Sive Collection

Papaver (Poppy), two varieties
Two varieties of Papaver (Poppy) -- Papaver flore pleno rubrum (Double Red) and Papaver Eraticum rubrum (Wild Red), drawn by Basilius Besler (1561-1629)

Limon barbadorus. Engraving / Etching, from Giovanni Battista Ferrari, Hesperides: sive, De malorum aureorum cultura et usu libri quator. Page 259. Date: 1646

Hercules honoured by the Hesperides.. Engraving by Johann Friedrich Greuter, from Giovanni Battista Ferrari, Hesperides: sive, De malorum aureorum cultura et usu libri quator. Frontispiece. Date: 1646

Title page to: Physica, sive, De rebus corporeis libri quinque by John Le Clerc
3520554 Title page to: Physica, sive, De rebus corporeis libri quinque by John Le Clerc; (add.info.: Title page to: Physica, sive)

Roman soldiers making a Tortoise with their shields strong enough for chariots to drive over
533946 Roman soldiers making a Tortoise with their shields strong enough for chariots to drive over. Reconstruction from Justus Lipsius Poliorceticon sive de Machinis Tormentis Telis, Antwerp 1605

Hydrographia sive Charta Marina Portugalensium, c.1504. From the book Life of Christopher Columbus by Clements R
2915325 Hydrographia sive Charta Marina Portugalensium, c.1504. From the book Life of Christopher Columbus by Clements R. Markham published 1892.; Photo © Hilary Morgan.

Roman soldiers using a war engine firing multiple arrows. Reconstruction from Justus Lipsius Poliorceticon sive de
533941 Roman soldiers using a war engine firing multiple arrows. Reconstruction from Justus Lipsius Poliorceticon sive de Machinis Tormentis Telis, Antwerp 1605

Rerum sicularum libri VIII, by Nicolai Specialis (Nicola Speciale, 14th century historian of Sicilian origin). In his work he described the deeds of the kings of the Crown of Aragon

Barcinonensium. Marca Hispanica sive limes hispanicus. Book written in Latin by Pierre de Marca (1594-1662). In 1656 he was commissioned to formalise the border treaty between the kingdoms of France

Marca Hispanica sive limes hispanicus
Illustrisimo Viro Ioanni Baptistae Colberto, marquis de Seignelay (1651-1690). Marca Hispanica sive limes hispanicus. Book written in Latin by Pierre de Marca (1594-1662)

Hyacinthus Orientalis (Hyacinth)
Hyacinthus Orientalis, also known as common hyacinth, garden hyacinth and Dutch hyacinth, drawn by Basilius Besler (1561-1629)

Vestal virgin Tuccia carries water colander prove
Vestal virgin Tuccia carries water in a colander to prove her innocence, The Vestal virgin Tuccia, by the river Tiber who is portrayed by a river god

Pandora illustrata illuminata I. M Fausty M. D
Pandora illustrata et illuminata I.M Fausty M.D. Joh. Michaelis Faustij Compendium alchymist. novum, sive, Pandora explicata and figuris jllustrata, das ist, Die edelste Gabe Gottes, oder

Elixir album Joh Michaelis Faustij Compendium
Elixir album, Joh. Michaelis Faustij Compendium alchymist. novum, sive, Pandora explicata and figuris jllustrata, das ist, Die edelste Gabe Gottes, oder, Ein guldener Schatz, Faust, Johann Michael

Corporis Humani Anatomia Steph Blancardi Anatomia
Corporis Humani Anatomia, Steph. Blancardi Anatomia reformata, sive, Concinna corporis humani dissectio, ad neotericorum mentem adornata, Blankaart, Steven, 1650-1702, Engraving, 1695

P. Med Doctor Aet XLV. Stephanus Blancardus XLV
P. and Med. Doctor. Aet. XLV. Stephanus Blancardus, P. and Med. Doctor. Aet. XLV. Steph. Blancardi Anatomia reformata, sive, Concinna corporis humani dissectio

Tab DD Steph Blancardi Anatomia reformata sive
Tab. DD, Steph. Blancardi Anatomia reformata, sive, Concinna corporis humani dissectio, ad neotericorum mentem adornata, accedit ejusdem authoris De balsamatione nova methodus

Tab VIII Steph Blancardi Anatomia reformata sive
Tab. VIII, Steph. Blancardi Anatomia reformata, sive, Concinna corporis humani dissectio, ad neotericorum mentem adornata, accedit ejusdem authoris De balsamatione nova methodus

Tab XVIII Steph Blancardi Anatomia reformata
Tab. XVIII, Steph. Blancardi Anatomia reformata, sive, Concinna corporis humani dissectio, ad neotericorum mentem adornata, accedit ejusdem authoris De balsamatione nova methodus

Tab XLIX Steph Blancardi Anatomia reformata sive
Tab. XLIX, Steph. Blancardi Anatomia reformata, sive, Concinna corporis humani dissectio, ad neotericorum mentem adornata, accedit ejusdem authoris De balsamatione nova methodus

Tab LXI Steph Blancardi Anatomia reformata sive
Tab. LXI, Steph. Blancardi Anatomia reformata, sive, Concinna corporis humani dissectio, ad neotericorum mentem adornata, accedit ejusdem authoris De balsamatione nova methodus

Tab LII Steph Blancardi Anatomia reformata sive
Tab. LII, Steph. Blancardi Anatomia reformata, sive, Concinna corporis humani dissectio, ad neotericorum mentem adornata, accedit ejusdem authoris De balsamatione nova methodus

Tab LVIII Steph Blancardi Anatomia reformata
Tab. LVIII, Steph. Blancardi Anatomia reformata, sive, Concinna corporis humani dissectio, ad neotericorum mentem adornata, accedit ejusdem authoris De balsamatione nova methodus

Tab VI Steph Blancardi Anatomia reformata sive
Tab. VI, Steph. Blancardi Anatomia reformata, sive, Concinna corporis humani dissectio, ad neotericorum mentem adornata, accedit ejusdem authoris De balsamatione nova methodus

Tab LIX Steph Blancardi Anatomia reformata sive
Tab. LIX, Steph. Blancardi Anatomia reformata, sive, Concinna corporis humani dissectio, ad neotericorum mentem adornata, accedit ejusdem authoris De balsamatione nova methodus

Tab LXVI Steph Blancardi Anatomia reformata sive
Tab. LXVI, Steph. Blancardi Anatomia reformata, sive, Concinna corporis humani dissectio, ad neotericorum mentem adornata, accedit ejusdem authoris De balsamatione nova methodus

Title page Lvsvs serivs quo Hermes sive Mercurius
Title page, Lvsvs serivs: quo Hermes sive Mercurius rex mundanorum omnium sub homine existentium, post longam disceptationem in concilio octovirali habitam, homine rationali arbitro

Title page vignette Lvsvs serivs quo Hermes sive
Title page vignette, Lvsvs serivs: quo Hermes sive Mercurius rex mundanorum omnium sub homine existentium, post longam disceptationem in concilio octovirali habitam, homine rationali arbitro

Citrus trees in a hothouse. Engraving by Filippo Gagliardi, from Giovanni Battista Ferrari, Hesperides: sive, De malorum aureorum cultura et usu libri quator. Plate / Page 457. Date: 1646

Hercules, Hesperides, Ladon the dragon, golden apple. Engraving from Giovanni Battista Ferrari, Hesperides: sive, De malorum aureorum cultura et usu libri quator. Plate 27. Date: 1646

History of Photography. Camera obscure. Engraving. Colored
History of Photography. Camera obscure. Magia Naturalis Sive de Miraculis Rerum Naturalium (1558) by Giambattista della Porta (1535-1615). Engraving. Edition of 1659. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona

Trigla cuculus, or Blochs Gurnard, sometimes also referred to as Red Gurnard. Marcus Elieser Bloch was a German doctor and naturalist of the late 18th century. Date: 1863

Rudimentary balloon with a boat slung underneath
A rudimentary balloon with a boat slung underneath.There are four balloons (two at each end), a sail to propel it vehicle and a rudder to steer it. From: Collegium experimentale, sive, curiosum

Map of Israel, from A Pisgah-sight of Palestine by Thomas Fuller, 1650
XJF696554 Map of Israel, from A Pisgah-sight of Palestine by Thomas Fuller, 1650 (engraving) by Marshall, William (fl.1617-49); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sea nymphs [?]. Engraving from Giovanni Battista Ferrari, Hesperides: sive, De malorum aureorum cultura et usu libri quator. Page 447. Date: 1646

Limon incomparabilis, Incomparable Lemon. Engraving by Cornelis Bloemaert, from Giovanni Battista Ferrari, Hesperides: sive, De malorum aureorum cultura et usu libri quator. Page 223. Date: 1646

Girolamo Frascatoro (Hieronymus Fracastorius) c1478-1553. Italian physician, poet and astronomer. Germ theory of disease. Best remembered for work in rhyme describing Syphilis Syphilis sive morbus

Roman soldier forming a tortoise with their shields, thus enabling them to approach the walls of a besieged city. From Poliorceticon sive de machinis tormentis telis by Justus Lipsius (Joost Lips)

Reconstruction of a Roman war engine for firing a salvo of arrows, sometimes referred to as a Scorpion. From Poliorceticon sive de machinis tormentis telis by Justus Lipsius (Joost Lips) (Antwerp)

Roman machine for firing arrows mounted on a carriage drawn by two mailed horses. From Poliorceticon sive de machinis tormentis telis by Justus Lipsius (Joost Lips) (Antwerp, 1605). Engraving

Map making and surveying using a magnetic compass. Bor is north and Aust is south. From Athanasius Kircher Magnes: sive de arte magnetica, 1643. Woodcut

Roman soldiers making a Tortoise with their shields strong enough for chariots to drive over. Reconstruction from Justus Lipsius Poliorceticon sive de Machinis Tormentis Telis, Antwerp 1605

Roman soldiers using a war engine firing multiple arrows. Reconstruction from Justus Lipsius Poliorceticon sive de Machinis Tormentis Telis, Antwerp 1605. Copperplate engraving

Mechanical crossbow on stand (euthytonon) attributed to Philo of Byzantium (active 150-100 BC). When arms CC wound back against skeins or sinews, the ends of ropes

Reconstruction of a Roman machine for shooting arrows wound up ready for the missile to be released. From Poliorceticon sive de machinis tormentis telis by Justus Lipsius (Joost Lips) (Antwerp)

Roman siege towers positioned to give attackers the advantage of height above the city walls. From Poliorceticon sive de machinis tormentis telis by Justus Lipsius (Joost Lips) (Antwerp, 1605)

Roman soldiers using two forms of battering ram against the walls of a fortress. B is hung on a chain hanging from a frame

Two forms auger used by the Romans in siege warfare to drill into the wall of a fortress. From Poliorceticon sive de machinis tormentis telis by Justus Lipsius (Joost Lips) (Antwerp, 1605). Engraving

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"Sive: A Journey through History, Nature, and Art" Step into the enchanting world of "Sive, " where the beauty of Papaver (Poppy) blooms in two captivating varieties. Limon barbadorus dances gracefully amidst vibrant petals, a true spectacle to behold. In this mesmerizing realm, Hercules is honored by the Hesperides, an ode to strength and valor that echoes through time. Nicolai Specialis' masterpiece "Rerum sicularum libri VIII" unveils secrets from ancient Sicily, transporting us to a land rich in culture and heritage. As we wander further along this path, we encounter "Barcinonensium. Marca Hispanica sive limes hispanicus, " a gateway to explore the historical significance of the Hispanic frontier. The pages come alive with tales of conquests and boundaries that shaped nations. The allure continues as we delve into the captivating world of photography. Witness how light transforms reality through engravings colored with precision. Discover the magic behind camera obscura and its pivotal role in capturing moments frozen in time. Nature's wonders never cease to amaze within "Sive. " Trigla cuculus or Blochs Gurnard emerges from beneath azure waters—a creature both mysterious and fascinating. And soaring above us is a rudimentary balloon with a boat slung underneath—an audacious invention that defies gravity itself. Hyacinthus Orientalis (Hyacinth) enchants our senses with its delicate fragrance while Abraham Ortelius' magnum opus "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" invites us on an exploration across continents—unveiling maps that reveal hidden treasures waiting to be discovered. "Sive" encapsulates history's tapestry interwoven with nature's splendor and artistic marvels—a journey for those seeking inspiration beyond imagination's limits.