The Public Domain Review
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Founded in 2011, The Public Domain Review is an online journal and not-for-profit project dedicated to the exploration of curious and compelling works from the history of art, literature, and ideas.
20 Exquisite 16th Century Watercolors of Medicinal Plants
These wonderful full-page watercolor illustrations are from a 16th-century edition of Pedanius Dioscorides's work on herbal medicine, De Materia Medica. Dioscorides (ca. 40–90 AD),...
These 19th Century Illustrations Depict the Beauty of Bugs
This article and collection of exquisite insect illustrations by Jean-Henri Fabre is from The Public Domain Review, an online journal and nonprofit that's "dedicated...
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