Curiosa

For those interested in literary cryptobotany, I've put together an anthology (Flora Curiosa) of 20 classic short stories involving all sorts of strange plants and fungi in science fiction and fantasy.

Archive 2008-09-01 2008

Who's coming to Ymir? la Curiosa would love to know.

lacuriosa Diary Entry lacuriosa 2007

Who's coming to Ymir? la Curiosa would love to know.

lacuriosa Diary Entry lacuriosa 2007

Oddly, The Cure is launching a festival tour this summer, called Curiosa.

heaven knows I'm gouty now 2004

While we were there we picked up the Cure Curiosa tour poster print, a print of a Neil Young 1 poster that reminds me of the Heirophant card, and a couple of others, including season presents.

[local] rock art shopping alert badger 2004

Books dealing with Crimes and Prisons are classed generally under the heading _Curiosa_ (22); but accounts of murders, rogueries, piracies, etc., are so common and so frequently engage the attentions of specialists that I have thought fit to place this subject in a class by itself.

The Book-Hunter at Home P. B. M. Allan

It is doubtful whether such books as the 'Arabian Nights,' Le Grand's collections of ancient Norman tales, and Balzac's 'Contes Drôlatiques' should be included here; perhaps _de natura_ they should be classed rather with 'Facetiae and Curiosa.'

The Book-Hunter at Home P. B. M. Allan

Facetiae, Curiosa -- a somewhat broad subject which would include

The Book-Hunter at Home P. B. M. Allan

We have received the following Catalogues: -- Bibliotheca Selecta, Curiosa et Rarissima.

Notes and Queries, Number 30, May 25, 1850 Various

Perhaps, however, the first two would be classed more properly with No. 22 -- Facetiae and Curiosa, leaving Ballads only under this heading.

The Book-Hunter at Home P. B. M. Allan