Chapbook start — cover, first page

Had workers in yesterday helping me put in the new bathroom, & so didn't get anything done on the chapbook. I did, however, work on it all day today. I finished the cover & the first pages with a lino cut, & drawing (the latter, not pictured).

I have been perusing the book more closely & am finding it fascinating. It was compiled by top scientists of the day, 7 years before Darwin published Origin of Species. They speak of the world, & the animals in it, within a Christian context. Making mention, for instance, of  "The creator." Unthinkable in today's scientific circles.

I have also had a chance to look at the etchings with a magnifying lens, they are of the highest quality, & the coloured ones are painted by hand. If I had looked at them better before starting, I might not have found the hubris to turn them to my use. I will keep the second volume inviolate for my bookshelves.