De Materia Medica (medical material) was herbarium by the Greek physician Dioscorides.
Japanese Hanging Scroll of Bunbuku-Chagama, early 20th Century
In legend, Bunbuku chagama is the name of a tea kettle owned by priest Shukaku who turned out to be an ancient raccoon dog or mujina, the supposed kettle still on view at Morin-ji temple which Shukaku served.
Chinese Artist Manual, printed in 1633 is the World’s Oldest Multicolor Book
This is the oldest multi color book in history. The printed images give the feel of watercolor paintings. https://mymodernmet.com/oldest-book-color/
El Lissitzky: "About Two Squares: A Suprematist Tale of Two Squares in Six Constructions" 1922
Book with letterpress and offset lithography, in black and red, on cream wove paper, stapled along spine
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Thistle, boar, and mastiff surrounded by various plants and insects.
Engraving by D. Loggan, 1663, after W. Hollar. Wellcome Collection
Human body with anatomical terms, Persian, 1893
Human body with anatomical terms. The writing is in a good professional hand. From a Persian manuscript with a seal bearing the words: Murajiah va taftish shud.
