Badius Collection

Brown hawk-owl on a mango tree
Brown hawk-owl, Ninox scutulata (Falco badius), on a mango tree, Mangifera indica, in Sri Lanka. From a watercolour by Pieter de Bevere supplied by Governor Joan Gideon Loten

Bay Bolete (Boletus badius) mushrooms, Texel, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Bay Bolete (Boletus badius), edible mushroom

Printing press, 1511, (1893). Title page of Hegesippus, printed by Jodocus Badius Ascensius, Paris, 1511. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green

Boethius (480-524). Consolation of Philosophy. Cover. Leyden
Boethius (480-524). Christian eclectic philosopher, compiler and translator of ancient philosophy of Aristotles treatises. Consolation of Philosophy

Title Journal of Ciceros Orationes, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Jodocus Badius, Jehan Petit, 1520

Bay Bolete mushroom (Xerocomus badius)

Picture No. 10848833
SHIKRA GOSHAWK - with prey (Accipter badius Accipiter badius) Date:

Picture No. 10764041
Eastern / Long-haired Chimpanzee - eating Red colobus monkey (Colobus badius) (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthi) Date:

Picture No. 10893441
Western Red Colobus Monkey - in tree (Procolobus badius) Date:

Press of Jodocus Badius
The press of Jodocus Badius, ( Ascensius ), producing the title page, Flemish Date: 1511

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Amidst the tranquility of a mango tree in Texel, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands, a Brown hawk-owl (Bubo bubo) keeps a watchful eye. Meanwhile, in the annals of history, the 1511 printing press hums, bringing knowledge to the masses through works like Boethius' "Consolation of Philosophy" published by Jodocus Badius in Leyden. In a different realm, the edible Bay Bolete mushroom (Boletus badius) thrives, its distinctive cap adorned with intricate pores. The connection between these seemingly disparate elements? Jodocus Badius, a 16th-century publisher, also produced the "Journal of Ciceros Orationes," featuring the works of Marcus Tullius Cicero. As we marvel at the beauty of a Bay Bolete mushroom (Xerocomus badius) in Picture No. 10848833, let us not forget the impact of early publishers like Jodocus Badius, whose contributions to the dissemination of knowledge are as vital as the natural world around us. #HistoryMeetsNature #JodocusBadius #BoletusBadius #MarcusTulliusCicero #PublishingHistory #NaturePhotography (Pictures.