Omni, the Iconic Sci-Fi Magazine, Digitized in High-Resolution (2017)(openculture.com)

20 points by walterbell 2 years ago | 1 comments

Complete Digitization of Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Atlanticus(openculture.com)

123 points by emmelaich 1 year ago | 39 comments

Michelangelo's first painting, created when he was 12 or 13(openculture.com)

349 points by bookofjoe 9 months ago | 165 comments

Open Culture article about Michelangelo's first known painting, The Torment of Saint Anthony, made when he was 12 or 13 years old.

1,300 Beautiful Wildlife Illustrations from the 19th Century Now Restored(openculture.com)

230 points by gslin 3 months ago | 45 comments

In 1886, the US commissioned watercolor paintings of every known fruit (2019)(openculture.com)

569 points by perihelions 3 years ago | 139 comments

Open Culture article about the USDA's 1886-era commissioned collection of 7,500 watercolor paintings of fruit, now downloadable in high resolution.

Enigmatic Ancient ‘Unknown Kushan Script’ 60% Deciphered by Scientists(ancientpages.com)

42 points by janandonly 3 years ago | 18 comments