Archaeology & Anthropology

Evolution in Art: As Illustrated by the Life-histories of Designs

Alfred C. Haddon

Alfred C. Haddon’s Evolution in Art is a scholarly survey of decorative motifs, especially those of the…

The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia

F. Hamilton Jackson

The work is a scholarly travelogue that surveys the Austrian‑ruled coasts of the Adriatic, first the…

History of the Fan

G. Woolliscroft Rhead

The work is a scholarly survey of the fan as an object of art, ritual, and fashion, presented as the first…

Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552

Garrick Mallery

Garrick Mallery’s report, issued as the First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology (1879‑1880), is a…

American Hero-Myths: A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent

Daniel G. Brinton

American Hero‑Myths is a scholarly study that seeks to rescue the native religious narratives of the Western…

The Discovery of the Source of the Nile

John Hanning Speke

John Hanning Speke’s “The Discovery of the Source of the Nile” is a first‑person travelogue that chronicles…

Glimpses of the Past: History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784

W. O. Raymond

This work is a scholarly chronicle of the Saint John River region from its first European sighting in 1604…

The Origin of Man and of His Superstitions

Carveth Read

The work is a scholarly treatise that seeks to explain humanity’s biological and psychological origins by…

The Position of Woman in Primitive Society: A Study of the Matriarchy

C. Gasquoine Hartley

Hartley’s work is a scholarly essay that frames the “Woman’s Movement” of the early twentieth century as a…

The History of Java, v. 1-2

Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles

The work is a nineteenth‑century historical survey of Java, compiled by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, a former…

Among unknown Eskimo An account of twelve years intimate relations with the primitive Eskimo of ice-bound Baffin Land, with a description of their ways of living, hunting customs & beliefs

Julian W. Bilby

This work is a nineteenth‑century ethnographic account by Julian W.

Religion and ceremonies of the Lenape

M. R. Harrington

The work is a scholarly ethnographic study of Lenape religion and ceremonial practice, compiled by M. R.

Fratris Felicis Fabri Evagatorium in Terrae Sanctae, Arabiae et Egypti Peregrinationem. Volumen Tertium

Felix Fabri

Volumen tertium huius itinerarium peregrinorum Felix Fabri describit, quod incipit narratione de deserti fine…

The Heroic Age

H. Munro Chadwick

The work is a scholarly comparative study of heroic poetry, divided into three parts that examine the early…

Rambles in Rome An Archæological and Historical Guide to the Museums, Galleries, Villas, Churches, and Antiquities of Rome and the Campagna

S. Russell Forbes

Rambles in Rome is a scholarly guide that combines the author’s expertise as an archaeological lecturer with…

Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 2 of 7

Edgar Thurston

The work is a scholarly survey of the many castes and tribal groups that populate southern India, compiled by…

The Gospel According to Peter: A Study

Walter Richard Cassels

Walter Richard Cassels’s work is a scholarly examination of the fragmentary “Gospel of Peter” that emerged…

The Testimony of Tradition

David MacRitchie

The Testimony of Tradition is a scholarly investigation into the folklore and antiquities of Scotland, the…

Ancient calendars and constellations

Emmeline M. Plunket

The work is a scholarly treatise that examines how ancient peoples linked their calendars to the movements of…

The North American Indian, Vol. 1

Edward S. Curtis

Edward S. Curtis’s The North American Indian, Vol. 1 is a scholarly survey of the tribes that still retain…

The Lake Regions of Central Africa: A Picture of Exploration, Vol. 1

Sir Richard Francis Burton

The work is a first‑volume account of a mid‑nineteenth‑century expedition into the interior of Central…

Inca Land: Explorations in the Highlands of Peru

Hiram Bingham

The work is a first‑person account of Hiram Bingham’s series of scientific and exploratory trips through the…

Village Life in China: A Study in Sociology

Arthur H. Smith

Arthur H. Smith’s Village Life in China offers a systematic sociological survey of Chinese rural communities…

The Mide'wiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 143-300

Walter James Hoffman

The work is a scholarly ethnographic report compiled for the Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of…