Peat and visual Art, some samples

The Culture of the Dutch Peatlands
a powerpoint presentation. Have a look! (Thanks Michiel Gerding!) The file is 12.5 Mb long
Burning Peat: old paintings and drawings show the handling and burning of peat
A Baker's tool

         Cookie Board
A Cookie Board (12x42 cm, Dutch 18th century, private collection)
         depicting (top) a worker putting a basket of peat bricks on his shoulders;
         bottom carving presents a jester. The light comes from North-West!
         Click on the picture for a better view. More on Cookie Boards: www.cookieboard.com
Other items...
Exhibitions (Lohne, PeatPolis, etc, etc.), tend to end, leaving their often splendid Catalogues as fossil remains. A collection of these catalogues would keep the exhibitions "alive" for the interested public. As a pdf-file, scan or otherwise.