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A collection of mathematicsl theorem and proofs

A picture book that uses symbols of alchemy and deals with moral topic of good and evil.

Although not discovered until about the 1800s, Servetus builds on but argues against Dioscoride's Materia Medica. Servetus discusses his own medicinal recipes.

Anonymous engraving depicting an individual inserted in to a athanor, an alchemical furnace to symbolize the purification process of alchemy.

Goltzius' depiction of the humors associated with men

A book discussing the relations of geometrical forms and physical phenomena

The myth of Ovid's encounter with Salmacis. Salmacis enchanted the water to turn who ever stpped foot into it would come out of the water half-man half-woman. This is an old Greek myth that was painted by spranger who depicted several mythological…

This extensive collection that consists of 78 chapters consists of the aspects of the Aztec life before and up to the conquest of the Spanish Empire. Duran records the crucial aspects of Aztec life, including the various kings, gods, the customs and…

This extensive collection that consists of 78 chapters consists of the aspects of the Aztec life before and up to the conquest of the Spanish Empire. Duran records the crucial aspects of Aztec life, including the various kings, gods, the customs and…

This volume is the first systematic classification of insect species. It was published after John Ray's death.