Wednesday, February 11, 2015

“Some rocks”


[From James Sowerby‘s British Mineralogy: or coloured figures intended to elucidate the mineralogy of Great Britain (London: 1804). Made available through the British Library’s Flickr account. Click for a larger view.]

Amid architectural ornaments and decorative letters galore, the British Library’s Flickr has “some rocks.”

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All OCA “some” posts (Pinboard)

comments: 2

Fresca said...

Your "some rocks" series makes me so happy.

Michael Leddy said...

Me too! May we never lose our child-like sense of wonder, eh?