Among the books I treasure there is an Italian Lexicon from the early ‘900’s (first edition 1881 !) I found on a bookshelf, that belonged to my granny and probably was bought fresh by her parents.
Even as a child I was fascinated by the illustrations and in particular by the tables I found on it.
I’m offering you them here, fully refurbished with a new-old page restyling (perhaps a bit art-deco). On some tables I left untouched the Italian captions, descriptions and title (e.g. the Italian masks table with the traditional Italian names and the town of origin); on others, more self-explanatory, I’ve put only an English title (as for instance Antique Games, Gymnastic, First aid, Enology…)
Enjoy!
Illustrated table of masonry tools with Italian descriptions…
Alternative and pseudo-medicine: phrenology cart about the brain…
Arms and weapons from the antiquity to Renaissance…
Illustrated Italian lexicon color table with Italian historical…
Chuch building structure with Italian description and plan,…
Current generators: AC and alternating current generators with…
‘Antique’ Electricity – Brief history of the electricity…
Illustrated table of canine pets: watchdogs, hunting dogs…
Vehicles and transport end ‘800: coach, carriage,tramway, horse-drawn,cart,…
Armored fortification, defense and cannons; illustrated table with…