The shop employs the Victorian aesthetic principle of “horror vacui” – the fear of empty space – filling every nook with ...

A gargoyle stands guard nearby, not so much warning visitors away as welcoming the curious souls brave enough to cross the threshold. String lights frame the windows, which display an ever-changing ...

These drawings, by Gerard van der Gucht and Jacob Schijnvoet, all relate to the illustrations for William Cheselden's anatomical book Osteographia (1733). Cheselden (1688-1752) was one of the leading ...

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