BibliOdyssey
JA
October 17
BibliOdessey is a brilliant blog that catalogues all things awesome in terms of books, illustrations, catography, artwork and the like. In case you haven’t had a chance have a look at this site yet, I highly recommend a gander. It’s done by Paul K from Sydney and is one of the great Australian book blogs.
Here’s a preview.
19th/early 20th century Japanese toy designs in watercolour, via the Ningyo-Do Bunko Database
A Burmese map of the world, from The thirty-seven nats, a phase of spirit-worship prevailing in Burma, by Sir R. C. Temple. (published 1906), at the New York Public Library
French-burgundian parchment manuscript, Chansons d’Amour (The Copenhagen Chansonnier), late 15th century, via The Danish Royal Library
Indus Map, from The Book of Curiosities of the Sciences and Marvels for the Eyes,
composed in Egypt in the first half of the 11th century, via the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford
From a book in the Sumida Maritime Materials Collection at Kobe University, 19th century (?)
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Comments
17 Oct 09 at 17:47
Beautiful selection there, Jess. Paul does a magnificent job there publicising the huge wealth of material that is continuing to be put online - and I assume you realise he has a book, published last year I think. Anyway, details on the site, and just having checked there, he has also posted a selection of books from Amazon with similar content that looks delectable (under "Emporium" in that sidebar.) Titles like this can sometimes be found at Artisan Books, too.
...18 Oct 09 at 12:51
Thanks genevieve - I didn't realise that he'd had a book published, cheers for the heads up. It'd make a worthy addition for any bookshelf.
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