a compendium of beastsTumblr (3.0; @compendium-of-beasts)http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aefefa4000b26e8f1fbec18261eafe5d/tumblr_mn7bupHHmA1qbyf2jo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bad-postcards.tumblr.com/post/51072593092/great-sloth-beast-megatherium-pronounced" target="_blank">bad-postcards</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>GREAT SLOTH BEAST</strong></p> <blockquote> <div> <p><strong>MEGATHERIUM</strong></p> <p>Pronounced: meg-a-THEE-ree-um<br/>Literally, “great beast”</p> <p>Megatherium was the largest of the ground sloths, and although apparently very awkward and slow-witted, his great size and strength protected him from the large meat-eaters of his time. He lived during the Pleistocene epoch which began 1 million years ago.</p> <p>Thunderbeast Park - Hiway 97 - Chiloquin, Ore. </p> </div> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/51073307340http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/51073307340Wed, 22 May 2013 11:24:25 -0400slothgreat slothmegatheriumpostcard<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3a099d6802508c7b6ddd901ddfa86bbb/tumblr_mmquuePO5n1rqs7fyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Illlustration from <em><a href="http://openlibrary.org/books/OL22887439M/Naaukeurige_en_uitvoerige_beschryving_van_kaap_de_Goede_Hoop" target="_blank">Naaukeurige en uitvoerige beschryving van kaap de Goede Hoop</a> </em>by Peter Kolbe, 1727</p>http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/50415182390http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/50415182390Tue, 14 May 2013 08:01:47 -0400peter kolbeIllustrationBook Illustrationzoologynatural historysnakeshark<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cf1c0822d3f3a4985c978c6cf31a37a3/tumblr_mlfsadCE4U1qfq5eio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jeroenpasschier.tumblr.com/post/48262020192/54-x-72-cm-untitled-ambrotype-19-27" target="_blank">jeroenpasschier</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>54 x 72 cm Untitled Ambrotype #19-27</p> </blockquote>http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/50361295108http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/50361295108Mon, 13 May 2013 16:03:12 -0400collodionbirdwet-plateambrotype<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d3b8df973376d4ab5afebecd7a6901de/tumblr_mmhvtzVCiF1ro4yjro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://geneseelibby.tumblr.com/post/50008601791/join-or-die-political-cartoon-attributed-to" target="_blank">geneseelibby</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span class="description"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Join,_or_Die" target="_blank">“Join, or Die”</a> political cartoon attributed to Benjamin Franklin and published in <em>The Pennsylvania Gazette</em>, May 9, 1754.</span></p> </blockquote>http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/50342250815http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/50342250815Mon, 13 May 2013 10:18:57 -0400snakeillustrationben franklincartoonpolitical cartoonjoin or die<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a5529574efe923e1f810d913cd32c6ed/tumblr_mmptok9VGr1rqs7fyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Rhinoceros illustration from <em><a href="http://openlibrary.org/books/OL22887439M/Naaukeurige_en_uitvoerige_beschryving_van_kaap_de_Goede_Hoop" target="_blank">Naaukeurige en uitvoerige beschryving van kaap de Goede Hoop</a> </em>by Peter Kolbe, 1727</p>http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/50340229417http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/50340229417Mon, 13 May 2013 09:30:16 -0400peter kolberhinocerosBook IllustrationIllustrationanimalzoologynatural history<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/04a7d073b884e78c87f8da363324d175/tumblr_mmqkurtEfB1ro4yjro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://geneseelibby.tumblr.com/post/50337524388/goodbye-and-thank-you-ray-harryhausen-june-29" target="_blank">geneseelibby</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Goodbye and thank you, <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2013/may/07/local/la-me-ray-harryhausen-20130508" target="_blank">Ray Harryhausen</a> <span class="st">(June 29, 1920 – May 7, 2013)</span></p> <p><span class="st"><a href="http://www.filmreference.com/Writers-and-Production-Artists-Gi-Ha/Harryhausen-Ray.html" target="_blank">Film Reference</a><br/></span></p> </blockquote>http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/50337884120http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/50337884120Mon, 13 May 2013 08:28:30 -0400ray harryhausenalligator<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e4d3ef17f299a19647c892e658e3ad35/tumblr_mmpssqIAhm1rqs7fyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span><em>Africanis 8. Barkly East</em>,<em> 5 July 2008</em>, Daniel Naudé</span></p> <p><br/>“While taking his initial series of Africanis portraits, the quote by Franz Kafka: ‘All knowledge, the totality of all questions and all answers, is contained in the dog’, resonated in his mind.”</p> <p><br/><span><a href="http://danielnaude.com/index.php?/projects/africanis/" target="_blank">Daniel Naudé</a><br/></span></p> <p><span> </span></p>http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/50310944751http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/50310944751Sun, 12 May 2013 22:12:26 -0400Daniel Naudédaniel naudedogafricanisferal dogafricaphotographyafricanis 8barkly eastanimal<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/197cb96ab57564895c0fab9e703fd741/tumblr_mmjefskrAs1rqs7fyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="caption">A young alligator; The cat fish of Cape Verde; The requien or shark. (Oct. 1739)</span></p> <p><span class="caption"><a href="http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=614802&imageID=1261643&word=alligator&s=1&notword=&d=&c=&f=&k=1&lWord=&lField=&sScope=&sLevel=&sLabel=&sort=&total=113&num=60&imgs=20&pNum=&pos=68" target="_blank">NYPL</a><br/></span></p>http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/50015582613http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/50015582613Thu, 09 May 2013 11:16:40 -0400alligatorcatfishfishsharkzoologyBook Illustrationnatural history<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e74e9a3cb5ed855cce0b517044ae7553/tumblr_mmjeblKUbK1rqs7fyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="caption">Alligator mississippiensis, alligator. (1884-1885) </span></p> <p><span class="caption"><a href="http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=706554&imageID=815179&word=alligator&s=1&notword=&d=&c=&f=&k=1&lWord=&lField=&sScope=&sLevel=&sLabel=&sort=&total=113&num=0&imgs=20&pNum=&pos=3" target="_blank">NYPL</a><br/></span></p>http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/50015468279http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/50015468279Thu, 09 May 2013 11:14:09 -0400alligatorAlligator mississippiensisnatural historyzoologyBook Illustration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/92c7859653b366f97f7231c0436f8af3/tumblr_mlgem4ky0H1qg3lgko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vsw.tumblr.com/post/49358705233/spanky-from-the-vsw-soibelman-syndicate-news" target="_blank">vsw</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Spanky</p> <p><span>from the </span><a href="http://www.vsw.org/soibelman-syndicate-news-agency-archive.php" target="_blank"><strong>VSW Soibelman Syndicate News Agency Archive</strong></a></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.vsw.org" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.vsw.org" target="_blank">www.vsw.org</a></a></strong></p> </blockquote>http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/49376626099http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/49376626099Wed, 01 May 2013 15:27:35 -0400spankylittle rascalsdogpuppyblack and white<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/51962f425502ee2a159b6f10aec485dd/tumblr_mlx2hwWmKx1rx9g2mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://taf-art.tumblr.com/post/49361581828/illustration-from-a-tacuinum-sanitatis-14th" target="_blank">taf-art</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Illustration from a <strong>Tacuinum Sanitatis</strong> <strong>(14th century). </strong></p> </blockquote>http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/49367489564http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/49367489564Wed, 01 May 2013 12:53:34 -0400beebeeshivebeehiveTacuinum Sanitatis<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/71e6dbbfa22f21a51dba0f5e6ebe12af/tumblr_mg2f0zd2NE1qa51rdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit! </p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tuesday-johnson.tumblr.com/post/46710675447/ca-1880-1900s-cabinet-card-portrait-of-a" target="_blank">tuesday-johnson</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em><strong>c</strong>a. 1880-1900’s, [cabinet card, portrait of a child with a knife and a chocolate bunny], Wilke</em></p> <p><em>via <a href="http://www.capitolgallery.com/CapitolGallery/fixed%20price/Candy%20Bunny.html" target="_blank">Capitol Gallery, 19th Century Paper Photography</a><br/></em></p> </blockquote>http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/49352308141http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/49352308141Wed, 01 May 2013 07:21:16 -0400rabbitbunnychildcabinet card<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9a112f60782f975502603d55e8d5bd3a/tumblr_mlw3esCbMQ1rqs7fyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="caption">Proboscis monkey, Nasalis larvatus. (1850) </span></p> <p><span class="caption"><a href="http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=221391&imageID=410834&word=monkey&s=1&notword=&d=&c=&f=&k=1&lWord=&lField=&sScope=&sLevel=&sLabel=&sort=&total=250&num=20&imgs=20&pNum=&pos=40" target="_blank">NYPL</a><br/></span></p>http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/49141175577http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/49141175577Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:01:32 -0400Proboscis monkeymonkeyNasalis larvatus<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4fedd7cdceedb8976303b230aaf156e8/tumblr_mlw3q5XnTH1rqs7fyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="caption">[Quadrumanes] Siamang. (1824) </span></p> <p><span class="caption"><a href="http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=114329&imageID=106603&word=monkey&s=1&notword=&d=&c=&f=&k=1&lWord=&lField=&sScope=&sLevel=&sLabel=&sort=&total=250&num=120&imgs=20&pNum=&pos=127" target="_blank">NYPL</a><br/></span></p>http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/49117471495http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/49117471495Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:02:52 -0400Geoffroy Saint-HilairemonkeySiamangBook Illustrationzoology<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1be8d4e91316b8d6a26f7c01a5cd1112/tumblr_mlw3nnGCAf1rqs7fyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="caption">[Quadrumanes] Entelle vieux. (1824) </span></p> <p><span class="caption"><a href="http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=114454&imageID=106729&word=monkey&s=1&notword=&d=&c=&f=&k=1&lWord=&lField=&sScope=&sLevel=&sLabel=&sort=&total=250&num=120&imgs=20&pNum=&pos=140" target="_blank">NYPL</a><br/></span></p>http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/49117471496http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/49117471496Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:02:52 -0400Geoffroy Saint-HilairemonkeyEntelle vieuxBook Illustrationzoology<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XycBLF6kWuY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Monkey Gone to Heaven—The Pixies</p>http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/49107493987http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/49107493987Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:01:33 -0400Monkey Gone to HeavenPixiesmonkeydoolittlesong<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a31ffcc108fa54889fd4300eb39f865c/tumblr_mlmktvhDKF1rqs7fyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Sensorium, Walton Ford, 2003</p> <p><a href="http://we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/2010/02/bestiarium.php#.UXRflYJAEco" target="_blank">We Make Money Not Art</a></p>http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/49106212690http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/49106212690Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:45:38 -0400walton fordbestiariumthe sensoriumprimatesmonkeyfeastgluttonyanimalsbeasts<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bbe3e3d966c63dac954a12c02d6c5947/tumblr_mkrqn5ldiQ1qd1zpno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lambandserpent.tumblr.com/post/49093234890/honey-badger-mellivora-capensis-also-known-as" target="_blank">lambandserpent</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>honey badger</strong> (<em>Mellivora capensis</em>), also known as the <strong>ratel </strong>by</p> <p>Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (7 September 1707 – 16 April 1788)</p> </blockquote>http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/49094718816http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/49094718816Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:13:27 -0400badgerhoney badgerBook Illustrationratelanimalzoologynatural historyComte de Buffon<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/530e6c2c3b784d52b9a2240e98327184/tumblr_mlvbtmWd5c1rphtnfo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://weirdvintage.tumblr.com/post/49034932962/the-photographer-by-renowned-victorian-cat" target="_blank">weirdvintage</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“The Photographer” <span>by renowned Victorian cat photographer Harry Pointer, c. 1870 (via</span><span> </span><a href="http://www.retronaut.com/2012/04/lol-cats-1870s/" target="_blank">Retronaut</a><span>)</span></p> </blockquote>http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/49085590980http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/49085590980Sun, 28 Apr 2013 08:30:39 -0400catcabinet cardphotographer19th century photographycameraharry pointer<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/effccc954cb8976c8e0e25d5d062f0c3/tumblr_mlw2zhdjLL1rqs7fyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="caption">Simia leonina, il condor ec. (180-) </span></p> <p><span class="caption"><a href="http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=693004&imageID=820321&word=monkey&s=1&notword=&d=&c=&f=&k=1&lWord=&lField=&sScope=&sLevel=&sLabel=&sort=&total=250&num=20&imgs=20&pNum=&pos=29" target="_blank">NYPL</a><br/></span></p>http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/49084410108http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/49084410108Sun, 28 Apr 2013 08:01:48 -0400Simia leoninacondormonkeyBook Illustrationzoology