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Here is a non exahustive list of illustrated curiosities in english, from the early times of bookpress until nowadays.

The mysteryes of nature and art by Bate,John 1634

The Mysteries of Nature and Art is a book by John Bate written in 1634. The book acts as a practical guide for amateur scientific experiments, and is divided into four sections: Water Workes, Fyer Workes, Drawing, Colouring, Painting and Engraving, and Divers Experiments.[1] It inspired Isaac Newton during his younger years, in particular the section on fire Drakes, kites with firecrackers tied to their tails.[1] It contains one of the earliest depictions of fireworks and their preparation to be detailed in the English language, in a similar manner to the preceding De la pirotechnia.

A booke of the art and maner, howe to plante and graffe all sortes of trees by Mascall, Leonard 1589

How to set stones and sowe pepins, to make wilde trees to graffe on, as also remedies and medicines. With diuers other newe practises

The secrets of the reverend Maister Alexis of Piemont by Ruscelli, Girolamo, 1595

containing excellent remedies against diverse diseases, wounds, and other accidents, with the maner to make distillations, parfumes, confitures, dying, colours, fusions, and meltings …

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