New Old Time

German mineralogist's study circa 1935 with open chromolithographic mineral atlas, pyrite galena cinnabar and sphalerite specimens, brass magnifying loupe and handwritten field notes in warm window light - LeBonJournal

The Crystalline Kingdom: Dr. A. Schleyer and th...

In 1935, Dr. A. Schleyer published his Mineralogie as part of Das Naturreich in Bildern — a series of thirty chromolithographic plates documenting the mineral kingdom with hand-applied metallic finishes...

The Crystalline Kingdom: Dr. A. Schleyer and th...

In 1935, Dr. A. Schleyer published his Mineralogie as part of Das Naturreich in Bildern — a series of thirty chromolithographic plates documenting the mineral kingdom with hand-applied metallic finishes...

Victorian entomologist's study circa 1893 with open chromolithographic caterpillar atlas, glass specimen jars, brass magnifying glass, pinned moth specimens and handwritten field notes in warm candlelight - LeBonJournal

Before the Wing: Ernst Hofmann and the Chromoli...

In 1893, the German entomologist Ernst Hofmann published Die Raupen der Schmetterlinge Europas — The Caterpillars of European Butterflies and Moths — a chromolithographic atlas documenting the larvae of European...

Before the Wing: Ernst Hofmann and the Chromoli...

In 1893, the German entomologist Ernst Hofmann published Die Raupen der Schmetterlinge Europas — The Caterpillars of European Butterflies and Moths — a chromolithographic atlas documenting the larvae of European...

17th century Dutch painter's studio with Vermeer's The Little Street painting in progress on wooden easel, palette with oil paints and brushes in soft north window light - LeBonJournal

The Light of Delft: Johannes Vermeer, The Littl...

Johannes Vermeer painted only two surviving cityscapes of his hometown of Delft — The Little Street, now in the Rijksmuseum, and View of Delft, now in the Mauritshuis. Together they...

The Light of Delft: Johannes Vermeer, The Littl...

Johannes Vermeer painted only two surviving cityscapes of his hometown of Delft — The Little Street, now in the Rijksmuseum, and View of Delft, now in the Mauritshuis. Together they...

Iris sibirica in full bloom in a 19th century European botanical garden, violet-blue flowers with white and yellow markings on tall slender stems in soft morning light - LeBonJournal

The Iris Under the Microscope: Arnold Dodel-Por...

In 1892, the Swiss botanist Arnold Dodel-Port published his Anatomisch-Physiologischer Atlas der Botanik — the Anatomical-Physiological Atlas of Botany — from the University of Zurich. Among its most celebrated plates...

The Iris Under the Microscope: Arnold Dodel-Por...

In 1892, the Swiss botanist Arnold Dodel-Port published his Anatomisch-Physiologischer Atlas der Botanik — the Anatomical-Physiological Atlas of Botany — from the University of Zurich. Among its most celebrated plates...

19th century Dutch botanical illustrator's studio circa 1875 with fresh anemone flowers, open watercolour sketchbook with botanical illustration in progress, ceramic palette and fine brushes in soft north window light - LeBonJournal

Luminous Precision: Arentina Hendrica Arendsen ...

Between 1872 and 1881, the Dutch botanical illustrator Arentina Hendrica Arendsen painted garden flowers and exotic species with a luminous precision that placed her among the finest botanical watercolourists of...

Luminous Precision: Arentina Hendrica Arendsen ...

Between 1872 and 1881, the Dutch botanical illustrator Arentina Hendrica Arendsen painted garden flowers and exotic species with a luminous precision that placed her among the finest botanical watercolourists of...

Mid-19th century German school desk circa 1867 with open exercise book in handwritten German script, steel-nib pen, ceramic inkwell and wooden ruler in warm window light - LeBonJournal

The Room Where Learning Happened: D. Englert an...

In 1867, a German illustrator named D. Englert documented the interior of a typical German schoolroom with the precision of a technical draughtsman — the wooden desks, the benches, the...

The Room Where Learning Happened: D. Englert an...

In 1867, a German illustrator named D. Englert documented the interior of a typical German schoolroom with the precision of a technical draughtsman — the wooden desks, the benches, the...