Illustrated Books 1497-2011 from Ursus Rare Books
Ursus Rare Books has published a catalogue of Illustrated Books 1497-2011. That doesn't leave out too many years of printing. Naturally, the illustrations are high points of these books. However, that does not mean these books aren't significant or interesting for reasons beyond their art. There are scientific, mathematical, architectural, historical, humorous, and other varieties of books herein with much to say as well as display. Here are a few of them.
This first book was written two thousand years ago, though obviously, a printed edition is not that old. Indeed, this one is le...
