See also film blog for poncy celebration of nuns without clothes.

17th January 2013

Photo reblogged from Sutured Infection with 311 notes

sutured-infection: Deformity apparatus: Chas. F. Stillman’s long bow-leg braces. 1893 medical supply catalogue.

sutured-infection:

Deformity apparatus: Chas. F. Stillman’s long bow-leg braces. 1893 medical supply catalogue.

Tagged: illustrationmedicineanatomychas. f. stillmanbraces1890s19th centurydeformity

28th October 2012

Photo with 175 notes

No. 13 by Pierre Louÿs, 1898 (From a “bullet album”) 

No. 13 by Pierre Louÿs, 1898 (From a “bullet album”) 

Tagged: pierre louysphotographynudedamaged1890s19th century

21st October 2012

Photo reblogged from The Last Dream of Jesus with 1,738 notes

lastdreamofjesus, autarque: Étienne-Jules Marey, Falling Cat, 1894

lastdreamofjesus, autarque:

Étienne-Jules Marey, Falling Cat, 1894

Tagged: 1890s19th centurycatsetienne jules mareyfalling catfilmgiflocomotionmotionfilm stills

Source: autarque

21st October 2012

Photo with 181 notes

Batwoman by Albert-Joseph Pénot, 1890

Batwoman by Albert-Joseph Pénot, 1890

Tagged: nudepaintingwingsbatwoman1890s19th centuryalbert joseph penot

20th September 2012

Photo with 1,078 notes

Marie de Régnier by Pierre Louÿs, 1898

Marie de Régnier by Pierre Louÿs, 1898

Tagged: pierre louysphotographymirrorsnude1890s19th centurymarie de regnier

15th September 2012

Photo reblogged from Cinebody Without Organs with 108 notes

cinebodywithoutorgans, loveage-moondream: ca. 1896, post-mortem laureatus / Kimon Loghi

cinebodywithoutorgans, loveage-moondream:

ca. 1896, post-mortem laureatus / Kimon Loghi

Tagged: illustrationskullsnudekimon loghi1890s19th centurypost-mortem laureatus

Source: loveage-moondream

18th August 2012

Photo reblogged from Poe's Mistress with 735 notes

frenchtwist: The carotid, subclavian, and axillary arteries From Quain’s Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain and Sir Edward Albert Sharpey-Schäfer, 1892Also

frenchtwist:

The carotid, subclavian, and axillary arteries

From Quain’s Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain and Sir Edward Albert Sharpey-Schäfer, 1892

Also

Tagged: anatomyillustrationmedicinearteriesquain's elements of anatomyjones quainsir edward albert sharpey-shafer1890s19th century

4th August 2012

Photo with 658 notes

Un Drame by Joseph Apoux, 1890s (from Reveries Fantastiques)

Un Drame by Joseph Apoux, 1890s (from Reveries Fantastiques)

Tagged: illustrationjoseph apoux1890s19th centuryreveries fantastiquesspiderweb

9th July 2012

Photo reblogged from Dolly Mixture with 222 notes

dollmixture: The talking doll, invented by Thomas Edison. Design showing the phonograph mechanism in the interior, 1890

dollmixture:

The talking doll, invented by Thomas Edison. Design showing the phonograph mechanism in the interior, 1890

Tagged: dollsillustrationthe talking dollthomas edison1890s19th century

8th July 2012

Photo reblogged from Love Like Cancer with 422 notes

kirgiakos: Franz von Stuck - “Sensuality” , etching , c.1898

kirgiakos:

Franz von Stuck - “Sensuality” , etching , c.1898

Tagged: illustrationfranz von stuck1890setching19th centurysnakesnude