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Andrew Novle Prentice studies in Spain were published in 1893 as the folio 'Renaissance Architecture and Ornament in Spain', dedicated to the Queen Regent, Dona Maria Christina. As an architect he has a great story of travel and art.

The 1920s fashion for men was all class and this style of fashion should make a comeback.  Let's take a look at the variety of styles from the working class man, to the business suit and formal attire.   We even take a look at accessories, yes, the 1920s style is all here.

Frederic B. Schell was born in Philadelphia in 1838 and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. In 1862 Fred B. Schell became a Special A...

William Morris was a British textile designer, poet, novelist, translator and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement.

Frederick Manson Bailey Frederick Manson Bailey was a Colonial Botanist originally from South Australia (and his wife, née Manson) spent a great...

Bernard-Germain-Étienne Delaville, Comte de Lacépède 26 December 1756 – 6 October 1825) BGE Delaville, Comte de Lacepede was a French naturalist an...

Early Days in Queensland Silvester Diggles (1817 – 1880) was a naturalist, artist and musician. He was born in 1817, the eldest son of Edward Holt ...