Root Collection (page 3)

Autumnal trees in the forest. Ponna Superiore, Intelvi valley (val d'Intelvi), Como province, Lombardy, Italy

Monte Tellero, Ponna Superiore, Intelvi valley (val d'Intelvi), Como province, Lombardy, Italy

Mountain Roots
Andrea Maestosi

Rhizome and root of tidalmarsh flat sedge
5855639 Rhizome and root of tidalmarsh flat sedge; (add.info.: Rhizome and root of tidalmarsh flat sedge, Cyperus serotinus (Cyperaceae)

Wild carrot, Daucus carota
5855056 Wild carrot, Daucus carota; (add.info.: Wild carrot, Daucus carota. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and engraved on steel by William Clark from John Stephenson)

Seneca snakeroot, Polygala senega
5855090 Seneca snakeroot, Polygala senega; (add.info.: Seneca snakeroot, Polygala senega. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and engraved on steel by Weddell from John Stephenson)

Fennel plant with flower, leaves, root, Foeniculum vulgare
5856573 Fennel plant with flower, leaves, root, Foeniculum vulgare; (add.info.: Fennel plant with flower, leaves, root, Foeniculum vulgare)

Ginger plant and root tuber, Zingiber officinale
5856567 Ginger plant and root tuber, Zingiber officinale; (add.info.: Ginger plant and root tuber, Amomum zingiber, Zingiber officinale)

An engraving depicting the fossil of a tree (Sigillaria) found in a coal seam
5311258 An engraving depicting the fossil of a tree (Sigillaria) found in a coal seam, with its roots still in the clay beneath the coal

Japanese wild carrot, Nothosmyrnium japonicum. Kouhon
5855582 Japanese wild carrot, Nothosmyrnium japonicum. Kouhon.; (add.info.: Large root cluster, leaves and stems of the Japanese wild carrot, Nothosmyrnium japonicum. Kouhon)

Licorice or liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David
FLO4986968 Licorice or liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants

Scene from the tragedie "Bajazet" representing Roxane et Bajazet
ELD4962922 Scene from the tragedie "Bajazet" representing Roxane et Bajazet (Roxane wants to dethrone Amurat by wedding Bajazet)

Representation of Alexandre le Grand facing his love to the Indian princess Cleophile
ELD4962856 Representation of Alexandre le Grand facing his love to the Indian princess Cleophile. By Staal 19th century (engraving from "Alexandre le Grand" by Jean Racine (1639-1699)

Zedoary or white turmeric, Turmeric zedoaria 1, flower a, leaf b, and grains of paradise, Aframomum melegueta 2
FLO4574500 Zedoary or white turmeric, Turmeric zedoaria 1, flower a, leaf b, and grains of paradise, Aframomum melegueta 2

Male Mandrake plant.Woodcut from Johannis de Cuba Ortus Sanitatis, Strasbourg, 1483
527503 Male Mandrake plant.Woodcut from Johannis de Cuba Ortus Sanitatis, Strasbourg, 1483. A soporific was obtained from the root and its properties were probably known to the Babylonians

Root and seeds of cardamom, Elettaria cardamomum Maton. (Byakuzuku)
5855617 Root and seeds of cardamom, Elettaria cardamomum Maton. (Byakuzuku); (add.info.: Root and seeds of cardamom, Elettaria cardamomum Maton)

Turmeric flower, leaves and rhizome root, Curcuma longa
5856568 Turmeric flower, leaves and rhizome root, Curcuma longa; (add.info.: Turmeric flower, leaves and rhizome root, Curcuma longa)

Wild radish or jointed charlock, Raphanus raphanistrum
5855956 Wild radish or jointed charlock, Raphanus raphanistrum; (add.info.: Wild radish or jointed charlock, Raphanus raphanistrum)

Large brown wild parsnip root tuber. Angelica anomala. Byakushi
5855592 Large brown wild parsnip root tuber. Angelica anomala. Byakushi; (add.info.: Large brown wild parsnip root tuber, with thick stem)

Large-leaved angelica plant: Ooba senkyou
5855580 Large-leaved angelica plant: Ooba senkyou; (add.info.: Large leaved angelica plant: full plant from root clump, stem, leaves and florets)

Ginseng
5855187 Ginseng; (add.info.: American ginseng, Panax quinquefolius. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science, " Florence, Italy)

Ginger root
5855186 Ginger root; (add.info.: Ginger, Zingiber officinale. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science, " Florence, Italy, 1837)

Ferula persica
5855131 Ferula persica; (add.info.: Ferula persica. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn by G. Reid and engraved on steel by Weddell from John Stephenson)

Sarsaparilla, Smilax regelii
5855128 Sarsaparilla, Smilax regelii; (add.info.: Sarsaparilla, Smilax regelii. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn by G)

Jocaste and one of his two sons Illustration for Act IV of "La Thebaide ou les Freres ennemies" by Jean
JEB4839806 Jocaste and one of his two sons Illustration for Act IV of "La Thebaide ou les Freres ennemies" by Jean Racine (1639-1699) Engraving of 1816.; (add.info)

Illustration for Scene 2 of Act IV of " Alexander the Great" by Jean Racine (1639-1699) Engraving of 1816
JEB4839792 Illustration for Scene 2 of Act IV of " Alexander the Great" by Jean Racine (1639-1699) Engraving of 1816.; (add.info)

Roxane receives the proof of love of Bajazet and Atalide Illustration for Scene 3 of Act IV of " Bajazet" by
JEB4839783 Roxane receives the proof of love of Bajazet and Atalide Illustration for Scene 3 of Act IV of " Bajazet" by Jean Racine (1639-1699) Engraving of 1816.; (add.info)

Lesser galangal, Alpinia officinarum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair
FLO4985604 Lesser galangal, Alpinia officinarum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants, London

Turmeric, Turmeric longa. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert
FLO4985573 Turmeric, Turmeric longa. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants, London

Zedoary or white turmeric, Turmeric zedoaria. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph
FLO4992904 Zedoary or white turmeric, Turmeric zedoaria. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany

Illustration for scene 4 of Act I of the comedy " Les litideurs" by Jean Racine. Engraving Private Collection
JEB4865266 Illustration for scene 4 of Act I of the comedy " Les litideurs" by Jean Racine. Engraving Private Collection; (add.info)

Scene from Les Plaideurs by Jean Racine, 19th century (engraving)
ELD4962899 Scene from Les Plaideurs by Jean Racine, 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: le proces du chien (the trial of the dog) (Les Plaideurs)

Root plants and vegetables including artichoke, globe thistle, chicory, dandelion, centaury, tansy, passionflower
FLO4684728 Root plants and vegetables including artichoke, globe thistle, chicory, dandelion, centaury, tansy, passionflower, rafflesia, pumpkin, sunflower, etc

Batatus Edulis
5307568 Batatus Edulis.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Batatus Edulis (sweet potatoes). Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG

Jalap, Ipomoea dumosa (Exogonium purga). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David
FLO4983558 Jalap, Ipomoea dumosa (Exogonium purga). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants

Scene from Athalie, 19th century (engraving)
ELD4963075 Scene from Athalie, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Scene from the piece " Athalie" representing Athalie face a Joas)

Rhizome and leaves of Alpinia chinensis Rose, mogyaku
5855609 Rhizome and leaves of Alpinia chinensis Rose, mogyaku.; (add.info.: Rhizome and leaves of Chinese alpinia, Alpinia chinensis Rose (Zingiberacea, ginger), Mogyaku or Aonokumatakeran

Golden shower tree, Cassia fistula
5855125 Golden shower tree, Cassia fistula; (add.info.: Golden shower tree, Cassia fistula. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn by G)

Yellow flowered dyer's madder, hairy root and fruit, Rubia tinctorum
5856604 Yellow flowered dyer's madder, hairy root and fruit, Rubia tinctorum; (add.info.: Yellow flowered dyer's madder, hairy root and fruit, Rubia tinctorum)

White flowered Sansevieria, leaf and root, Aletris guineensis
5856599 White flowered Sansevieria, leaf and root, Aletris guineensis; (add.info.: White flowered Sansevieria, leaf and root, Aletris guineensis)

Rhizome and root of the alkali bulrush, Scirpus maritimus L (Cyperaceae)
5855638 Rhizome and root of the alkali bulrush, Scirpus maritimus L (Cyperaceae); (add.info.: Rhizome and root of the alkali bulrush)

Yellow root, stem and green leaves of lovage. Ligusticum ibukiense. Ibukitouki
5855576 Yellow root, stem and green leaves of lovage. Ligusticum ibukiense. Ibukitouki.; (add.info.: Yellow root, stem and green leaves of lovage. Ligusticum ibukiense. Ibukitouki)

Portrait of Jean Racine (etching)
CUL4857436 Portrait of Jean Racine (etching); (add.info.: RACINE, Jean (1639-1699). French dramatist poet.); Photo © JBP/AIC

Portrait of Jean Racine (1639-1699), French dramatuge and poet
JEB4865911 Portrait of Jean Racine (1639-1699), French dramatuge and poet -; (add.info.: Portrait of Jean Racine (1639-1699), French dramatuge and poet -); © Jean Bernard

Watching a bad actor with a weak voice in a performance of Racine's Bajazet
FLO4679173 Watching a bad actor with a weak voice in a performance of Racine's Bajazet. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Clerodendron or Clerodendron - Hill glory bower, Clerodendrum infortunatum (Unlucky clerodendron)
FLO4714670 Clerodendron or Clerodendron - Hill glory bower, Clerodendrum infortunatum (Unlucky clerodendron, Clerodendron infortunatum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G

Lords and ladies, Arum maculatum
5855146 Lords and ladies, Arum maculatum; (add.info.: Lords and ladies, Arum maculatum. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science)

Spanish chamomile or pellitory, Anacyclus pyrethrum
5855087 Spanish chamomile or pellitory, Anacyclus pyrethrum; (add.info.: Spanish chamomile or pellitory, Anacyclus pyrethrum)

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"Exploring the Depths of Roots: From Yggdrasil to Ghost Orchids" Delve into the intricate world of roots, where ancient myths and scientific wonders intertwine. Just like Yggdrasil, the mythical Tree of Life in Norse mythology, roots hold secrets that connect us to nature's essence. Leonardo da Vinci's skull anatomy sketches reveal how roots anchor our existence, mirroring their resilience and strength. Much like the branches of Yggdrasil reaching towards the heavens, roots delve deep into the earth, providing stability and nourishment. Victorian botanical illustrations showcase both beauty and danger within root systems. Poisonous mushrooms lurk beneath forest floors while herbs and spices add flavor to our lives. These delicate yet potent plants remind us of nature's duality. The ethereal Ghost Orchid, immortalized by Susan Orleans' words, emerges from hidden recesses with its ghostly allure. Like this rare flower clinging onto trees for survival, some roots find support in unexpected places. Thai cuisine tantalizes taste buds with a symphony of flavors derived from various root-based spices. In Thailand's vibrant culture lies a fusion that celebrates Southeast Asian culinary traditions rooted deeply in history. Teeth tell tales not only about age but also about our dietary choices—a reminder that even humans rely on strong dental foundations just as plants depend on sturdy root systems for growth. Victorian botanical illustrations unmask poisonous and toxic plants lurking amidst enchanting blooms—an important lesson on discernment when exploring nature's offerings. Unraveling plant anatomy through Victorian illustrations reveals an intricate network below ground level—roots branching out like veins carrying life-sustaining nutrients throughout every fiber of existence. Medicinal and herbal plants have long been treasured for their healing properties; Victorian botanical art captures their essence beautifully. Rooted in tradition, these remedies continue to offer solace in modern times. Ta Prohm temple at Angkor Wat stands as a testament to the power of nature's roots.