A compendium of resources in the public domain.
While searching the net for something unrelated, I came across a great blog called “What’s That Picture?” If you already know about it, you’ll probably be glad I’m bringing it to your attention again! If this is your first experience, get ready for a great show! Whatsthatpicture.com originally launched in January 2007 by James Morley,
I want to highlight a really great website to get photographs in the public domain. AltPhotos.com This site has a lot of heart, and it is easy to see why! Altphotos.com is family-run by a team of passionate web professionals that also share a love of photography. As if that wasn’t awesome enough… All images
New link added to the Vector Graphics page. The images on this site were created by modifying the images of Pixabay. Very useful for designers and those looking for base images to build upon. Below is just a few quick samples of what you’ll find. Free SVG Image & Icon. All contents are released
Der Ornamentenschatz; ein Musterbuch stilvoller Ornamente aus allen Kunstepochen or (The ornamental treasure; a sample book of stylish ornaments from all periods of art) I chose this book to share because of the beautiful ornaments and Chromolithographs. Below are just 2 examples of the images you will enjoy in this book. Thanks to Archive.org Dolmetsch,
A Handbook of Ornament with three hundred plates, containing about three thousand illustrations of the elements, and the application of decoration to object. By Franz Sales Meyer, Professor at the School of Applied Art Karlsruhe The book is broken down into 3 divisions. Division 1 – The Elements of Decoration, Division 2 – Ornament applied
Old books of fairy tales contain some of the most beautifully illustrated pages you can find. I have put together a list of some great fairy tale books that are in the public domain, that have been digitized, and made available for all to enjoy. Summer is on the way… do you have your reading
The Early New Zealand Books Collection has been developed by staff at The University of Auckland Libraries and Learning Services. The collection aims to provide a complete online full-text and keyword-searchable corpus of books about New Zealand which were published in the first two-thirds of the nineteenth century. Original texts have been sourced from
Sometimes, wonderful people offer beautiful things to the world under the public domain dedication. Not everything in the public domain is an antique! The following is just one of those collections I felt needed to be shared. Enjoy the PD offerings of Anthony Ross @Flickr
The holiday season is upon us. I have put together a nice list of Christmas books that are in the public domain for you and yours to enjoy this holiday season. All of the links point to actual books that have been digitized and shared freely online. You can read right from the web,