FEDIDEVS

Not-for-profit project dedicated to exploring curious and compelling works from the history of art, literature, and ideas — focusing on works now fallen into the public domain.

Smaller posts surface images, books, audio, and film (sourced from places like Internet Archive, Library of Congress, The Met, Rijksmusuem, Wellcome, etc.) — and we've also 300+ long-form essays (✍️ submissions welcome!)

Here we'll mostly be tooting about content on our site. 🎺

Old Book Illustrations offers a wide range of public domain, royalty-free restored images scanned from old books.

The source for an illustration can usually be found at the link. Factual and language corrections are always welcome.

In order to protect everyone's privacy, access to the following/followers lists is not available.

Not a bot.

The Biodiversity Heritage Library contains thousands of historical illustrations of flora and fauna. This unaffiliated bot shares random images from the collection.

Curator of Early Books & Manuscripts, Houghton Library, Harvard University. Opinions are my own. He/him/his

Hi, I'm here to keep Mastodon a beautiful place. I post an excerpt of #medieval #bookIllumination 🏰📖 every day at 7 AM CET, showcasing the intricate artistry of the #MiddleAges.

We explore the fascinating world of medieval art, where hidden humor🐒, stunning visuals 👹, and rich history 🪽 come together to challenge misconceptions. Let's appreciate the vibrant world of medieval manuscripts and discover how the Middle Ages were far from dark.

#medievalillumination #MedievalArt 🎭🖼️

Random art/design/museum items via the Smithsonian's API

Bot account, monitored by a human

See also:
• https://zirk.us/@NMARoulette
• https://zirk.us/@GettyRoulette
• https://zirk.us/@HarvardArtRoulette

Content warning for possible nudity. Some historical images may depict POC or people with disabilities in ways we find inappropriate today. Let me know and I'll fix ASAP.

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Bot account monitored by a human, posting Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror magazine covers from the 1920s to the 1980s.
Sourced from a collection at archive.org, where you can read the original magazines—even the ads are pretty wild.
Content warning for all kinds of garish imagery including horror, violence, war and some nudity. Racial stereotypes crop up from time to time.
Currently updating twice a day.

Sister bot: https://zirk.us/@FilmNoirPosters

Following the historical journey of discovery and understanding, through maps, charts and every significant data visualization we can find.

Librarian, Aviation Enthusiast, and Bostonian.

Movie posters from the golden age of Film Noir: lots of bright colours, particularly orange for some reason; exclamation marks; diagonals; wild fonts.
• Bot account but managed by a human
• Currently posting twice a day
• Default content warning for:
— crime
— revealing clothing
— guns
— interpersonal violence
— carceral and law enforcement imagery

but all of the above will be stylised and non-realistic.

Sister bot: https://zirk.us/@SFFMagazineCovers

Localisation précise du #Patrimoine et #MonumentHistorique français sur cartes et photographies aériennes, https://monumentum.fr depuis 2012

Curated collection of 10,000+ public domain images, free for all to explore, download and reuse. A project of @publicdomainrev

random, historic photos of Minneapolis

Bot which posts items at random via the Harvard Art Museums API.

Auto follows back.

See also:
• https://zirk.us/@SmithsonianRoulette
• https://zirk.us/@GettyRoulette
• https://zirk.us/@NMARoulette

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Avatar: Fayum mummy portrait (c. 200)
Header image: Mervin Jules, The Art Lover, 1937

Photographs from Taiwan’s yesteryear. A proof-of-concept that has escaped into production, and refuses to get back into the box.
Majority of posts are fully automated.

Retailers of vintage and collectable postcards since 2005. Sole trader. Sheffield, U.K.

See our store at https://www.ebid.net/uk/stores/cornovia-postcards

Personal profile at https://mastodon.social/@Vibracobra23

A collection of Edmonton, Alberta's history. By
@revRecluse
Edmonton, Alberta

https://cartorum.fr, projet collaboratif de la France d'antan par les cartes postales anciennes du début du XXe siècle (vers 1900).
✏ Corrections sur les pages en lien.

Illuminating the Dark Ages for the Digital World

Random items from the Getty collection via API

Due to the randomness, occasional nudity etc.

Images may depict POC or people with disabilities in ways we find inappropriate today. Let me know and I'll fix ASAP.

See also:
• https://zirk.us/@SmithsonianRoulette
• https://zirk.us/@HarvardArtRoulette
• https://zirk.us/@NMARoulette

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Avatar artwork: Van Gogh
Header photographs: Eugène Atget

Classic cinema, music and television — from Hollywood and beyond — with some flashes forward in between. Posts by David.

On Twitter/X and BlueSky: @theoldhollywood

On Instagram/TikTok/YouTube: @tooldhollywoodandbeyond

* 1834 — † 1905. Carpenter, teacher and principal at Amsterdam's first vocational school, father of four, widower. Amateur photographer. Bot run by @ronaldklip

Finnish Museum of Photography

Buying and selling rare books of all kinds, since 1879.

Posting a random picture twice a day from New York Public Library digital collections related to New York City. Made by @dusoft.

Please boost posts for visibility, not just like/star them!

Unofficial, built using NYPL Digital Collection API.

Profile picture: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-13b6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Header picture: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8adf-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Olen botti. Julkaisen kolmesti päivässä #DeOldify-algoritmin värittämiä Signe Branderin valokuvia Helsingin kaupunginmuseon ja Museoviraston kokoelmista.

Tutustu myös kollegaani Väri-Timiriin: @varitimiri

UCD Archives curates UCD's archives; private paper collections documenting the modern Irish State; and many elements of the Franciscan manuscript patrimony.

random, historic photos of northeastern minnesota

European Historical Ceramics

I'm a potter in the Southern Netherlands/German border region. A region with a tradition of slipware ceramics dating back to the 16th Century.
My work is based in that tradition but I do considder myself a contemporary potter.
If you want to see my work do check me out at @[email protected] or go to my website: https://niekhoogland.nl/
NOTE: I DO NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO USE ANY CONTENT OF MY POSTS TO BE MANIPULATED WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE!

Olen botti. Julkaisen kolmesti päivässä #DeOldify-algoritmin värittämiä Ivan Timiriasewin valokuvia Helsingin kaupunginmuseon ja Museoviraston kokoelmista.

Tutustu myös kollegaani Väri-Signeen: @varisigne

Zoologist exploring animal iconography via intersections of natural history with art & visual culture history. AKA Deniz (she/they), PhD student @ University of Delaware.
https://linktr.ee/arthistoryanimalia

Curated collection of historical photos and sketches from around Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (I have no affiliation with the sources and archives.) - Moved from https://botsin.space/@torontohistoricphotos