FLO5004756: Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis (Small black-chinned grebe, Colymbus hebridicus?). Pair on nest with three eggs. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects., Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images
FLO5004836: Starry globefish, Tetrodon lagocephalus 42, white-spotted puffer, Arothron hispidus 43, and sun fish, Mola mola 44. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm's Encyclopedia of Natural History: Fish, Augsburg, 1804. Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergy and naturalist known as the German Buffon. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4735838: Muscat peas or hairy peas (Mucuna pruriens). Lithograph from “Afbeelding der Artseny-Gewassen” by Johannes Zorn (1739-1799), Netherlands, 1796. Velvet bean, Mucuna pruriens. Handcoloured copperplate botanical engraving from J. Zorn's “Afbeelding der Artseny-Gewassen,” Amsterdam, 1796. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4735883: Clover or nail tree (Syzygium aromatium). Lithograph from “Afbeelding der Artseny-Gewassen” by Johannes Zorn (1739-1799), Netherlands, 1796. Clove tree, Syzygium aromatium. Handcoloured copperplate botanical engraving from J. Zorn's “Afbeelding der Artseny-Gewassen,” Amsterdam, 1796. / Bridgeman Images
MME4736158: Rome, June 3, 2000. Savanna Knoop a.k.a. J.T. Leroy. Knoop pretends to be writer J.T. Leroy, but in 2006, the New York Times reveals that J.T. Leroy does not exist: the true author of his books is writer Laura Albert. Savannah Knoop, the half sister of Albert mate, played this part for years around the world wearing a blonde wig and big sunglasses, to create a problematic character and make believable those tales of prostitution and ill-treatment, presented as autobiographical/Roma, 3 June 2000. Savannah Knoop, a.k.a. lo scrittore J.T. Leroy. Nel 2006 il New York Times riveler che J.T. Leroy in realt non esiste: la vera auteur dei suoi libri et la scrittrice Laura Albert. Savannah Knoop, sorellastra del compagno della Albert, ha recitato la parte per anni in giro per il mondo indossando una parrucca bionda e grandi occhiali da sole, per creare un personaggio problematico e rendere pi credibili quei racconti di prostituzione e maltrattamenti, presentati come autobiografici -, Mencarini, Marcello / Bridgeman Images
FLO4736358: Mountain parsley or deer parsley (Peucedanum oreoselinum). Lithograph from “Afbeelding der Artseny-Gewassen” by Johannes Zorn (1739-1799), Netherlands, 1796. Mountain parsley, Peucedanum oreoselinum. Handcoloured copperplate botanical engraving from J. Zorn's “Afbeelding der Artseny-Gewassen,” Amsterdam, 1796. / Bridgeman Images