Ten grapes, one portfolio, and California's first colored ampelography preserved

A spectacular stage of 17th-century machines, where art and invention steal the show.

45 hand-colored plates for over 300 images of ancient Egypt in large folio format

Over 400 woodcuts for one of the foundational books of modern ichthyology

One hundred Aesopian fables illustrated by Du Pérac after Ligorio: classical antiquity reimagined for Counter-Reformation education

The best of Renaissance thinking in 151 emblems, with Parmigianino and Agostino Carracci’s marks on the plates.

Dürer's foundational treatise on human proportion, first Italian edition with over 100 woodcuts.

The first English pigeon book: breeding, breeds, frauds, and 13 plates.

The first and most important English-language treatises to teach electricity, with 3 plates

An illustrated encyclopedic dictionary devoted to railway and steam technology

Pocket vernacular guide to health: early modern regimen, c.1600