Tuesday, August 31, 2010

French book page, "Animisme et spiritisme," 1906



French book page, "Animisme et spiritisme," 1906
(300ppi, 6x10")

*Animism: The belief that inanimate objects and the phenomena of nature are endowed with personal life or a living soul.

*Spiritism, or French spiritualism, is based on books written by French educator Hypolite Léon Denizard Rivail under the pseudonym Allan Kardec reporting séances in which he observed a series of phenomena that could be only attributed to incorporeal intelligence (spirits).

Double exposure photograph, Richard Mansfield as Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, 1895

Double exposure photograph, Richard Mansfield as Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, 1895

Illustration, Carnaval de Paris, 1870

Illustration, Carnaval de Paris, 1870
(300ppi, 3x4")