New Old Time

Wild meadow at ground level with clover blooms and sweet violet flowers intermingled among grasses, soft diffused natural light - LeBonJournal

Flore Médicale: Turpin and the Art of French Bo...

In 1814, as Napoleon's empire was collapsing, a group of French botanists and artists produced one of the most beautiful works of scientific illustration ever published. The Flore médicale documented...

Flore Médicale: Turpin and the Art of French Bo...

In 1814, as Napoleon's empire was collapsing, a group of French botanists and artists produced one of the most beautiful works of scientific illustration ever published. The Flore médicale documented...

Lush Victorian conservatory filled edge to edge with blooming roses, peonies, dahlias, lilies and forget-me-nots in rich pinks, reds and whites - LeBonJournal

The Language of Flowers: Robert Tyas and the Vi...

In Victorian England, flowers were not merely decorative. They were a language — a system of symbolic communication so widely understood that a carefully composed bouquet could convey declarations of...

The Language of Flowers: Robert Tyas and the Vi...

In Victorian England, flowers were not merely decorative. They were a language — a system of symbolic communication so widely understood that a carefully composed bouquet could convey declarations of...

Dreamlike London skyline with the London Eye reflected in the River Thames, red double-decker bus on Westminster Bridge and Big Ben silhouette at dusk - LeBonJournal

The Iconography of London: How a City Became a ...

Few cities in the world are as instantly recognisable as London. The red double-decker bus, the black cab, the telephone box, the roundel of the Underground, the silhouette of Big...

The Iconography of London: How a City Became a ...

Few cities in the world are as instantly recognisable as London. The red double-decker bus, the black cab, the telephone box, the roundel of the Underground, the silhouette of Big...

Psychedelic zodiac journal with 12 astrology signs mosaic in pink and red, surrounded by three Pucci-style silk scarves, dried flowers, round sunglasses and vintage perfume bottle - LeBonJournal

The Zodiac Goes Psychedelic: Astrology and Grap...

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, astrology underwent a visual transformation. The zodiac signs — ancient symbols with roots in Babylonian astronomy — were reimagined by a generation of...

The Zodiac Goes Psychedelic: Astrology and Grap...

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, astrology underwent a visual transformation. The zodiac signs — ancient symbols with roots in Babylonian astronomy — were reimagined by a generation of...

Historic 18th century European apothecary with floor-to-ceiling shelves of decorated ceramic jars, brass mortar and pestle, dried medicinal flowers and open herbal book on wooden counter - LeBonJournal

The Garden of the Hesperides: Johann Christoph ...

Between 1708 and 1714, the Nuremberg physician and botanist Johann Christoph Volkamer published the Nürnbergische Hesperides — one of the most beautiful botanical books ever created. Named after the mythological...

The Garden of the Hesperides: Johann Christoph ...

Between 1708 and 1714, the Nuremberg physician and botanist Johann Christoph Volkamer published the Nürnbergische Hesperides — one of the most beautiful botanical books ever created. Named after the mythological...

Victorian cabinet of curiosities with pinned iridescent beetles, butterflies and dragonflies, open entomological illustration book and magnifying glass on naturalist's desk - LeBonJournal

Adolphe Millot and the Art of Entomological Ill...

Between 1897 and 1904, the French illustrator Adolphe Millot produced for the Nouveau Larousse illustré some of the most beautiful entomological plates of the golden age of scientific illustration —...

Adolphe Millot and the Art of Entomological Ill...

Between 1897 and 1904, the French illustrator Adolphe Millot produced for the Nouveau Larousse illustré some of the most beautiful entomological plates of the golden age of scientific illustration —...