Theory Collection (page 4)

Ms 2200 f. 115v. The World, according to Aristotle, miniature from
CHT307486 Ms 2200 f.115v. The World, according to Aristotle, miniature from De Philosophia Mundi by Guillaume de Conches (1100-54) 1276-77 (vellum) by French School

Rene Descartes, from Portraits des Grands Hommes, femmes illustres
STC312841 Rene Descartes, from Portraits des Grands Hommes, femmes illustres, et sujets memorables de France, grave et imprimes en couleurs, published by Pierre Blin, 1786-92

Frontispiece to William Harveys De Generatione Animalium
XJF294005 Frontispiece to William Harveys De Generatione Animalium published in 1651 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School

Rene Descartes (1596-1650), illustration from Le Plutarque Francais ny E
CHT322567 Rene Descartes (1596-1650), illustration from Le Plutarque Francais ny E.Mennechet, published in Paris, 1835 (colour engraving) by Jacquand

Depopulation and Repopulation in France, booklet by Arthur Le Creps against
CHT164235 Depopulation and Repopulation in France, booklet by Arthur Le Creps against Malthusianism, 1895 (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

The Solar System of Rene Descartes (1596-1650) from Description de l Univers
CHT223716 The Solar System of Rene Descartes (1596-1650) from Description de l Univers by Alain Manesson Mallet (1630-1706) 1683 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School

De elementorum forma, from Robert Fludds Utriusque Cosmi Historia
XJF447335 De elementorum forma, from Robert Fludds Utriusque Cosmi Historia, 1617-19 (engraving) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Capital depicting the Third Key of Plainsong with a lute player, c. 1095 (stone)
XIR156560 Capital depicting the Third Key of Plainsong with a lute player, c.1095 (stone) by French School, (11th century); Musee du Farinier, Ancienne Abbaye, Cluny

Portrait of Charles Darwin at Age 72, c. 1871 (albumen print)
2622392 Portrait of Charles Darwin at Age 72, c.1871 (albumen print) by Rejlander, Oscar Gustav (1813-1875); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Charles Darwin at age 72)

Benjamin Franklin (engraving)
815841 Benjamin Franklin (engraving) by American School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Page from "A Plaine and Easie Introduction to Practicall Musicke"
LRI3611984 Page from " A Plaine and Easie Introduction to Practicall Musicke" by Thomas Morley, Detail, 1597 (engraving) by English School

Marco Polos route from Kinsai to Zaitun, illustrating Mr G Phillips theory (engraving)
3629950 Marco Polos route from Kinsai to Zaitun, illustrating Mr G Phillips theory (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Scholemaster by Roger Ascham, published in London in 1571 (engraving)
XJF344079 The Scholemaster by Roger Ascham, published in London in 1571 (engraving) by English School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Title Page of Curiosissima Curatoria by Rude Donatus, Oxford
480626 Title Page of Curiosissima Curatoria by Rude Donatus, Oxford, 1892 (print) by Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge (Lewis Carroll) (1832-98)

Memoria Technica, Oxford, 1888 (print)
480624 Memoria Technica, Oxford, 1888 (print) by Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge (Lewis Carroll) (1832-98); 19.5x12.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; British, out of copyright

Title Page for The Principles of Parliamentary Representation, 1884 (print)
480623 Title Page for The Principles of Parliamentary Representation, 1884 (print) by Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge (Lewis Carroll) (1832-98); 19.8x13.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The 4 Degrees to Corruption, from Robert Fludds Mosaicall philosophy
XJF447350 The 4 Degrees to Corruption, from Robert Fludds Mosaicall philosophy, 1659 (engraving) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

De tribus prioribus creationis diebus, from Robert Fludds
XJF447341 De tribus prioribus creationis diebus, from Robert Fludds Utriusque Cosmi Historia, 1617-19 (engraving) by English School

Project for musical notation presented by Jean-Jacques Rousseau to the Academie des
CHT430494 Project for musical notation presented by Jean-Jacques Rousseau to the Academie des Sciences on 22 August, 1742 (pen & ink on paper) by Rousseau

Ms 237 f. 47-48 Musical intervals from Boetiuss Musical Treaty (vellum)
NUL113320 Ms 237 f.47-48 Musical intervals from Boetiuss Musical Treaty (vellum) by French School, (12th century); Bibliotheque Municipale, Avranches, France; French, out of copyright

Pythagoras (c. 580-500 BC) discovering the consonances of the octave
CHT223718 Pythagoras (c.580-500 BC) discovering the consonances of the octave, from Theorica Musicae by Franchino Gaffurio, first published in 1480, from Revue de l Histoire du Theatre

Portrait of Thomas Henry Huxley (b / w photo)
984207 Portrait of Thomas Henry Huxley (b/w photo) by Lock and Whitfield (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Henry Huxley, British biologist)

The Right Hon G J Goschen (colour litho)
612974 The Right Hon G J Goschen (colour litho) by Pellegrini, Carlo (1866-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Right Hon G J Goschen, The theory of foreign exchanges, 12 June 1869)

Bust of Democritus (bronze)
LRI662320 Bust of Democritus (bronze) by Greek School; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Democritus (" chosen of the people" ) (ca. 460 - ca)

Pierre Fermat (1601-65) (oil on canvas)
XIR158220 Pierre Fermat (1601-65) (oil on canvas) by Lefebvre, Rolland (1608-77); Musee d Art et d Histoire, Narbonne, France; French, out of copyright

Capital depicting the Fourth Key of Plainsong, c. 1095 (stone)
XIR166597 Capital depicting the Fourth Key of Plainsong, c.1095 (stone) by French School, (11th century); Musee du Farinier, Ancienne Abbaye, Cluny

Doublures of Characters, or Striking Resemblances in Phisiognomy, published by J
NCO190491 Doublures of Characters, or Striking Resemblances in Phisiognomy, published by J. Wright in 1798 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

The Dreyfus Court-Martial at Rennes (litho)
1592586 The Dreyfus Court-Martial at Rennes (litho) by Prior, Melton (1845-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dreyfus Court-Martial at Rennes)

Harvey demonstrating to Charles I his Theory of the Circulation of the Blood (engraving)
1102397 Harvey demonstrating to Charles I his Theory of the Circulation of the Blood (engraving) by Hannah, Robert (1812-1909); Private Collection; (add.info)

Jons Jacob Berzelius (engraving)
815913 Jons Jacob Berzelius (engraving) by Dutch School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jons Jacob Berzelius (1779-1848)

Charles Robert Darwin (b / w photo)
815980 Charles Robert Darwin (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Robert Darwin, (1809-1882), English naturalist

Punch cartoon regarding John Bright: The Quaker And The Bauble, 5 February 1859 (engraving)
6034592 Punch cartoon regarding John Bright: The Quaker And The Bauble, 5 February 1859 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Quaker And The Bauble)

Titlepage for The Fable of the Bees by Bernard de Mandeville, 1714 (engraving)
XJF438427 Titlepage for The Fable of the Bees by Bernard de Mandeville, 1714 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Principle of the Mural Painting, 1919 (pencil & w / c on paper)
SRM112090 Principle of the Mural Painting, 1919 (pencil & w/c on paper) by Malevich, Kazimir Severinovich (1878-1935); 34x24.8 cm; State Russian Museum, St

Rene Descartes (1596-1650) writing his world system, engraved by Jean Baptiste Moret (fl
STC169742 Rene Descartes (1596-1650) writing his world system, engraved by Jean Baptiste Moret (fl.1790-1820), 1791 (colour litho) by Desfontaines

Ms. New Coll 361 / 2 fol. 45v Drawing of the so-called crucial experiment that shows light
NCO191592 Ms. New Coll 361/2 fol.45v Drawing of the so-called crucial experiment that shows light from the sun being refracted through one prism and then being refracted through another prism

Hippocrates Visiting Democritus, 1636 (oil on panel)
5863961 Hippocrates Visiting Democritus, 1636 (oil on panel) by Moeyaert, Nicolaes (Claes) Cornelisz (c.1592-1655); 80x85 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

The late Mr Darwin (engraving)
1591576 The late Mr Darwin (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Mr Darwin. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 10 December 1887)

Sketches at the Gilchrist Science Lectures to Working Men, Mossley, Lancashire (engraving)
1596769 Sketches at the Gilchrist Science Lectures to Working Men, Mossley, Lancashire (engraving) by Almond, William Douglas (1866-1916); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ms. New Coll 361 / 2 fol. 45v Drawing of the so-called crucial experiment that shows light
1203412 Ms. New Coll 361/2 fol.45v Drawing of the so-called crucial experiment that shows light from the sun being refracted through one prism and then being refracted through another prism

Electricity (engraving)
5207057 Electricity (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Electricity. Illustration for Farrows Military Encyclopedia by Edwards Farrow)

Charles R. Darwin (engraving)
815981 Charles R. Darwin (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Darwin (1809-1882), English naturalist.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection; English

John Locke, Esquire (engraving)
964935 John Locke, Esquire (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Locke, Esquire)

Medicine and Surgery in England (litho)
1046146 Medicine and Surgery in England (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Medicine and Surgery in England)

The Home Rule Debate in the House of Commons, Mr Gladstones Peroration (engraving)
1062171 The Home Rule Debate in the House of Commons, Mr Gladstones Peroration (engraving) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Theological Thesis of Antoine Talon, 1648. Creator: Claude Mellan
Theological Thesis of Antoine Talon, 1648

Bishop Butler
Bishop Joseph Butler (1692-1752). Born in Wantage, of Berkshire (now Oxfordshire). He is best known for his critique of Deism, Thomas Hobbess egoism, and John Lockes theory of personal identity

Thucydides, (c460-400 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Thucydides, (c460-400 BC), 1830. Thucydides (c460-400 BC) Athenian historian and general with a reputation for impartiality, evidence-gathering and analysis

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