Illustrated fables by a pupil of Titian: 100+ woodcuts reveal an unexpected facet of Renaissance artistic brilliance.

An archaeological masterpiece: 65 chromolithographs preserving Pompeii's vanished frescoes.

Exceptional 51-piece early 900 Italian botanical herbarium with original Latin labels.

Early 20th-century Italian botanical herbarium with 12 specimens

Forty-five plates to document one of the first museums and libraries, still shimmering with Baroque wunderkammer flair.

Over a hundred Roman war machines (including incredible diving bells) charming readers for centuries.

A sparkling fusion of chemistry and theatre in a rare fireworks manual.

Renaissance guide to memory with vivid woodcuts and the first image of a street bookshop.

A luminous blend of Norwegian folklore and jewel-like, sinuous Art Nouveau plates.

Early 18th-century vellum binding with curious provenance.

Rhetoric Bound in Echoes: A Venetian Cicero in Recycled Parchment.