Illustrated Wonders
Bocchi, Achille
Symbolicarum quaestionum de universo genere
1574
Second Edition
The best of Renaissance thinking in 151 emblems, with Parmigianino and Agostino Carracci’s marks on the plates.
Verdizotti, Giovanni Mario
Cento favole morali
1577
Third Edition
Illustrated fables by a pupil of Titian: 100+ woodcuts reveal an unexpected facet of Renaissance artistic brilliance.
Presuhn, Émile
Les décorations murales de Pompéi; with Choix des plus belles et intéressantes peintures de Pompéi
1878
First Edition
An archaeological masterpiece: 65 chromolithographs preserving Pompeii's vanished frescoes.
Du Molinet, Claude
Le Cabinet de la Bibliotheque de Sainte Genevieve
1692
Forty-five plates to document one of the first museums and libraries, still shimmering with Baroque wunderkammer flair.
Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen; Moe, Jørgen Engebretsen
East Of The Sun And West Of The Moon. Old Tales From The North
1920
A luminous blend of Norwegian folklore and jewel-like, sinuous Art Nouveau plates.
Gervasius Brisacensis
Cursus Theologicus
1706
Early 18th-century vellum binding with curious provenance.
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