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Drawings and Plates

Botanical, anatomical and scientific plates, and drawings. Each one is printed to order at a size its file can hold.

From The Florilegium 81Cabinet of Curiosities 69The Hermetica 57Cartographer’s Dream 52 and 8 more houses

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The Divine Monochord, Robert Fludd

The Divine Monochord

Robert Fludd

Plate, Early 17th century

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Mirror of the Whole of Nature, Robert Fludd

Mirror of the Whole of Nature

Robert Fludd

Plate, Early 17th century

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The First Key, Matthaeus Merian the Elder, engraver (text attributed to Basilius Valentinus)

The First Key

Matthaeus Merian the Elder, engraver (text attributed to Basilius Valentinus)

Engraving, Late 17th century; text tradition traced to ca. 1599

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The Fourth Key, Matthaeus Merian the Elder, engraver (text attributed to Basilius Valentinus)

The Fourth Key

Matthaeus Merian the Elder, engraver (text attributed to Basilius Valentinus)

Engraving, Late 17th century; text tradition traced to ca. 1599

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The First Pendulum Clock, Christiaan Huygens

The First Pendulum Clock

Christiaan Huygens

Plate, 1673

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Horologium Oscillatorium — Title Leaf, Christiaan Huygens

Horologium Oscillatorium — Title Leaf

Christiaan Huygens

Plate, 1673

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A Bracket Clock Movement, after Abraham Rees (ed.)

A Bracket Clock Movement

after Abraham Rees (ed.)

Plate, c. 1810s

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Voyage Fait par Ordre du Roi, 1768–1769, Ferdinand Berthoud

Voyage Fait par Ordre du Roi, 1768–1769

Ferdinand Berthoud

Plate, 1768–1769

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A Berthoud Sea Watch, Engraved, after Ferdinand Berthoud

A Berthoud Sea Watch, Engraved

after Ferdinand Berthoud

Engraving, 18th century

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Holbein’s Design for a Clocksalt — 1543, Hans Holbein the Younger

Holbein’s Design for a Clocksalt — 1543

Hans Holbein the Younger

Plate, 1543

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De Vick’s Clock of 1379, after Abraham Rees (ed.)

De Vick’s Clock of 1379

after Abraham Rees (ed.)

Plate, c. 1810s

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The Chi Rho Monogram, Unknown Insular scribe-artists (traditionally associated with the community of Columba, Iona and Kells)

The Chi Rho Monogram

Unknown Insular scribe-artists (traditionally associated with the community of Columba, Iona and Kells)

Illuminated manuscript, c. 800 AD

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The Virgin and Child, Unknown Insular scribe-artists (traditionally associated with the community of Columba, Iona and Kells)

The Virgin and Child

Unknown Insular scribe-artists (traditionally associated with the community of Columba, Iona and Kells)

Illuminated manuscript, c. 800 AD

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Incipit to Matthew, Traditionally attributed to Eadfrith, Bishop of Lindisfarne

Incipit to Matthew

Traditionally attributed to Eadfrith, Bishop of Lindisfarne

Illuminated manuscript, c. 715–720 AD

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March — Plowing at Lusignan, The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

March — Plowing at Lusignan

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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April — The Betrothal, The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

April — The Betrothal

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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June — Haymaking Before the Sainte-Chapelle, The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

June — Haymaking Before the Sainte-Chapelle

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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July — Shearing and Harvest at Poitiers, The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

July — Shearing and Harvest at Poitiers

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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September — The Grape Harvest at Saumur, The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

September — The Grape Harvest at Saumur

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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October — Sowing Before the Louvre, The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

October — Sowing Before the Louvre

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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December — The Boar Hunt at Vincennes, The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

December — The Boar Hunt at Vincennes

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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The Garden of Eden, The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

The Garden of Eden

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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The Beatus Vir Initial, Unknown Rhineland illuminator

The Beatus Vir Initial

Unknown Rhineland illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, late 12th–early 13th century

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The Pelican in Her Piety, Unknown Franco-Flemish illuminator

The Pelican in Her Piety

Unknown Franco-Flemish illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1270

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The Panther's Sweet Breath, Unknown English illuminator

The Panther's Sweet Breath

Unknown English illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1200

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The Caladrius, Unknown English illuminator

The Caladrius

Unknown English illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1200

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A Gorleston Psalter Drollery, Unknown East Anglian illuminator

A Gorleston Psalter Drollery

Unknown East Anglian illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1310–1324

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Threshing at Harvest — The Luttrell Psalter, Unknown East Anglian illuminator, commissioned by Sir Geoffrey Luttrell

Threshing at Harvest — The Luttrell Psalter

Unknown East Anglian illuminator, commissioned by Sir Geoffrey Luttrell

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1325–1340

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The Dance of Death, Jacques Gamelin

The Dance of Death

Jacques Gamelin

Plate, 1779

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An Anatomical Tableau, after Frederik Ruysch

An Anatomical Tableau

after Frederik Ruysch

Plate, early 18th c.

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Galileo's Moon, Galileo Galilei

Galileo's Moon

Galileo Galilei

Plate, 1610

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The Phases of the Moon, Maria Clara Eimmart

The Phases of the Moon

Maria Clara Eimmart

Plate, c. 1690s

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Cometographia, Johannes Hevelius

Cometographia

Johannes Hevelius

Plate, 1668

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Coronelli's Celestial Globe Gores, Vincenzo Coronelli

Coronelli's Celestial Globe Gores

Vincenzo Coronelli

Plate, c. 1693

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The Mexican Lady’s Slipper, for John Lindley, Edwards’s Botanical Register

The Mexican Lady’s Slipper

for John Lindley, Edwards’s Botanical Register

Plate, 1846

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Beauty (Bijin), Katsushika Hokusai (1760 to 1849)

Beauty (Bijin)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760 to 1849)

Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, c. 1775–1849

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Lake Suwa, Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 to 1858)

Lake Suwa

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 to 1858)

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, c. 1832–58

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