Guess the letter. From a 17th-century German book on the art of writing. A great range of different styles are represented seemingly increasing in complexity, and also illegibility, as the book goes on: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-proper-art-of-writing-1655

Double page spread from a 16th-century pattern book for scribes created by Gregorius Bock. See more here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/16th-century-pattern-book-for-scribes?utm_content=buffercc162&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

For #WorldEnvironmentDay today, “A Bestiary of Loss” — images of 39 recently extinct animals and their stories, from the aurochs to the ivory-billed woodpecker: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/extinct-animals

Thylacine.
From "Zoological sketches by Joseph Wolf," vol. 1, by Philip Sclater, London: 1861 #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/thylacine-wolf/

In 2022 we put up a show of covers by Eric Carle made before he was famous for hungry caterpillars. We were just cataloguing this magazine, wondering if we should price it at $5 or $6. And then we noticed Eric Carle’s signature. We are keeping it for ourselves. It will live in a box in the basement until you come ask to see it or rent the exhibition for your school or graphic design bookstore. See more: https://ksmallgallery.com/blogs/exhibits/eric-carle-covers