New Old Time

Wild summer meadow at ground level with red poppies and dog roses stretching across the frame under a pale blue Central European sky - LeBonJournal

Jacob Sturm and the German Tradition of Botanic...

In nineteenth-century Germany, botanical education was a serious enterprise — and the illustrated plate was its primary instrument. Jacob Sturm’s Naturgeschichte des Pflanzenreichs brought together multiple species on a single...

Jacob Sturm and the German Tradition of Botanic...

In nineteenth-century Germany, botanical education was a serious enterprise — and the illustrated plate was its primary instrument. Jacob Sturm’s Naturgeschichte des Pflanzenreichs brought together multiple species on a single...

Renaissance scholar's study table with open botanical manuscript, quill pen and fresh turnips and radishes beside a leaded glass window casting warm golden light - LeBonJournal

Ulisse Aldrovandi and the Renaissance Invention...

In the sixteenth century, a group of Italian and Northern European naturalists did something that had never been done before: they looked at plants with the combined eyes of a...

Ulisse Aldrovandi and the Renaissance Invention...

In the sixteenth century, a group of Italian and Northern European naturalists did something that had never been done before: they looked at plants with the combined eyes of a...

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...