Root Collection (page 4)

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)

Roots and stems of the inula helenium plant. Yellowhead. Mokkou
5855602 Roots and stems of the inula helenium plant. Yellowhead. Mokkou.; (add.info.: Large root cluster and base of leaves and stems of the inula helenium plant. Yellowhead. Mokkou)

Japanese lovage. Ligusticum japonicum. Soutouki
5855577 Japanese lovage. Ligusticum japonicum. Soutouki; (add.info.: Root, leaves and tiny white florets of Japanese lovage)

Yellow flag iris, Iris pseudacorus
5856601 Yellow flag iris, Iris pseudacorus; (add.info.: Yellow flag iris and root, Iris pseudacorus. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by J. Schaly from G. T)

Part of a liquorice plant
5308114 Part of a liquorice plant.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting part of a liquorice plant, a herbaceous perennial legume native to southern Europe and parts of Asia, such as India)

Scene taken from "Phedre" representing, Phedre confessing her hidden passions to her horrified dumb-struck
ELD4963054 Scene taken from "Phedre" representing, Phedre confessing her hidden passions to her horrified dumb-struck stepson Hippolytus

Titus discovering that Berenice wants to die in the tragedy "Berenice"
ELD4962914 Titus discovering that Berenice wants to die in the tragedy "Berenice". By Staal 19th century (engraving from "Works" by Jean Racine (1639-1699)

Scene taken from "Britannicus" representing Neron imprisoning Britannicus (Nero and Britannicus)
ELD4962910 Scene taken from "Britannicus" representing Neron imprisoning Britannicus (Nero and Britannicus. By Staal 19th century (engraving from works by Jean Racine (1639-1699)

Drifting root
Miroslaw Prybinski

Yellow flowers, root, seeds and leaves of Cheilocostus speciosus
5855621 Yellow flowers, root, seeds and leaves of Cheilocostus speciosus; (add.info.: Yellow flowers, root, seeds and leaves of Cheilocostus speciosus, Amomum arboreum Lour)

Licorice root. Ligusticum acutilobum. Touki
5855571 Licorice root. Ligusticum acutilobum. Touki.; (add.info.: Large brown root and thick striped stem of licorice root. Ligusticum acutilobum. Touki)

Zedoary, Curcuma zedoaria
5855092 Zedoary, Curcuma zedoaria; (add.info.: Zedoary, Curcuma zedoaria. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and engraved on steel by Weddell from John Stephenson)

Black salsify with white flowers, leaves and black root, Scorzonera hispanica
5856606 Black salsify with white flowers, leaves and black root, Scorzonera hispanica; (add.info.: Black salsify with white flowers, leaves and black root, Scorzonera hispanica)

Yellow woad flower, seeds and root, Isatis tinctoria
5856603 Yellow woad flower, seeds and root, Isatis tinctoria; (add.info.: Yellow woad flower, seeds and root, Isatis tinctoria. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by J)

Coral root, Dentaria bulbifera
5855948 Coral root, Dentaria bulbifera; (add.info.: Coral root, Dentaria bulbifera. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora)

Root and seeds of wild Siamese cardamom, Amomum xanthioides Wall. (Shukushamitsu)
5855619 Root and seeds of wild Siamese cardamom, Amomum xanthioides Wall. (Shukushamitsu); (add.info.: Root, seeds, flowers and green leaves of wild Siamese cardamom, Amomum xanthioides Wall)

An engraving depicting the process of turning barley into malt: removing rootlets from grain by screening after
5311331 An engraving depicting the process of turning barley into malt: removing rootlets from grain by screening after the kilning stage

Esther face a Assuerus 1er (Xerxes 1er) Illustration for scene 2 of Act III of "Esther" by Jean Racine
JEB4839866 Esther face a Assuerus 1er (Xerxes 1er) Illustration for scene 2 of Act III of "Esther" by Jean Racine (1639-1699) Engraving of 1816.; (add.info)

English rhubarb, false rhubarb or rhapontic, Rheum rhapontium. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical
FLO4985288 English rhubarb, false rhubarb or rhapontic, Rheum rhapontium. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley

Scene from "Esther" (Esther a play in three acts). By Staal 19th century
ELD4963063 Scene from "Esther" (Esther a play in three acts). By Staal 19th century (engraving from "Works" by Jean Racine (1639-1699)

Trillium wavy - Painted trillium, Trillium undulatum (Red-fruited trillium, Trillium erythrocarpum)
FLO4711939 Trillium wavy - Painted trillium, Trillium undulatum (Red-fruited trillium, Trillium erythrocarpum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John

Thai galangal or blue ginger, Alpinia galanga. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr
FLO4564758 Thai galangal or blue ginger, Alpinia galanga. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus' Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Ginger, Zingiber officinale. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus' Hand-Atlas sammtlicher
FLO4564745 Ginger, Zingiber officinale. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus' Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Ginger, Zingiber officinale. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany, Orr and Smith
FLO4671502 Ginger, Zingiber officinale. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany, Orr and Smith, London, 1835

Valerian, Valeriana officinalis
5855055 Valerian, Valeriana officinalis; (add.info.: Valerian, Valeriana officinalis. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and engraved on steel by William Clark from John Stephenson)

Common valerian, Valeriana officinalis. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David
FLO4983258 Common valerian, Valeriana officinalis. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants

Scottish licorice root, Ligusticum scoticum
5856007 Scottish licorice root, Ligusticum scoticum; (add.info.: Scottish licorice root, Ligusticum scoticum. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora")

Liquorice or unicorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph
FLO4990632 Liquorice or unicorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany

Aloe vera 1, with flower and leaf, and asafoetida 2, Ferula assafoetida, with flower, leaf, root rhizome and seed
FLO4573949 Aloe vera 1, with flower and leaf, and asafoetida 2, Ferula assafoetida, with flower, leaf, root rhizome and seed

Iphigenie by Jean Racine: Iphigenie appretant to sacrifice himself (Iphigenie)
ELD4962950 Iphigenie by Jean Racine: Iphigenie appretant to sacrifice himself (Iphigenie, dramatic tragedy) Engraving by Staal from "Works" by Jean Racine (1639-1699)

A servant brings Mithridate and Monime poison so that they can commit suicide
ELD4962944 A servant brings Mithridate and Monime poison so that they can commit suicide and there is a rumor that Xiphares has died

Scene from Andromaque representing Oreste announcing to Hermione the death of Pyrrhus
ELD4962879 Scene from Andromaque representing Oreste announcing to Hermione the death of Pyrrhus (Orestes appears and announces to Hermione that Pyrrhus is dead)

The Thebaid, Eteocles and Polynices, the two warring brothers, fight fiercely, despite the entreaties of their mother
ELD4962855 The Thebaid, Eteocles and Polynices, the two warring brothers, fight fiercely, despite the entreaties of their mother, Jocasta and Antigone, their sister, and their two cousins

Titus confesses his love to Berenice Illustration for Scene 6 of Act V of "Berenice" by Jean Racine
JEB4839881 Titus confesses his love to Berenice Illustration for Scene 6 of Act V of "Berenice" by Jean Racine (1639-1699) Engraving of 1816.; (add.info)

Ginger, Zingiber officinale. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's
FLO4992934 Ginger, Zingiber officinale. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany

Dark water stands over me
Charlaine Gerber

A Cocoi Heron, Ardea Cocoi, stands in a rain forest. Mato Grosso Do Sul State, Brazil

Prisoner of Love
Sebastian Kisworo

Moody morning
Road through the murky forest. Ales Krivec

AI IMAGE - Alice, from "Alice in Wonderland", 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Alice, from "Alice in Wonderland", 2023

Still Life with Celery, 1865. Creator: Leon Bonvin
Still Life with Celery, 1865. On the tabletop partly covered by a white cloth, there are three heads of celery, some parsley, several garlic bulbs, and various utensils including a knife

Waterfall In The Mountains, 1859. Creator: James McDougal Hart
Waterfall In The Mountains, 1859

Dried Fish, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Dried Fish, 18th century

Woman in front of a house in a snowy forest, 1870-1923. Creator: Willem Witsen
Woman in front of a house in a snowy forest, 1870-1923

Gladiolus cardinalis curtis. 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Gladiolus cardinalis curtis. 1777-1786

Lachenalia arbuthnotiae W.F. Barker (Hyacinth), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Lachenalia arbuthnotiae W.F. Barker (Hyacinth), 1777-1786

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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.