Archive for January, 2008

28
Jan
The gems of Soviet animation

Soviet animation was in a way unique. There were lots of extremely weird cartoons which, i think, left a heavy impact on the psyche of the growing generation. Take “Hedgehog in the Fog“, for example - there’s no single way of interpreting of this creation. Apparently, it won the “â„–1 Animated film of all the [...]

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25
Jan
The punishments of China - illustrated.

Found these a couple of days ago, very interesting
It’s a book from NYPL digital gallery - The punishments of China : illustrated by twenty-two engravings : with explanations in English and French, dated 1804. Here are some pictures, please go to the original site for more.
Torturing the fingers

Punishment of the wooden collar

Punishment of [...]

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