Visual poem by H.C Dodge, 1893. See the full page here. via ASCII art.
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Tag Archives: 1800s
A portion of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, January 6, 1875 showing advertisements like “Ascii” art, via.
Rouyer, A./ Recuéil de Motifs et d’Alphabets Coloriés pour travaux en tapisserie, No. 401. (Paris,c.1880?). Via.
Amish quilt from 1890, trixel style.
via design-is-fine:
Lone Star, 1890. Amish quilt, family Samuel Zook, Pennsylvania. Sammlung Schlumberger, Photo Rainer Viertlböck. Exhibition 2007, Neue Sammlung München. Exhibition Daimond and Bars. The Art of the Amish, 2007
Textile design book, 1898, via
ASCII art from 1899 in the London Standard newspaper.
via xblacktrianglex.
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Hebrew micrography by Dayyan Aaron son of Judah Leib of Lissa, London, 1849. The text reads: Song of Songs. via
Possibly an example of a smiley from 1862: “(applause and laughter ;)”. From a transcript in the New York Times of an Abraham Lincoln speech.