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1. America's Cultural Rebels
A book on artistic avant-gardes and the rise of countercultures by Roy Kotynek and John Cohassey with selected excerpts and preface
http://www.americanavantgarde.com
2. Chris To's Collection
A private showroom for PRC China Cultural Revolution Period relics.
http://www.culturegems.com/
3. Electromusications
Gateway to the Transdiffusion Broadcasting System sites and affiliated sites. The history and development of British television presentation (including graphic design, jingles).
http://www.transdiffusion.org/emc/
4. HEL
History of the English Language. Also has a mailing list.
http://ebbs.english.vt.edu/hel/hel.html
5. History and Technology.
An experiment in historical interpretation, combining a review of modern technologies, discussion of their chronological context, and societal implications.
http://histtech.blogspot.com
6. Images from History
Art and archaeological images to illustrate world history.
http://www.hp.uab.edu/image_archive/noframes....
7. MR Bloch Salt Archive
The influence on the development of ancient civilizations (1000 BCE) to the Industrial Revolution.
http://salt.org.il/main.htm
8. Queen Anne Furniture: Origins & Influences
A term paper by Pauline Contursi tracing the evolution by looking at its roots through history and culture with images.
http://contursi.freeyellow.com/queenanne/cont...
9. Radiozone
Goals, chronology, stories, internet radio, and links.
http://ndaeuro.online.fr/gargot/English/engho...
10. The Best of Legends
Exploring legends in history, folklore, literature, fiction, and the arts.
http://bestoflegends.org/
11. The Creoles, a History: 19th Century New Orleans
Antebellum history, the war, postbellum history, culture, and bibliographic sources.
http://www.csit.parkland.edu/~esimmons/
12. The Idyllists
A site dedicated to the Group of British Victorian artists known as the Idydllists. The group includes: Fred Walker, John North, George Pinwell, Robert Macbeth and others.
http://geocities.com/steve_milton_uk/
13. The Silkroad Foundation
Privately funded non-profit organization, established to promote the study and preservation of cultures and art on Inner Asia and the Silk Road. Extensive library of articles, lectures and studies. Links to related sites.
http://www.silkroadfoundation.org/
14. The Spirit of Gardening
The history of gardening.
http://www.gardendigest.com/
15. The Vintage Lounge
Art deco, vintage sewing patterns, old photos and postcards, vintage knitting, antique fashion plates, and vintage sheet music.
http://www.geocities.com/artdeco_madness/
16. Traveling Exhibition Service
A general introduction to the rich heritage of Sri Lankan Buddhist art that spans over 2300 years.
http://www.kalaava.com/
17. Warburg Institute
The Warburg Institute of the University of London exists principally to further the study of the classical tradition, that is of those elements of European thought, literature, art and institutions which derive from the ancient world.
http://www2.sas.ac.uk/warburg/
18. Weaving: Art and Lore
Examines cross-cultural weaving, cosmic webs, spinning, spindles, fabrics, and ethnic costume; it also explores Grandmother Spider Woman, Rumpelstiltskin, Sleeping Beauty, and other myths and fairytales on weaving from around the world.
http://www.mythinglinks.org/ct~weaving.html


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