A compendium of resources in the public domain.
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,
Huntington Digital Library is a new addition to the Digital Collections page. The Huntington Library is an independent research library specializing in the fields of British and American history, literature and the history of science spanning the 11th century to the present. Among the collections of the Huntington Library are 7 million manuscripts, 420,000 rare
Just added to the Digital Collections page – The MKG Collection (Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg Steintorplatz Online). MK&G provides digital objects and collections. The collections include primarily photography and graphics collections but promise to update regularly to grow the content. Public domain items are marked and more information in regards to the sites TOS
Artist: Timothy H. O’Sullivan, born Ireland 1840-died New York City 1882 Date: 1865 – Medium: albumen print on paper Credit Line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment Persistent URL:http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=34339 Repository: Smithsonian American Art Museum View more collections from the
Source: Collection of architectonic exterior and interior ornaments for budding master builders and lovers of architecture: Riedel, HC (Henry Carl), 1756-1820: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive
(Alcune decorazioni di nobili sale ed altri ornamenti) Some decorations of noble rooms and other ornaments: Albertolli, Giocondo, 1742-1839 Source: Some decorations of noble rooms and other ornaments: Albertolli, Giocondo, 1742-1839: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive
End-papers can be just as wonderful as the book itself. I will share some great End-papers from old books in this category. As always this and all images are in the public domain or copyright free. Enjoy This is not an end-paper, but it is a bonus illustration by Beardsley that I thought was
I found this incredible photo at AltPhotos.com At the time of this blog entry, AltPhotos.com has 3,124 photographs on their website. Each photo is tagged very well so that you can find what you need quickly. As you scroll down on the first page, you are immediately aware that you are not at a typical