Alessio Albi's close-up portraits draw attention to finer bodily details – capturing them with mesmerising intensity and heightened colours.

Dondorf's ‘Einköpfige Deutsche Spielkarte No.303’ (‘Single-ended German Playing Cards’) were produced during the period 1900-1930.

young poker player smokes a cigar

Taken at the British Wildlife Centre, 24th February 2011.

a visually striking and detailed deck of cards that could easily replace anyone's home or casino deck. This 54-card poker deck is 100% practical for playing, and has a classic feel. With single colors and no shading, they will not detract from your gaming. designed by Gregor Klingman Each suit has its own personality. he wanted to draw the player in to establish a personal connection with each suit and card, which is something he'd felt was missing from classic playing cards. he used a wide variety of animals thathe felt matched each suit's personality, and each card feels like a character in a story. The Heart Kingdom: Courageous and Loyal (lush leafy background) The Spade Kingdom: Stealthy and Devious (briar patch background) The Diamond Kingdom: Clever and Wise (vines and fruits background) The Club Kingdom: Strong and Steady (wooden branches background) Both the Evergreen and Crimson Deck included in this listing

This version of The Ivy, a Monograph (1872) by Shirley Hibberd is digitally enhanced from our own original antique book. The book describes the history, characteristics, affinities and the usage of ivy and provides a detailed list of the garden ivies in cultivation. Free download under CC Attribution (CC BY 4.0). Please credit the artist and rawpixel.com. Higher resolutions with no attribution required can be downloaded: www.rawpixel.com/category/53/public-domain