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The historie of the world : commonly called, The naturall historie of C. Plinius Secundus
These two extracts, taken from the same work, are both valuable and interesting indications of the social climate at the time Othello was written (the text from which it hails was apparently published two years before Othello is thought to have been…
Andreae Vesalii Bruxellensis, Scholae medicorum Patauinae professoris : De humani corporis fabrica libri septem
The illustrations featured in Andreas Vesalius’ book on anatomy are fascinating and highly detailed. These drawings, including the images of surgeries and autopsies, provide readers with a thorough knowledge of the human body. What caught my eye…
De Humani Corporis Fabrica
This folio explores the idea of anatomy as connected to discovery. These fantastic drawings depict a skeleton in not only extraordinary detail, but a unique vision of anatomy in particularly life-like form. In the drawings above, the skeletons are…
Andreae Vesalii Bruxellensis, Scholae medicorum Patauinae professoris : De humani corporis fabrica libri septem.
De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the human body) is considered one of the most influential books when it comes to various depictions of the human anatomy. Its author was anatomist and physician, Andreas Vesalius (often considered the…
Batman vppon Bartholome : his booke De proprietatibus rerum, newly corrected, enlarged and amended : with such additions as are requisite, vnto euery seueral booke : taken foorth of the most approued authors, the like heretofore not translated in English : profitable for all estates, as well for the benefite of the mind as the bodie : 1582.
In this book by Anglicus Bartholomaeus, a sort of encyclopedia covering a wide variety of topics, he presents a particularly intriguing idea of race with regards to what causes differences in skin color. According to popular theories of the time,…
"Sylva Sylvarum" or "A Naturall Historie"
In 1635, “Sylva Sylvarum” or “A Naturall Historie” by Francis Bacon was published in London, nine years after his death. Widely considered a major player in the scientific arena during his life, Bacon uses this text as a collection of his thoughts…
Map of the North Atlantic from The principal nauigations voyages, traffiques and discoueries of the English nation...
Even though it is not directly related to the geographical setting of Othello, this map of North America, published around the turn of the 17th century, helps a reader of Othello gain some understanding of the geographical mindset of the British…
The Third and Last Volume of the Voyages, Navigations, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation by Robert Barker
In his account of England’s voyages to foreign territories, Robert Barker provides numerous descriptions of the native peoples that the Europeans came into contact with through their travels. Most, if not all, of the descriptions are unflattering…
Map from "Americae Pars Sexta"
Theodor de Bry’s “Americae Pars Sexta” is a fascinating collection of maps as well as histories detailing the various explorations of New Worlds. Among detailed accounts and descriptions of the discoveries, this text is littered with incredibly…