my minds got a mind of its own

a compilation of illustrations

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Chinese rank badge (1880) vintage silk embroidery

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Patterns on table cloths from the Industrial Arts of the Nineteenth Century: A Series of Illustrations of the Choicest Specimens Produced by Every Nation at the Great Exhibition of Works Industry, 1851 by Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt. Published March 1853 by Day & Son, Lithographers to the Queen.

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Attacus Atlas Moth (Attacus aurota) Insectes > Lépidoptères > Plate 10 {Insects > Lepidoptera > Plate 10} Dictionnaire Universel D'Histoire Naturelle, Vol. 2 illustrated by Charles Dessalines D'Orbigny.

Lepidoptera is an order of insects that includes butterflies & moths.

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Georgius Jacobus Johannes van O

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decorative paper found in books published between 1670 & 1890

check out the caption of each image to find out the title, author, & publication date of the book the decorative paper is found in.

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Stone Vase With Sunflowers and Carnations (1688-1698) by Johan Teyler (1648-1709).

Johan Teyler was a Dutch Golden Age painter, engraver, mathematics teacher, and promoter of the technique in color printmaking now known as à la poupée.

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Pages from the Renaissance section of L'Ornement Polychrome by Albert Charles Auguste Racine.

L'Ornement Polychrome is one of Racine's most popular publications. The pictorial work consists of ten volumes published between 1869 & 1873 made of incredible reproductions of art, architecture, metalwork, textiles, painting, woodwork, & more created by masters from different cultures all over the world.

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Ornate ceilings from around the world

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Illustrations of firefighter uniforms, tools, & fire engines {1774 - 1936}

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Designs from the Noritake Factory {1880-1910}

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Landscape Designs of 1936 by Tabea Hosier, Virginia Richards, Helen Miller, William Merklin, Gilbert Sackerman, George Stonehill, & more.

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illustrations of baby carriages & doll buggies from the 1930's & 40's

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Plates from Traité des Arbres et Arbustes que l'on cultive en France en pleine terre (1801–1819) by Duhamel du Monceau with hand colored engravings by Pierre Joseph Redoute.

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Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta: A 16th Century Calligraphic Manuscript Inscribed by Georg Bocskay & Illustrated by Joris Hoefnagel

Georg Bocskay, a master calligrapher & imperial secretary to the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, created Mira calligraphiae monumenta (Model Book of Calligraphy) as an exhibition piece. He assembled a vast selection of contemporary & historic scripts. Many of these selections were not intended for use, but for display. The manuscript demonstrated Bocskay's fine tuned calligraphy skills. Georg passed away in 1575, shortly after this book was written.

Around 30 years later, Emperor Rudolph II commissioned Europe's last great manuscript illuminator, Joris Hoefnagel, to embellish Bocskay's manuscript. In an attempt to out-do Georg's exemplary calligraphy work, Joris used every color, resource of illusionism, & form to devise brilliant grotesques - from flowers, fruits, insects, & animals to monsters & masks.

The end result is an incredible & unique collection of art & penmanship - "a landmark in the cultural debate between word & image."

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Cover & Title Page ❧ The Industrial Arts of the Nineteenth Century: A Series of Illustrations of the Choicest Specimens Produced by Every Nation at The Great Exhibition of Works of Industry by Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt (1853); 2 Vol.

These books are filled with intricate color reproductions of a small selection of some of the art objects & industrial manufactures of the 1851 London Exhibition.

Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt was an architect & art writer who served as Secretary to the Executive Committee of the Commissioners of the Great Exhibition. Apart from designing the exhibition hall with Joseph Paxton, Sir Matthew was responsible for arranging the many thousand exhibits in the galleries & halls. This position, paired with his artistic skills, made him the perfect candidate to compile these books.

The 'Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations' was help by Prince Albert & Henry Cole in order to show countries all over the world the innovations in manufacturing & design from Britain. 100,000+ items were on display, ranging from raw materials, machinery, manufactures, & the fine arts. Over 6 million guests viewed the exhibit. The profits were used to build the South Kensington Museum (known today as the Victoria & Albert Museum).

Shortly after the Great Exhibition opened, Day & Son publishers suggested to Sir Digby Wyatt that an illustrated volume showcasing treasures of the exhibition would create a lasting souvenir & record of some of the items displayed. Even more, by using the latest innovations in color printing methods, the book could in & of itself exemplify the industrial progress.

Chromolithography was the printing process used for the Industrial Arts of the Nineteenth Century. This type of printing was a relatively recent invention that could achieve the detail & effect for color illustrations.