Warburg’s Werewolf: An Anamnesis

[ad_1] Aby Warburg spent his life finding forms that could hold their own against the flow of time. All the while, as Kevin Dann explores, he was churning on the brink of madness with the sense that he himself was changing — into a terrifying animal. What kind of history would a werewolf write? (adsbygoogle … Read more

As Bright as a Feather: Ostriches, Home Dyeing, and the Global Plume Trade

[ad_1] In the 19th century, dyed ostrich feathers were haute couture, adorning the hats and boas of fashionistas on both sides of the Atlantic. Whitney Rakich examines the far-reaching ostrich industry through a peculiar do-it-yourself-style book: Alexander Paul’s The Practical Ostrich Feather Dyer (1888), a text interleaved with richly colored specimens. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || … Read more

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