/r/paperfolks
Paperfolks is dedicated to drawings, paintings and illustrations that accurately depict the daily lives of our ancestors in the towns and villages of the pre-industrial era.
Paperfolks: illustrations depicting the everyday life of peasants, townspeople and lords in the pre-industrial era (from the dawn of man up until the 19th century). If you enjoy drawings and historical reconstructions that accurately portray the lives of our ancestors, feel free to come on board.
Civility rule: Be courteous to others. Any post or comment that puts down anyone for any reason will result in an immediate and permanent ban.
Relevance rule: Only post content related to this subreddit's definition of Paperfolks: historically accurate illustrations. A beautiful artwork is not necessarily relevant in the context of Paperfolks. Here's a rule of thumb: on this sub we enjoy art for history's sake, not art for art's sake.
Repost rule: A repost may only be allowed if the original post has fewer than 50 upvotes and was submitted at least 6 months ago.
This is the sister-subreddit of /r/papertowns.
Note: Fictional illustrations are not allowed (i.e. no dragons).
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Down by the old village well
01:03 UTC
Shopping on old London Bridge
18:13 UTC
The first muster of the Massachussetts Bay Militia, Salem, 1637
12:49 UTC
The houses that stood atop the Pont Notre-Dame, Paris, built in the beginning of the 16th century. The houses were razed for sanitary purposes and because of the danger the structures caused to the bridge's stability.
11:40 UTC
Village scene from the Linear Pottery culture
13:39 UTC
Narmer, first Pharaoh of Egypt
07:12 UTC
Victorius Spartan soldiers make a monument to the defeated Athens and allies at the Battle of Mantinea, 362 BCE
06:19 UTC
Roman Villa at Kirk Sink, Gargrave, Yorkshire, England [720 x 410]
02:02 UTC
Medieval blast furnace in Wales, art by Victor Ambrus
19:55 UTC
A temple in Roman Britain, art by Victor Ambrus [1512 x 648]
19:43 UTC
Street Scene in Medieval London, [art by Ron Embleton]
05:10 UTC
Saxon men pleading their case before the King in Westminster, London, England [art by Ron Embleton]
05:01 UTC
Wye Bridge and the Bark House, Monmouth, Wales, (no date) by John Arthur Evans [1854-1936]
22:31 UTC
An artists' concept of Preclassic Hohokam canal-fed agriculture in the Phoenix Basin (now Arizona).
16:13 UTC
Artwork on the Pushtigban. The elite military unit of the Sassanian Persian Empire, charged with the protection of the Shahanshah.
01:59 UTC
A tournament in the city of Worms, 1487
10:47 UTC
Coronation of Leo I, Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire
17:49 UTC
A view of the attack and bombardment of French-held Thérouanne by Charles V and the forces of the Holy Roman Empire in June 1553
13:51 UTC
The Arrival of the Hungarians, (1892-94) by Arpad Feszty [14687 x 5418]
20:38 UTC
9th Century Burial Chamber in Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria
20:45 UTC
Baptism, by Klavdey Lebedev (1852-1916) [992 x 715]
06:50 UTC
Makurian Soldiers and Priest c. 10th Century AD
22:47 UTC
Mongol Darugha official collecting tribute in a Rus town, 13th Century, painting by Sergey Ivanov, 1909
01:02 UTC
Sea Peoples, me, Digital Painting, 2021
09:18 UTC
Inviting the Varangians to Staraya Ladoga, 862 AD (painting by Victor Vasnetsov, 1913)
19:47 UTC
A view of the attack and bombardment of French-held Thérouanne by Charles V and the forces of the Holy Roman Empire in June 1553
11:11 UTC
Grimburgwal, Amsterdam, 1796
08:53 UTC
Bin Laden's Mountain Fortress published in The Times of London
15:46 UTC