New Old Time

Traditional Argentine mate gourd with bombilla and stainless steel pava kettle on checkered tablecloth with medialunas in a cozy kitchen

The Circle and the Gourd: Yerba Mate, Guaraní H...

Before the coffee shop, before the café — there was the mate circle. Rooted in Guaraní heritage and carried forward through five centuries of history, the yerba mate ritual is...

The Circle and the Gourd: Yerba Mate, Guaraní H...

Before the coffee shop, before the café — there was the mate circle. Rooted in Guaraní heritage and carried forward through five centuries of history, the yerba mate ritual is...

Wooden mineral specimen box filled with galena pyrite quartz and crystals on a scientist's wooden desk with magnifying glass and notebook

The Atlas and the Crystal: Scientific Illustrat...

In Prague in 1907, Alexander Josef Bernard published the Atlas minerálů — 26 coloured lithographic plates documenting 396 mineral species with a precision that made it the standard visual reference...

The Atlas and the Crystal: Scientific Illustrat...

In Prague in 1907, Alexander Josef Bernard published the Atlas minerálů — 26 coloured lithographic plates documenting 396 mineral species with a precision that made it the standard visual reference...

Fresh daisies white chrysanthemums and fritillaries in a ceramic vase

The Gathering of Flowers: Florilegia, the Art o...

The florilegium — a gathering of flowers in ink and pigment — was one of the great inventions of the 17th century. Johann Theodor de Bry’s 1641 Florilegium Novum is...

The Gathering of Flowers: Florilegia, the Art o...

The florilegium — a gathering of flowers in ink and pigment — was one of the great inventions of the 17th century. Johann Theodor de Bry’s 1641 Florilegium Novum is...

Fresh Siberian chives with purple flowers and wild garlic leaves overflowing on a Nordic cottage kitchen

The Forest Pantry: Wild Plants, Foraging, and t...

In Scandinavia, the knowledge of wild plants is a common inheritance — protected by allemannsretten and accumulated over centuries. Emil Korsmo’s 1913 Allium charts documented the wild garlic and Siberian...

The Forest Pantry: Wild Plants, Foraging, and t...

In Scandinavia, the knowledge of wild plants is a common inheritance — protected by allemannsretten and accumulated over centuries. Emil Korsmo’s 1913 Allium charts documented the wild garlic and Siberian...

Two massive rock formations rising from a tropical river valley in Colombia surrounded by dense jungle and calm green water

The Landscape and the Legend: Carmelo Fernández...

In 1850, Carmelo Fernández painted the Furatena Strait as part of Colombia’s first scientific expedition. The landscape he documented was saturated with Muisca legend — the myth of Fura and...

The Landscape and the Legend: Carmelo Fernández...

In 1850, Carmelo Fernández painted the Furatena Strait as part of Colombia’s first scientific expedition. The landscape he documented was saturated with Muisca legend — the myth of Fura and...

Blue white and purple hyacinth plants in terracotta pots inside a Victorian greenhouse with soft light through glass panes

The de Bry Dynasty: Frankfurt’s Greatest Publis...

In 1611, Johann Theodor de Bry published the Florilegium Novum — one of the earliest floral pattern books, born at the intersection of Frankfurt’s greatest publishing dynasty and the Dutch...

The de Bry Dynasty: Frankfurt’s Greatest Publis...

In 1611, Johann Theodor de Bry published the Florilegium Novum — one of the earliest floral pattern books, born at the intersection of Frankfurt’s greatest publishing dynasty and the Dutch...