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The Tales of Beedle the Bard
short story by J. K. Rowling
Wu Shuang Pu
Chinese book of biographies of Chinese heroes (1694) by Jin Guliang
Orbis Pictus
written work by John Amos Comenius
photo-book
book in which photographs make a significant contribution to the overall content
Micrographia
Micrographia: or Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses. With Observations and Inquiries Thereupon is a historically significant book by Robert Hooke about his observations through various lenses. It was the first book to include illustrations of insects and plants as seen through microscopes.
Atlas Coelestis
star atlas
Just So Stories
short story collection by Rudyard Kipling
Historia Naturalis Brasiliae
The first scientific book about Brazil, written by Dutch naturalist Willem Piso and published in 1648.
Original Stories from Real Life
children's book by Mary Wollstonecraft
Kaitai Shinsho
book by Maeno Ryōtaku
book illustration
illustration which appears in books
Oedipus Aegyptiacus
essay by Athanasius Kircher
Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique
illustrated encyclopedia of plants, animals and minerals
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse
illustrated philosophy book by Charlie Mackesy
Wakan Sansai Zue
Japanese leishu encyclopedia
Klencke Atlas
large atlas published in 1660
China Illustrata
book on China compiled by Athanasius Kircher from various Jesuit reports
The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne
essay by Gilbert White
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter
Arzhang
The Arzhang (/; ; , meaning "Worthy"), also known as the Book of Pictures, was one of the holy books of Manichaeism. It was written and illustrated by its prophet, Mani, in Syriac, with later reproductions written in Sogdian. It was unique as a sacred text in that it contained numerous pictures designed to portray Manichaean cosmogony, which were regarded as integral to the text.
Martyrs Mirror
1660 book of Christian martyrs
Theatrum pictorium
catalog of 246 paintings by David Teniers (II)
The Book of Urizen
book by William Blake
The Compleat Angler
book about fishing, 1653 London
Codex Balduini Trevirorum
14th-century manuscript
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
novel by Sherman Alexie
Het Gulden Cabinet
book by Cornelis de Bie
Turris Babel
book by Athanasius Kircher
The New England Primer
series of children's early reading books
Stemmatographia
Stemmatografia, known by its full name Stemmatographia sive Armorum Illyricorum delineatio, descriptio et restitutio (English: Stemmatography, or the sketch, description and revival of the Illyrian coats of arms) is a heraldic essay written and illustrated by Pavao Ritter Vitezović, and originally published in 1701.
Teutsche Academie der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste
Comprehensive dictionary of art by Sandrart published in the late 17th-century
Hafnia Hodierna
book by Laurids de Thurah
Mantissa Plantarum Altera
publication (1771)
Den Danske Vitruvius
book by Laurids de Thurah
Codex canadensis
handwritten and hand-drawn document from c. 1700 that depicts the wildlife and native peoples of Canada
Poems in Prose
Poems in Prose by Oscar Wilde
Lives of Flemish, German, and Dutch painters
four voulumes Dictionary of artists from the Netherlands by Jean-Baptiste Descamps
Svenska Spindlar
book by Carl Alexander Clerck
Holy Emperor Guan's True Scripture to Awaken the World
taoist classic work
Ivy and Bean
children's book series
Stemmatographia (1741)
1741 work by Hristofor Zhefarovich