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A manuscript which outlines all aspects of life, to inlcude the natural history of New Spain with the help of native artisans

Organized in to three separate manuscripts, this collection, entitled General History of the Things of New Spain, serves to describe the traditions and customs of the Aztecs, including 2000 images that portay and describe the daily lives of the…

5 volume encyclopedia that is the first modern attempt to describe all animals known in the Rennaissance

Natural history discovered from the New World, which was brought to Spain by various explorers who travelled to the New World. Based on the experiences of these explorers to the New World, this manuscript gives detailed discription of various medical…

text describing internal and reproductive anatomy of insects as well as the notion of metamorphosis

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

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…

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…

A book discussing the relations of geometrical forms and physical phenomena