#The Naturalist’s Library

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Léon Bakst

1866–1924

Costume design for a nymph in The Afternoon of a Faun (L’Après-midi d’un Faune), 1912

Watercolor, pencil, and gold paint on paper

Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Howard D. Rothschild Collection; pfMS Thr 41.4 (5)

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Second day of physiology studies

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Happy #InternationalSlothDay!

George Edwards’ male Pale-throated Sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) from The Naturalist’s Miscellany Vol. 1, 1789, looking rather offended! This is probably because it read the rude things being written about it in the accompanying text:

“So extraordinary is the union of awkwardness and ugliness in this uncommon creature, that it has generally been regarded as one of the most striking examples of animal deformity.” 🤨

“A celebrated naturalist, the Count Buffon, will not allow this creature to have any share in contributing to the general beauty in the chain of beings, but regards it as an ill-constructed mass of deformity, created only for misery….” ☹️

“With submission, however, to this lively naturalist, I should not hesitate to believe that the sloth, not withstanding this appearance of wretchedness and deformity, is as well-fashioned for its proper modes and habits of life, and feels as much happiness in its solitary and obscure retreats, as the rest of the animal world of greater locomotive powers and superior external elegance.” 🤷🏻‍♀️

via Biodiversity Heritage Library

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Pears of France / Poires

La flore et la pomone françaises : histoire et figure en couleur, des fleurs et des fruits de France ou naturalisés sur le sol français, 1828

Artists: Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri (illustrations).; Didot, Firmin (printing)

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Bowdoin College, academia, and the two Alpheus Spring Packards

Left: Engraved illustration of Alpheus in 1882 from History of Bowdoin College: with biographical sketches of its graduates from 1806 to 1879, inclusive (also Wikimedia). Right: Illustration of his son of the same name in 1888 from Popular Science Monthly Volume 33 (also Wikimedia)

In an interesting twist of fate, there are two Alpheus Spring Packards who are my ancestors. One of them, Alpheus Spring Packard, Sr. (1788-1884), is my 3rd cousin, 6 times removed. The other, his son, Alpheus Spring Packard, Jr. (1839–1905), is my fourth cousin 5 times removed. In this post I'll examine each of them and explain how they are different from one another, and note their similarities.

Alpheus Sr., as he will be called for the rest of this article, was born on December 23, 1798 in Chelmsford to a reverend, Hezekiah Packard (1761-1849), and Mary Spring (1773-1829). At the time of his birth, he was an only child. He would be joined, by 1816, by five siblings: George Thomas (1803-1876), Hezekiah (1805-1867), Sarah Spring (1808-1894), Joseph (1812-1902), and William (1816-1834).

He was educated at home, educated from Bodwin College in 1816, and became tutor in Bodwin College in 1819. A few years later, in 1824, he became professor of Greek and Latin, staying as such until 1865. He later became a religious professor in 1864, wrote many publications, and even served as college librarian. There was much more to his life than this simple biography. In June 1827 he wedded a 23-year-old woman, Elizabeth Frances Appleton, said to be a "woman of rare excellence". Unfortunately, their marriage was short-lived, as she would die 12 years later in June 1839. [1] Before that time, they would have five children: Charles Appleton (1828-1909), William Alfred (1830-1909), George Lawrence (1834-1916), Frances Appleton (1837-1902) (herein Frances A.), and Alpheus (1839-1905). The latter will later be described in this article as Alpheus Jr. or known as "Alpha" for short.

A few years after Elizabeth's death, in September 1844, and at age 45, Alpheus Sr. would marry again in Portland, Maine, this time to woman named Caroline McLellan, who was over 15 years younger than him! They would have one child: Robert Lawrence (1847-1913). Caroline married one time before to a man named Peter Osgood McLellan in 1836, with her original name as Caroline W Bartels, named after her father John Bartels. Her first husband, Peter, had died five years before in September 1839. [2]

Despite the fact that Alpheus Sr. and Caroline only beared one son, Robert Lawrence, as noted earlier, she lived most of her life, from age 30 to age 70, with Alpheus Sr. She even lived beyond him to 1893, to the ripe old age of 79, and was buried in Brunswick. She would be a mother of sorts to the children from the previous marriage of Alpheus Sr. with Elizabeth. At the time of Elizabeth's death, Charles Appleton was only 11, William Alfred was nine, George Lawrence was five, Frances A. was two, and Alpheus Jr. was not even one year old. In 1850, all of them were living together in Brunswick, Maine, along with George O. McLellan, the 12-year-old son Caroline had with her husband, Peter, and a 17-year-old woman named Joanna Sillers. [3]

In 1860, the household of Caroline and Alpheus Sr., still in Brunswick, would include Caroline's son, George O., now a seaman, Alpheus Jr., their son Robert L., and an Irish servant named Winifred Leonard. Alpheus Sr. would have real estate worth $2,000 and personal estate worth $1,000. [4] Unlike in 1850, Charles A., the engineer, and William A., as a student, were not in the household. Neither were Frances A. or Joanna Sillers. By 1870, the household had changed again. A 62-year-old woman, Rebecca P., and her seeming 31-year-old daughter, Charlot M., were in the same house as Alpheus Sr., Caroline, and Frances A. The real estate owned by Alpheus Sr. had grown to $3,500 while his personal estate was $7,500, much more than the combined real and personal estate owned by Rebecca, numbering at $3,000. A deeper dive shows that Charlot M. refers to Charlotte Mellen (1838-1923), the daughter of Charles Packard (1801-1864) and Rebecca Prentice Kent (1808-1905). A clergyman, Charles was another brother of Alpheus Sr., who was living in Biddlefield, Maine with Rebecca, and their children, Charlotte, in 1860, and in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts in 1850. [5]

By 1880, the household would be small. Frances A. would be living with her mother of sorts, Caroline, and father, Alpheus Sr., in Brunswick. Also, an 18-year-old Irish servant named Margaret Cusick would be living in the same household. [6] This is the last census Alpheus Sr. appears in, as he died in 1884. By that time, he had also corresponded with Charles Darwin, taught writers like Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864) and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882), was acting President of Bowdoin College from  1883 to 1884, wrote 25 publications, and was key figure in the Maine Historical Society, along with a literary society known as the Peucinian Society and other historical societies. He would die on Squirrel Island of heart disease while on a trip with his family and be buried in Brunswick's Pine Grove Cemetery. He was said to be involved in the anti-slavery and temperance movements as well. [7]

Undated via wikimedia and illustration of him in 1905

Alpheus Jr. would be different. He was born in February 1839 in Brunswick, Maine, and the last child of Elizabeth and Alpheus Sr. By age 21, in 1860, he was a student, likely at Bodwin College. He would marry a 25-year-old woman named Elizabeth Derby Wolcott a few years later in Salem, Massachusetts. By 1870, he and Elizabeth would be living in a house headed by 67-year-old woman, Martha P. Wolcott, and include a 36-year-old mariner named Samuel P. Wolcott, a presumed one-year-old daughter named Martha M., and two servants: 60-year-old Irish man named Daniel McDoregh and his 50-year-old wife Bethsheba, from Massachusetts. Martha was the mother of Elizabeth, while Samuel was likely Elizabeth's brother. It is curious that in 1860, Bethsheba was living with Elizabeth and her family, as was a man named John, who may be the same as Daniel. [8] In the 1870 census Alpheus Jr. is curiously listed as a naturalist.

That occupation was fitting. By 1870 he had already published works about collection and observation of insects, study of languages, Socrates, the Bunker Hill Monument, and how insects could benefit and harm crops. This would be the beginning of his career as an "eminent zoologist", which would lead him to become professor of zoology and geology at Brown University in 1878, building upon his role as custodian of the Boston Society of Natural History from 1855 to 1865 and connection with the Peabody Academy of Science from 1865 to 1876. He was also Massachusetts state entomologist from 1871 to 1873 and editor-in-chief of the American Naturalist for 29 years! [9]

By 1880, Alpheus Jr., Elizabeth, and their children were in the same household, now in Providence. Their children included Martha Walcott (1868-1956), who was at school, Alpheus Appleton (1871-1948), Elizabeth Darby (1877-1885), and Frances Elizabeth (herein Frances E.) (1880-1971). There were also two Irish domestic servants in the household: 20-year-old Bridget Maguire and 30-year-old Ellen Donahue. [10] By this point, Alpheus Jr. had published even more works, this time on Mammoth Cave, common insects, life histories of animals, zoology textbooks, and insects that can harm shade trees. Since no full census for 1890 exists, we can't say for sure what was happening at that time. However, we do know that by 1900 he had published books about geology, cave fauna, entomology, the Labrador Coast, French philosopher Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, a volcano in Sicily, and prehistoric tombs in eastern Algeria. A sketch of him written in 1888 in Popular Science Monthly notes his naturalist expeditions over the years, that he served for three years as assistant surgeon in the First Regiment of Maine Veteran Volunteers from 1863 to 1865, and said to have a "very pleasant and entertaining companion".

In 1900, the census enumerators described him as a professor of zoology. He lived in Providence that year with his wife Elizabeth and their children Mary W., Alpheus A., and Francis E., along with an Irish servant named Ritta Hackett. This is the last census he would appear in. By 1903 he was said to have written over four hundred geological and zoological works, and living at 275 Angell Street. He also was said to have grey eyes, tall, very slight, and was an immaculate dresser. [11]

A sketch by Albert Davis Mead of Alpheus Jr. after his death, in February 15, 1905 from an ulcerated tooth, causing necrosis to develop and septic poisoning, would describe him as an American naturalist. It would also praise his "sterling quality and the wide range of his life work", note his lineage, and praised his "scientific career". [12] He had also been a member of American Philosophical Society. There was even a 1920 biographical memoir of Alpheus Jr. written by T.D.A. Cockerwell. That book notes his lineage, that while in Brunswick an unnamed "maiden lady" assisted him about shells and naming native plants, while a Miss Ann Jackson told him about Lamarck as a boy, and notes that Alpheus Jr. "never knew his mother" due to her death when he wasn't even a year old. It also reveals that his aunt, Sarah, took charge of the household in the wake of the death of the mother of Alpehus Jr., and notes his antislavery sentiments, even at a young age, although there is some racist anti-Kurdish views mixed in there. At the same time, it reveals his use of local libraries as a form of self-education, excerpts from his diary, and his naturalistic trips, support of evolution, and more. [13]

In the years following Alpheus Jr.'s death, his wife Elizabeth would move to Haverhill Ward in Essex, Massachusetts, in 1910 living in a household headed by Percy W. McClellan and Frances E. By 1920 she would be seemingly be living in Andover with her daughter Martha, and a 51-year-old boarder named Lara Black. [14] In the end, there were similarities between the two Alpheus Packards, but also differences which separated them from each other, with Alpheus Jr. called Alpha in his early life, and had his own life separate from his father.

Notes

[1] "Death of Prof. Packard - Jul 17, 1884 obit" clipping from The Republican Journal, Belfast, Maine, 17 Jul 1884, Page 2; Francis E. Appleton in the Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1784-1840, Index of Marriages in Massachusetts Centinel and Columbian Centinel 1784 to 1840, page ****94, American Antiquarian Society. Index to Marriages in Massachusetts Centinel and Columbian Centinel, 1784-1840, Vol. 1 A-D. Boston, MA, USA: G.K. Hall, 1961; Frances E. Appleton in the Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850; Family History Library; Salt Lake City, UT; Film # 0818093-0818095, Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850; Frances A Packard in the Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915, Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts; Nehemiah Cleaveland, History of Bowdoin College: with biographical sketches of its graduates from 1806 to 1879, inclusive (ed. Alpheus S. Packard, Boston: John Ripley Osgood & Company, 1882), 188-190.

[2] Caroline W Bartels in the Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook), image 10071; Peter Osgood McLellan in the U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930, Newspapers and Periodicals. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 97.

[3] 1850 United States Federal Census for Caroline W Packard, Maine, Cumberland, Brunswick, Year: 1850; Census Place: Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: 251; Page: 254b.

[4] 1860 United States Federal Census for Caroline Packard, Maine, Cumberland, Brunswick, Year: 1860; Census Place: Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: M653_437; Page: 58; Family History Library Film: 803437

[5] 1870 United States Federal Census for Caroline W Packard, Maine, Cumberland, Brunswick, Year: 1870; Census Place: Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: M593_539; Page: 75A; 1850 United States Federal Census for Charles Packard, Massachusetts, Worcester, Lancaster, Year: 1850; Census Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 343; Page: 172a; 1860 United States Federal Census for Chas Packard, Maine, York, Biddeford, Year: 1860; Census Place: Biddeford, York, Maine; Roll: M653_450; Page: 384-385; Family History Library Film: 803450. Also living with Charles and Rebecca in 1850 was an 18-year-old woman from Ireland named Catherine Conway, likely a servant.

[6] 1880 United States Federal Census for Caroline W. Packard, Maine, Cumberland, Brunswick, 024, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: 477; Page: 55C; Enumeration District: 024.

[7] "PROF. ALPHEUS S.PACKARD," New York Times, Jul. 15, 1884; "Pine Grove Cemetery Walking Tour," Pine Grove Cemetery, October 2011; "Guide to the Alpheus Spring Packard Papers, 1819-1886 undated," George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Hawthorne-Longfellow Library, Bowdoin College, accessed September 26, 2022; "PACKARD, Alpheus Spring," Database of Classical Scholars, Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences, accessed September 26, 2022. The latter source notes that he was college librarian from 1869 to 1881, and librarian of Maine Historical Society, was a legend at the college, and said teachers are "like faithful guides we are to show the pupil the most direct path to knowledge and become the companions of his way." Even Henry Wadsworth Longfellow reportedly paid a tribute to him in his poem "Morituri Salutamus," which spoke of "Honor and reverence and the good repute / That follows faithful service as its fruit."

[8] 1860 United States Federal Census for Caroline Packard, Maine, Cumberland, Brunswick, Year: 1860; Census Place: Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: M653_437; Page: 58; Family History Library Film: 803437; 1900 United States Federal Census for Alphius Packard, Rhode Island, Providence, Providence Ward 01, District 0007, Year: 1900; Census Place: Providence Ward 1, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: 1506; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1241506; 1870 United States Federal Census for Alpheus F Packard, Massachusetts, Essex, Salem Ward 5, Year: 1870; Census Place: Salem Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_613; Page: 654A; 1860 United States Federal Census for Elizabeth D Walcott, Massachusetts, Essex, Salem Ward 5, Year: 1860; Census Place: Salem Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_497; Page: 1131-1132; Family History Library Film: 803497.

[9] The Boston Herald – Wednesday, February 15, 1905, page 3 via Find A Grave Memorial. This obituary claims that his mother Frances was a "sister in-law of President Pierce". It also notes that he was "member of the national entomological commission from 1877 to 1882 and president of the zoological congress in Paris, and a member of the National Academy of Science".

[10] 1880 United States Federal Census for Elizabeth W. Packard, Rhode Island, Providence, Providence, 011, Year: 1880; Census Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: 1211; Page: 181A; Enumeration District: 011.

[11] 1900 United States Federal Census for Elizabeth Packard, Rhode Island, Providence, Providence Ward 01, District 0007, Year: 1900; Census Place: Providence Ward 1, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: 1506; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1241506; U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016 for Alpheus Spring Packard, Rhode Island, Providence, Brown University, 1903, p. 15; entry in Encyclopedia Brunoniana by Martha Mitchell, 1993.

[12] The Boston Herald – Wednesday, February 15, 1905, page 3 via Find A Grave Memorial; Albert Davis Mead, "Alpheus Spring Packard", Popular Science Monthly Volume 67 May 1905 (1905); "Packard, Alpheus Spring", The New Student's Reference Work  (1914).

[13] He is also mentioned in "Folder 5 Packard, Alpheus Spring, Jr., 1870-1879" within Box 31 of the Spencer Fullerton Baird Papers, "Folder 14 Packard, Alpheus Spring" within Box 4 of the Marcus Benjamin Papers, 1886-1929, "Folder 6 Packard Jr., Alpheus Spring, (1839-1905). Includes biographical sketches, 1920, 1966. See Series 2 for photograph" within Box 10 of Photographs and Biographical Information, 1797-1988 and undated, "Folder 28 Packard, Alpheus Spring (1839-1905). Includes an obituary, and a biographical memoir, 1905-1920" within Box 12 of National Museum of Natural History. Division of Mammals Biographical File, 1860-1973 and undated.

[14] 1910 United States Federal Census for Elizabeth Packard, Massachusetts, Essex, Haverhill Ward 5, District 0317, Year: 1910; Census Place: Haverhill Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_582; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 0317; FHL microfilm: 1374595; 1920 United States Federal Census for Elizabeth Walcott, Massachusetts, Essex, Andover, District 0008, Year: 1920; Census Place: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_688; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 8.

Note: This was originally posted on Apr. 10, 2023 on the main Packed with Packards WordPress blog (it can also be found on the Wayback Machine here). My research is still ongoing, so some conclusions in this piece may change in the future.

© 2023 Burkely Hermann. All rights reserved.

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The naturalist's library - Sir William Jardine - 1833 - via Internet Archive

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I am once again reminding people that Vocaloid and other singing synthesizers are not the same as those AI voice models made from celebrities and cartoon characters and the like.

Singing synthesizers are virtual instruments. Vocaloids use audio samples of real human voices the way some other virtual instruments will sample real guitars and pianos and the like, but they still need to be "played", per say, and getting good results requires a lot of manual manipulation of these samples within a synthesis engine.

Crucially, though, the main distinction here is consent. Commercial singing synthesizers are made by contracting vocalists to use their voices to create these sample libraries. They agree to the process and are compensated for their time and labor.

Some synthesizer engines like Vocaloid and Synthesizer V do have "AI" voice libraries, meaning that part of the rendering process involves using an AI model trained on data from the voice provider singing in order to ideally result in more naturalistic synthesis, but again, this is done with consent, and still requires a lot of manual input on the part of the user. They are still virtual instruments, not voice clones that auto-generate output based on prompts.

In fact, in the DIY singing synth community, making voice libraries out of samples you don't have permission to use is generally frowned upon, and is a violation of most DIY engines' terms of service, such as UTAU.

Please do research before jumping to conclusions about anything that remotely resembles AI generation. Also, please think through your anti-AI stance a little more than "technology bad"; think about who it hurts and when it hurts them so you can approach it from an informed, critical perspective rather than just something to be blindly angry about. You're not helping artists/vocalists/etc. if you aren't focused on combating actual theft and exploitation.

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The Least Horned Owl, Strix pulchella [Pl. 22] | The Naturalist's Miscellany v.1 | Biodiversity Heritage Library | Flickr

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So I’ve been rewatching season 1 of The Promised Neverland again while waiting to reread the manga (I’m like 10th in line for the library hold 😭😭😭) and I’ve just thought of a new LU AU:

The Promised Neverland x Linked Universe

Basically, the idea is the Links are all kids escaping from various farms. Idk what the names would be but they’d be stand-ins for TPN’s main locations so... As for now the Links and other characters! (Since I don’t want to use TPN’s names, the escapees means Grace Field, game hunt is Goldy Pond, and the bunker is the bunker)

Time, Malon, Warriors:

I feel like they would be the Yuugo and Lucas of the group. Time and Malon would be in Lucas’ place in Goldy Pond, while Warriors is wasting away in the bunker and is found by the escapees. Wars obviously feels a ton of guilt for leaving the rest of his fellow escapees (OoT’s sages, Time, Malon, and maybe some of the fighters you meet in HW) to die. And of course he keeps beefing with Legend, who would be like 13 in this AU.

Meanwhile, Time and Malon are taking care of the game hunt kids and teaching them to survive. Time is a TANK, amazing at fighting the demons. Malon is more of a medic and naturalist, very good with plants/animals/wildlife.

Oh yeah and THEY MAKE IT OUT ALIVE (yes I’m still crying over the bunker dads leave me aloneee)

Twilight, Wild, Champions, Sages, Flora, Dusk:

The said game hunt kids. Twi mostly takes Oliver’s place as Time’s mentee and the oldest that isn’t an adult. I’m debating whether or not I should give Wild amnesia still, but the Champions are dead. They all grew up on the same farm and all got shipped to this Goldy Pond-equivalent. Same with Flora, she’s the technician of the group, really good with mechanical things. The Sages are still alive though. (And Teba and Tulin are not related/have a brotherly relationship instead of being father and son)

As for Dusk, she’s there because Twi is there. I thought of adding Midna here too but having her be dead but since I want the LoZ antagonists to be demons, I might end up making her the Mujika-equivalent. I’ve yet to decide for Midna, all I know is I want her to somehow have a connection to Twi eventually.

Legend, Hyrule, Four, Wind, Sky:

These four feel the best to be the equivalents of Ray, Emma, Gilda, Don, and Norman (yes in that order), trying to escape their farm and such. I feel like, though, it would be Hyrule, Wind, and Sky (or some combination of them) who would end up going to the gate to give the forgotten toy (idk who it would be that would be shipped off, maybe an NPC or minor character from one of their games). Legend would already know the truth, and because he does, Fable would too since I can’t let go of the twins headcanon.

Given these 5 are in the same farm, their respective Zeldas (Flora, Dawn, Aurora, Dot, Tetra, and Sun) would also be in the same farm and because y’all know I can’t help myself, I have to throw Shadow and Ravio in there too. I might make some of these guys Lambda experiments though (I’m especially side-eyeing Sun there…)

Also yes Sky becomes Minerva.

Hylia and First:

Isabela and Leslie. That’s it.

Oh and Hylia is Fable and Legend’s mom like Isabela is Ray’s.

But yeah that’s what I’ve got so far. As I keep writing this I keep getting more ideas (Shadow is Ayshe instead, maybe? We don’t meet Ravio until Paradise where he’s decided he can run the business empire of his dreams? AoC link is in there somehow?) so I’m going to call it here. If I didn’t add anyone I either a) have no ideas for them or b) have an idea but that means they would die and I don’t want them to die (cough, Lullaby and Artemis, cough)

But yeah. TPN on the brain.

(FINAL THOUGHT I SWEAR: The one who gets shipped away and found by Hyrule, Sky, and Wind is Marin… perhaps…)

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🦭 The naturalist's library. Edinburgh, W. H. Lizars; [etc., etc.]1833-.

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Ungulates of The Naturalist`s Library

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Monumental Fountain

Hi guys!!

I'm sharing Monumental Fountain . This is the 3rd building for my Catalunya (and Spanish) Collection!

The original project for the Parc de la Ciutadella, designed by Josep Fontserè in 1872, included a water reservoir concealed by a mound of earth at one end of the park. However, in 1874, the master builder was commissioned to construct a small, insignificant fountain for the park. The fountain's dimensions gradually increased until it became the Cascada Monumental known today, located in the romantic garden area of the park and accessible via winding paths. Construction began in 1875, and in 1888, the sculptural ensemble was installed.

The cascade was aligned with the Meridiana axis of the Cerdà Plan and was designed in an eclectic style. The monument is structured around a central body in the shape of a triumphal arch, two symmetrical side staircases, and an elevated fountain (possibly to recall the original mound from the 1872 project), surrounded by a two-level artificial lake. The whole ensemble is neoclassically inspired, contrasting with the naturalistic details of some decorative elements. At the rear of the cascade, there is an artificial grotto with a water reservoir at its top. The fountain was supplied with water from a reservoir located on Wellington Street, with a capacity of 15,000 m³, which irrigated the cascade and the gardens (now the library of Pompeu Fabra University).

Architects / Year Josep Fontserè i Mestres, 1875–1881; installation of the sculptures, 1888

Building file:

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Style: N/A

Date: end of 19th century

This house fits a 40x30 lot.

Hope you like it.

You will need the usual CC I use:

all Felixandre cc

all The Jim

SYB

Anachrosims

Regal Sims

King Falcon railing

The Golden Sanctuary

Cliffou

Dndr recolors

Harrie cc

Tuds

Lili's palace cc

Please enjoy, comment if you like the house and share pictures of your game!

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The Naturalist's Library (1852) A. A. Gould

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'Annulated Butterfly of New South Wales' taken from 'The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine' (1802).

Natural History Museum Library, London

archive.org

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Herbal/Plant Magic Masterlist

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I do not personally endorse all these sources, read skeptically and cross-reference at your discretion. These are, however, all sources I personally use, with varying levels of trust.

Herbaria, Herbals, Botanical Books, etc

EARLY MODERN-CONTEMPORARY

New Flora of the British Isles - Clive A. Stace

The Englishman's Flora - George Grigson

Das Buch der Natur - Konrad Megenbergen

Culpeper's Complete Herbal

MEDIEVAL-RENAISSANCE

Het Biënboec van Thomas van Cantimpré en zijn exempelen [Old Dutch] - Wouter Antonie van der Vet

Jacob van Maerlant's Naturen Bloeme

Hildegard Von Bingen's Physica - Priscilla Throop

Pristina Medicamenta: Ancient and Medieval Medical Botany - Jerry Stannard

Florum, et coronariarum odoratarumque nonnullarum herbarum historia - Rembert Dodoens

Nauwkeurige beschrijving der aardgewassen [Old Dutch] - Abraham Munting

Images in color of the botanical/naturalist art of Abraham Munting

Phytognomonica

Rembert Dodoens' Cruijdeboeck

The Grand Albert

CLASSICAL

Theophrastus' Enquiry into Plants | I through V | VI onward

Pliny's Natural History | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

The Ebers Papyrus

The Medical Features of the Ebers Papyrus - Carl H. von Klein

The Greek Herbal of Dioscorides

Herbal Magic, Using Herbs, Herb Folklore, Flower Language

The Black Toad - Gemma Gary

County Folk-lore - GB Folklore Society

Superstitions of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland

Scottish Folk-lore and Folk Life - Donald MacKenzie

The Anglo-Saxon Charms - Felix Grendon

Compendium of Ritual and Symbolic Plants in Europe - M. Cleene | Dutch Edition

Anglo-Saxon Magic - Gofrid Storms

Northern mythology : comprising the principal popular traditions and superstitions of Scandinavia, North Germany, and The Netherlands | 2 | 3

La mythologie des plantes; ou, Les légendes du règne végétal - Angelo de Gubernatis

The Language and Sentiment of Flowers - Anonymous

The Language and Sentiment of Flowers - L.V.

The Illustrated Language of Flowers - Anna Christian Burke

Flora symbolica; or, The language and sentiment of flowers - John H. Ingram

The Natural History of the Bible - H.B. Tristram

Handwörterbuch Des Deutschen Aberglaubens - Baechtold-Staubl, Hoffman-Krayer

Antiker aberglaube in modernen ausstrahlungen - dr. Eduard Stemplinger

Der Baumkultus der Germanen und ihrer Nachbarstämme - Wilhelm Mannhardt

The Folk-Lore of Plants - T.F. Thiselton Dyer (read skeptically)

Practical Magic And the Literary Archaeology of the Pagan Past in Two Anglo-Saxon Charms - Jang

Madness, Medication—and Self-Induced Hallucination? Elleborus (and Woody Nightshade) in Anglo-Saxon England, 700–900 - Hall

Elleborus in Anglo-Saxon England, 900–1100: Tunsingwyrt and Wodewistle - Hall

Folk-healing, Fairies and Witchcraft: The Trial of Stein Maltman, Stirling 1628 - Hall

Online Libraries

Native American Ethnobotany Database

Alaska Native Knowledge Base

The Medieval Garden Enclosed

Monumental Trees

Trees for Life

Ecoliterature, Natural History, Cultural History

Gathering Moss - Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass - Robin Wall Kimmerer

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The naturalist's library - William Jardine - vol. 24, 1833 - via Internet Archive