EditorialRoman era. Stele of Lutatia Lupata. The young Lutatia is depicted playing a stringed instrument, of the "pandarium" type. The text gives us the name and age (16 years old) of the deceased, as well as the name of the dedicator Lutatia Severa. 60 x 36,50...
EditorialIlluminated miniatures of the plants Cole (Brasica Silvatica), which could be used, mixed with old fat, for the treatment of swellings and gout; and Carrying Adderwort (Basilica) with animal heads, which the text advises provided protection from severa...
EditorialAn illustration in a collection intended to record and preserve precious objects of antiquity. A tomb or casket with a bust or statue. Inscription. Catafalque. Memorial. The Antiquarian Repertory; a miscellany intended to preserve and illustrate severa...
EditorialSpider wasp, Pepsis atrox 1, digger wasp, Sphex sericeus 2, queen carpenter ant, Camponotus fervidus 3, and African spider wasp, Pepsis severa 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwood's new edition of Dru Drury's "Illustrations of Exotic Entomo...