Fleur wrote yesterday to tell us about this item on eBay. They are two hand-coloured woodcuts on one leaf from the classic German edition of Pliny the Elder translated by Johann Heydens. They are from 1565, and my avaricious heart wants them.But they are, as Fleur points out, a bit pricey...
The museum will have to do without this time.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400066288368
The 'Sea Fox' if I remember any Greek or Latin. I think someone got a good deal here.
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