Three Odd Books: Cabinets of Curiosities

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:July 30, 2017
• Post category:Read/Three Odd Books

Three books on collections of curiosities, marvels, and wonders, recommended by Annetta Black, Curator of Odd Salon and modest hoarder of natural curiosities.

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Odd Bits: Beetle Romance

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:July 28, 2017
• Post category:Odd Bits

The exceptionally lovely Edwardian insect illustrations of Edward Detmold

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Odd Bits: The Great Comet of 1881

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:July 21, 2017
• Post category:Odd Bits

The astronomical illustrations of Etienne Trouvelot

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Odd Bits: Disco Medusa

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:July 18, 2017
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Ernst Haeckel's marvelous illustrations of under sea life

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Odd Bits: Tycho Brahe’s Observatory

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:July 7, 2017
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The magnificent lost observatory of eccentric Danish astronomer, Tycho Brache

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"A Lesson for the Unitiated - Three-Card Monte Players on Coney Beach" by Frank Leslie 1867

Further Reading: SWINDLE

• Post author:Isolde Honore
• Post published:May 17, 2017
• Post category:Read/Reading Lists

Books, research material, and web resources from Odd Salon SWINDLE

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Further Reading: SIEGE

• Post author:Isolde Honore
• Post published:May 3, 2017
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Books, research material, and web resources from Odd Salon SIEGE

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Further Reading: CRISIS

• Post author:Isolde Honore
• Post published:April 5, 2017
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Books, research material, and web resources from Odd Salon CRISIS

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Danse Macabre amongst a printing press.

Further Reading: MARVEL

• Post author:Isolde Honore
• Post published:March 22, 2017
• Post category:Read/Reading Lists/Uncategorized

Books, research material, and web resources from Odd Salon MARVEL

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Further Reading: Badass

• Post author:Isolde Honore
• Post published:March 8, 2017
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Books, research material, and web resources from Odd Salon BADASS

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