Aquarium of Vulcan

Born on May 18th 1919, Margot Fonteyn was one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century. In addition to her dedication and tech...

The physician-philosopher Thomas Browne (1605-82) can truly be said to have achieved worldwide fame with his inclusion in the Japanese ...

'In seventy or eighty years a Man may have a deep Gust of the World, Know what it is, what it can afford, and what ’tis to have...

Once considered to be the 'ultimate oddity’ of Thomas Browne's collected writings, the miscellaneous tract  Musaeum Clausum  (S...

   'Just one sniff and you'd wish you were one huge nose!' 'Delectable odours and abominable scents' - Olfactory ...