Caxton to Christopher Barker.

Caxton’s Chaucer at British Library
Featuring two digital editions of William Caxton's printings of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

Hypnerotomachia Poliphili

Electronic Hypnerotomachia
An online text version of the Hypnerotomachia.

University of Glasgow
Richly illustrated exhibition on the Hypernotomachia from 2004.

Nuremberg Chronicle

University of Maryland
A comprehensive overview with background information on the printing of the book, the artists and printer.

Beloit College, Morse Library
A digital version of the Nuremberg Chronicle with colour illustrations and an English translation.

Torah

Jewish Museum
The Jewish Museum of Australia, located in Melbourne.

Imagination


Dark Nebula

Dark Nebula
An online full-colour webcomic of the Dark Nebula

Phantom

King Features
Online colour comic strip of the Phantom

Sin City

All about Sin City
Wikipedia page on Frank Miller's Sin City

Frank Miller fan site
Extensive collection of news, interviews and emphemera about Sin City creator Frank Miller.

Platinum Grit

Platinum Grit
Homepage of the creators of Platinum Grit.

Maus II

Barclay Agency – Art Spiegelman
Biography and further links to Art Spiegelman, creator of Maus.

David Boring

Fantagraphics site on Daniel Clowes
Featuring information on many of the award-wining Dan Clowes comics and graphic novels. 

Jimmy Corrigan

Fantagraphics site on Chris Ware
Featuring information on Chris Ware comics and graphic novels.  

The Arrival & The Lost Thing

Shaun Tan
Shaun Tan's own webiste featuring his collection of children's picture books. 

Walter Crane

The Illustrators Project
A biography of Walter Crane with an extensive bibliography of works about him.

Exploration


Ortelius

Ortelius Atlas at Library of Congress
Background information on Ortelius and the creation of his atlas Theatrum Orbis Terrarum.

Cartographica Neerlandica
A large collection of fascimile maps from Ortelius which appeared in his atlas Theatrum Orbis Terrarum.

Newberry Library
Information on Ortelius including detailed images from his atlas.

Jomard

Travellers in Egypt
In-depth article on Description de l'Egypte with colour illustrations.

East India Company

Gresham College – Lecture
Transcript of a 2006 lecture by Dr Thomas Crump on the Dutch East India Company. 

James Cook & Voyages

Age of Exporation
Extensive biography of Captain James Cook.

Cook's voyages
Narrative of the Voyages round the world, performed by Captain James Cook by Andrew Kippis. 

François Peron

ABC – The Navigators
Biography of François Péron.

Matthew Flinders

State Library of NSW – Matthew Flinders Collection
Extensive archive of historical material on Matthew Flinders with a large collection of his personal papers and maps.

ABC – The Navigators
Biography of Matthew Flinders. 

Gould

Australian Museum
A thorough exhibition on the life and works of naturalist John Gould.

General exhibition
A general exhibition celebrating the 200th anniversary of John Gould's birth. 

Audubon’s Birds of America

National Audubon Society
An online version of Audubon's Birds of America

Historical Museum of Southern Florida
An online exhibit of the artwork of John James Audubon.

Renard

Glasgow University Library
An in-depth feature on Renard's Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes with full-colour illustrations

Temple of Flora

Glasgow University Library
An in-depth feature on The Temple of Flora with full-colour illustrations. 

University of Wisconsin - Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture
An online version of The Temple of Flora.

Innovation


Peter Lyssiotis

Watson Place Gallery
Extensive biography of photomonteur Peter Lyssiotis. 

Kelmscott Press & Kelmscott Chaucer

University of Glasgow
Overview of William Moris and his Kelmscott Press, with many illustrations from his various editions.

British Library
Historical spotlight on the works of William Morris by the British Library. 

Jas H Duke

Ubuweb
Extensive biography of Jas H Duke with downloadable MP3 files of his surrealist performance work.

Zines

Book of Zines
Links database collection of everything Zines!

Sticky
Australian zine  shop and zine directory based in Melbourne.

Bird

3 Deep Design catalogue
Homepage of 3 Deep Design, publishers of Bird

Etisoppo

Etisoppo
Homepage of Etisoppo magazine.