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Images of each page from the Voynich Manuscript - an anonymously written, indecipherable book from the 15th or 16th century.

The image on the left is entitled Nighthawks, which gave me a very strong impression the first time I saw it on a wordpress blog last week and fortunately I saw it again yesterday in a bookstore. Do you see how sharp the light and the building are? and are you just like me, feeling your heart beat faster and faster by the empty but disturbing atmosphere in the painting. If your anwers can't be more positive, it's about time for you to meet another master like Edward Hopper who can teach you some lessons you can't learn from anyone else.

- Ian

Joseph Christian Leyendecker (March 23, 1874 - July 25, 1951) was a 20th century American illustrator. He is most well known for his men's fashion advertisements, particularly the Arrow Collar Man, and as Norman Rockwell's predecessor as the premier illustrator of covers for the Saturday Evening Post.

Extremely high resolution image of Hokusai's Great Wave off Knagawa. Good enough for details and close-ups. 8261x5653 pixels.