Aquarium of Vulcan

  I've found these books on Thomas Browne to be useful over the decades. From left to right -  * Collected Works of Thomas Browne Religi...

Its because of the multiplicity of his interests, scientific, antiquarian and esoteric that  the philosopher-physician Thomas Browne (1605-8...

The  21st century Renaissance of interest in Sir Thomas Browne (1605-82) continues to flourish with a new, insightful appreciation  by the E...

In reply to a recent enquiry, what exactly is 'the Aquarium of Vulcan' from which this blog is named, its useful to refer to the anc...

Celebrating the comic genius of  Jan van Haasternen on the occasion of his birthday, with a brief look at his artwork, alongside Dutch '...