De monstris. 1616. Pratique Report on the works carried

Report on the works carried out at Karnak during the winter of 1900-1901

November 21

The author shows the subtleties of the term clementia and its political use in Tacitus

He thus fills a gap long lamented by the scholarly world and profoundly renews the study of the subject

sometimes very elaborate

De monstris. 1616. Pratique Report on the works carriedFortunio Liceti (1577 1657) was one of those scholars who were interested in just about everything. A philosopher, physician, and astronomer, in 1616 he wrote a book devoted to the subject of monsters. Although this work is now completely forgotten, the engravings that illustrate it must still be considered for their aesthetic value. This notebook invites you to discover some of them, like a small cabinet of curiosities, or like a book of imaginary