Joseph George Strutt's Sylva Britannica (1822), a 19th-century exploration in etchings and words of British trees “distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude, or beauty” — https://t.co/J6poxfGhQ6
Fish caught in the Mediterranean Sea in 1561 said to have been adorned with tattoo-like marking on its skin that looked like images of ships — from Adriaen Coenen’s huge 16th-century treatise on fish. See more from this remarkable book here: https://t.co/63wTBZWLAu #FishFriday
So sad to hear of the passing of Ufrieda Ho. She was a passionate South African and Joburger. Her book “Paper sons and daughters” opened many of our eyes to the incredible history of Chinese South Africans.
Hamba Kahle. Rest in peace.