This a plate from a great book I have called "The World’s Inhabitants or Mankind, Animals and Plants" by G.T. Bettany. M.A. 800 Illustrations. 1889. It is a very interesting book with many images that turn up in various collages.
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A Book Wheel
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The Bookwheel, invented in 1588 by Italian engineer Agostino Ramelli, was a
heavy, 600-pound wooden rotating bookcase that let scholars easily use up
to ei...
