Antique French Astronomical Book Plate: Gaseous Proturberances During 1860 Solar Eclipse antique spades is glazed as well

is glazed as well

with a wonderfully warm patina but no greening at all

and perfectly restrained

The squares are hand numbered in ink

Antique French Astronomical Book Plate: Gaseous Proturberances During 1860 Solar Eclipse antique spades is glazed as wellI've been stalking antique prints book pages documenting astronomical phenomenon of late, and this is one of the most beautiful I've found. It portrays "proturberances gazeuses du soleil," which I believe are also known as prominences: large, bright, gaseous features extending outward from the Sun's surface in the photosphere. These were observed, and drawn, by French astronomer Warren de la Rue during the total solar eclipse in 1860 and how beautiful