In reading 19th century primary sources—diaries, poetry, essays, etc—I'm struck by how allusive the writing is. References to ...

A Derringer engraved with Aesthetic Movement ornament by Otto Carter   Images from The Handy Book of Artistic Printing .    Aes...

Baron von Richthofen , c 1917 80 direct hits. Need I say more? Early aviator Harry Atwood , c 1910 Not exactly my type but f...

above and below, two dramatically different Journal covers by the (Brooklyn!) master penman William E. Dennis (1860-1924). Volu...

The gingko grove at Madoo is underplanted with boxwood trimmed into balls. The plantings invade the path in an intriguing breaking-the-fo...