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Defining the Demonic: Although Jacques Collin de Plancy’s 'Dictionnaire infernal' was first published in 1818 to much success, it is the 1863 illustrated edition which secured the book as a landmark in the study and representation of demons.
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It's nearly Halloween! What's spookier than losing all of your skin, then losing all of your flesh and innards? Clumsy.
Inside the human body from 'Dictionnaire universel d'histoire naturelle' (1849) from the @museumsvictoria #library collection
#RareBooks #Halloween19 #SciArt
Pour enfin comprendre quelque chose à votre boulot... découvrez les 65 nouveaux termes ("Chief happiness officer", "Community manager"...) ayant été ajoutés dans la nouvelle édition du "Petit dictionnaire illustré de l'entreprise". https://t.co/jtHVXWQqd6
Demons from Jacques Collin de Plancy's “Dictionnaire Infernal” (1863 edition).
Is everyone looking forward to the weekend?
Hoping there's sunshine, flowers, ice cream and whisky in abundance (or whatever makes you happy!)
Pretty flowers from 'Dictionnaire universel d'histoire naturelle' (1849)
#RareBooks #library #botanicals #flower #illustration #TGIF
@ZeratoRSC2 Quand Sard aura recopié le dictionnaire mais qu'il verra que dans la dictée y aura que des phrases du genre "Expand la base au bot de la jungle into néodrift two tap"
Defining the Demonic:
Although Collin de Plancy’s 'Dictionnaire Infernal' was first published in 1818 to much success, it is the fabulously illustrated final edition of 1863 which secured the book as a landmark in the study of demons. https://t.co/do3hqPdBQT via @publicdomainrev
Illustration of Bael, from "Dictionnaire Infernal," 1863.
When Gary Shandling is feeling not so pretty he puts on his crown, hangs out with his cat and his frog, and they all hail the fuck outta Satan.
#satanism
A demon from the occultist book, Dictionnaire Infernal (1818-1863).
A demon from the occultist book, Dictionnaire Infernal (1818-1863).
#Insect #SciArt from Dictionnaire Classique des Sciences Naturelles, Atlas (1853) by Pierre Auguste Joseph Drapiez and Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent. Contributed for digitization in #BHLib by @Mann_Library @Cornell_Library ➡️ https://t.co/KvLTUJynb1 -- #loveinsects
Green birdwing (Ornithoptera priamus) illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.
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Amduscias || Inktober 2 || Grand Duke of Hell and ruler of 29 infernal legions. Trumpets and other instruments are heard playing when he is summoned and even trees bend to his voice. - Dictionnaire Infernal
#inktober #inktober2018 #demon #dictionnaireinfernal #amduscias
Stand tall, like this beautifully Giraffe from the Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny
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The 9-volume "Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des phénomènes de la nature" (1833-40) provides a #NaturalHistory of animals, plants, and minerals and also discusses their use in arts, crafts, and manufacturing. In #BHLib via @NHM_Library: https://t.co/ptHCDcZvA5
Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) indicus illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle. Download this image at https://t.co/FKjncfsR27
Sympathique critique de "Moi, parasite" et plus spécifiquement son chapitre 3, dédié aux fourmis, dans le bien nommé "Dictionnaire Amoureux des Fourmis" https://t.co/DjQ7v79YE6
Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) indicus illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.
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Dictionnaire iconographique des orchidees: direction & redaction par A. Cogniaux. By Cogniaux, Alfred & Goossens, Alphonse. Bruxelles: Imp. F. Havermans, 1896-1907. chttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/53657#/summary