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The three medieval towers of Ghent reflected in the Leie river at golden hour, Belle Époque atmosphere, summer 1913 - LeBonJournal

The Last Golden Summer: Ghent’s Exposition Univ...

In the spring of 1913, Ghent opened the most ambitious world's fair Belgium had ever staged — 130 hectares, up to nine and a half million visitors, and a set...

The Last Golden Summer: Ghent’s Exposition Univ...

In the spring of 1913, Ghent opened the most ambitious world's fair Belgium had ever staged — 130 hectares, up to nine and a half million visitors, and a set...

Victorian laboratory with Magnetism & Electricity Journal — John Emslie 1850 James Reynolds on oak bench with brass galvanometer, Leyden jar and oil lamp - LeBonJournal

When Electricity Stopped Being Magic: John Emsl...

In 1850, John Emslie drew two plates for London publisher James Reynolds that captured an extraordinary moment: the instant when electricity and magnetism ceased to be cabinet curiosities and became...

When Electricity Stopped Being Magic: John Emsl...

In 1850, John Emslie drew two plates for London publisher James Reynolds that captured an extraordinary moment: the instant when electricity and magnetism ceased to be cabinet curiosities and became...

Detail of Gianbattista Morandi's Historia Botanica Practica 1744 botanical engraving plates with hand-coloured floral specimens and ornate Prussian blue borders on aged vellum - LeBonJournal

Gianbattista Morandi and the Art of Botanical P...

In 1744, the Italian botanist and physician Gianbattista Morandi published in Milan a work that stands among the finest achievements of Enlightenment botanical illustration: Historia Botanica Practica. Combining anatomical precision...

Gianbattista Morandi and the Art of Botanical P...

In 1744, the Italian botanist and physician Gianbattista Morandi published in Milan a work that stands among the finest achievements of Enlightenment botanical illustration: Historia Botanica Practica. Combining anatomical precision...

Victorian desk with bronze scissors, cut colored paper, pressed wildflowers and a half-finished botanical composition on black background - LeBonJournal

Scissors and Black Paper: The Mysterious Ellen ...

She is known only as Ellen W. — no surname, no biography, no portrait. And yet the album of 26 cut-paper flower compositions she created in Great Britain in 1835...

Scissors and Black Paper: The Mysterious Ellen ...

She is known only as Ellen W. — no surname, no biography, no portrait. And yet the album of 26 cut-paper flower compositions she created in Great Britain in 1835...

Exotic tropical fish swimming in crystal clear turquoise ocean waters of the East Indies - LeBonJournal

The Most Fantastical Fish Ever Painted: Louis R...

In 1719, a Franco-Dutch bookseller named Louis Renard published in Amsterdam what would become one of the most extraordinary — and most debated — works of natural history ever printed....

The Most Fantastical Fish Ever Painted: Louis R...

In 1719, a Franco-Dutch bookseller named Louis Renard published in Amsterdam what would become one of the most extraordinary — and most debated — works of natural history ever printed....

Early 19th century botanical study desk with Titford 1811 Hortus Botanicus Americanus journal apothecary bottles mortar pestle and handwritten botanical notes - LeBonJournal

The Useful Plants of the New World: William Jow...

In 1811, British physician and naturalist William Jowit Titford published his Sketches towards a Hortus Botanicus Americanus — fifteen hand-colored plates documenting the medicinal and economically valuable plants of the...

The Useful Plants of the New World: William Jow...

In 1811, British physician and naturalist William Jowit Titford published his Sketches towards a Hortus Botanicus Americanus — fifteen hand-colored plates documenting the medicinal and economically valuable plants of the...