The diagrammatic writings of an asylum patient (1870)

Posted by apophasis on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @01:45PM
from the publicdomainreview.org dept.

https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-diagrammatic-writings-of-an-asylum-patient-1870/

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Re:The diagrammatic writings of an asylum patient (1870) by stared on Friday September 24, 2021 @04:23AM (#28639859)

I wholeheartedly recommend "Hexen 2.0" by Suzanne Treister (https://www.suzannetreister.net/HEXEN2/HEXEN_2.html). A similar type of diagrams, related to the "mysticism of the 20th century" - CIA, computing, quantum, counterculture, etc.

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Re:The diagrammatic writings of an asylum patient (1870) by lookalike74 on Friday September 24, 2021 @04:04AM (#28639758)

Makes me think of Dr. Bronner and his fabulous soap

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Re:The diagrammatic writings of an asylum patient (1870) by dr_dshiv on Friday September 24, 2021 @09:16AM (#28641887)

Definitely the same vibe!

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Re:The diagrammatic writings of an asylum patient (1870) by gfaure on Friday September 24, 2021 @12:29PM (#28644640)

The appearance of the pages -- filling all empty space -- reminds me of the style known as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_vacui.

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Re:The diagrammatic writings of an asylum patient (1870) by ycombinete on Friday September 24, 2021 @07:33AM (#28641016)

These look like William Wordsworth’s paintings and plates.

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