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The Vintage Lounge
Art deco, vintage sewing patterns, old photos and postcards, vintage knitting, antique fashion plates, and vintage sheet music.
http://www.geocities.com/artdeco_madness/
Queen Anne Furniture: Origins & Influences
A term paper by Pauline Contursi tracing the evolution by looking at its roots through history and culture with images.
http://contursi.freeyellow.com/queenanne/c...
History and Technology.
An experiment in historical interpretation, combining a review of modern technologies, discussion of their chronological context, and societal implications.
http://histtech.blogspot.com
The Spirit of Gardening
The history of gardening.
http://www.gardendigest.com/
Widows Weeds: Mourning Fashions of the Victorian Era
An article on the customs and rituals by Stephanie Tomasi with photographs and images.
http://www.mourningmatters.com/mourningmat...
Electromusications
Media news, articles, idents and broadcasting history.
http://www.transdiffusion.org/emc/
The Idyllists
A site dedicated to the Group of British Victorian artists known as the Idydllists. The group includes: Fred Walker, John North, George Pinwell, Robert Macbeth and others.
http://geocities.com/steve_milton_uk/
America's Cultural Rebels
A book on artistic avant-gardes and the rise of countercultures by Roy Kotynek and John Cohassey with selected excerpts and preface
http://www.americanavantgarde.com
Legends
Exploring Legends in History, Folklore, Literature, Fiction, and the Arts.
http://www.legends.dm.net/
Radiozone
Goals, chronology, stories, internet radio, and links.
http://ndaeuro.online.fr/gargot/English/en...
Warburg Institute
The Warburg Institute of the University of London exists principally to further the study of the classical tradition, that is of those elements of European thought, literature, art and institutions which derive from the ancient world.
http://www2.sas.ac.uk/warburg/
My Life in the Movies
A reflection on 80 years of movie-going magic, and the effects on my life experience.
http://www.thebestisyet.net/cgi-bin/cgiwra...
Images from History
Art and archaeological images to illustrate world history
http://www.hp.uab.edu/image_archive/
HEL
History of the English Language. Also has a mailing list.
http://ebbs.english.vt.edu/hel/hel.html
Weaving: Art and Lore
Examines cross-cultural weaving, cosmic webs, spinning, spindles, fabrics, and ethnic costume; it also explores Grandmother Spider Woman, Rumpelstiltskin, Sleeping Beauty, and other myths and fairytales on weaving from around the world.
http://www.mythinglinks.org/ct~weaving.htm...
The Creoles, a History: 19th Century New Orleans
Antebellum history, the war, postbellum history, culture, and bibliographic sources.
http://www.csit.parkland.edu/~esimmons/
Chris To's Collection
A private showroom for PRC China Cultural Revolution Period relics.
http://www.culturegems.com/
Traveling Exhibition Service
A general introduction to the rich heritage of Sri Lankan Buddhist art that spans over 2300 years.
http://www.kalaava.com/
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