#botanical illustrations

[cuties-in-codices]

botanical illustrations (aloe, dill, black henbane, rose, apium, mandrake, water lily, meadow sage)

from a manuscript of johann hartlieb’s kräuterbuch (book of herbs), a treatise dealing with the medicinal uses of various plants. this copy was created in northern bavaria, c. 1462

source: Berlin, SBB, Ms. germ. qu. 2021

[ffoulkes]

thought I’d post the complete series 🌱

[cryptixotic]

Day 17 : Dive "Bottomless depths, forever unexplored... It's convergent evolution to me !"

Stygian Waters / Endless Dive

[heaveninawildflower]

Coloured engravings taken from 'Collection of Poisonous Plants of China.'

Engraved and printed in colour (18th century?) by the Jesuit missionaries.

Bibliothèque nationale de France.

[multcolib]

Think pink. Gorgeous pictures of chrysanthemums from late 19th/early 20th century Japan. From our copy of Keika hyakugiku.

[everflowdesignsgoods]

Vintage Bird Wall Art Printable: Cottagecore Floral Poster for Cozy Home Decor

[wormyorchids]

Printed!!! Dm to swap or buy 💌

[toadstoolgardens]

PINE PARTY

From Trees of North America by C. Frank Brockman, illustrated by Rebecca Merrilees. 1986, pp 23-35.