These were the GIFs of the Victorian Age
Modern GIFs may make the Internet a more animated place, but they’re no match for the sublime weirdness of 19th-century animations. While some are graceful mini-movies of people and animals, others seem pulled from some truly surreal nightmares. Everything you wanted to know about phenakistoscope, zoetrope, and praxinoscope Who’s Knocking At The Door, a French…
