Root Collection (page 9)

Four plants from a Pen Tsao, a collection of medicinal plants
CHT182499 Four plants from a Pen Tsao, a collection of medicinal plants, 18th-19th century (w/c & ink on paper) by Chinese School; Societe Asiatique, College de France, Paris

Winter, (oil on canvas)
AGN69009 Winter, (oil on canvas) by Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1527-93); Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; Italian, out of copyright

Garance des dyers - Madder, Rubia tinctorum, with root, flower, leaf and seed
FLO4603434 Garance des dyers - Madder, Rubia tinctorum, with root, flower, leaf and seed. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin

Orchis male or satyrion male - Early purple or male orchid, Orchis mascula, with flower, stalk, leaf and bulb
FLO4603944 Orchis male or satyrion male - Early purple or male orchid, Orchis mascula, with flower, stalk, leaf and bulb. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing

Portrait of Jean Racine (1639-1699), French tragic poet
JLJ4684201 Portrait of Jean Racine (1639-1699), French tragic poet by Santerre, Jean Baptiste (1651-1717); Musee et Domaine National de Versailles et de Trianon, Versailles

portrait of Jean Racine (1639-1699), French tragic poet
XEE4413494 portrait of Jean Racine (1639-1699), French tragic poet. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: portrait of Jean Racine (1639-1699)

Portrait of Racine, engraving of the 19th century
XEE4113219 Portrait of Racine, engraving of the 19th century by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Racine)

Portrait of Jean Racine, French playwright and poet (1639 - 1699) - in "
LSE4084195 Portrait of Jean Racine, French playwright and poet (1639 - 1699) - in " Le Plutarque francais", Ed. Mennechet, 1844-47, Paris by Unknown Artist

Bajazet tragedie en cinq actes de Jean Racine engraving in "
XEE4160249 Bajazet tragedie en cinq actes de Jean Racine engraving in " Oeuvres de Jean Racine" illustrated by Pauquet and notice by Emile de La Bedolliere - 1851 by Pauquet

Phedre, by Jean Racine (1639-1699 - engraving in "Works of Jean Racine"
XEE4160235 Phedre, by Jean Racine (1639-1699 - engraving in " Works of Jean Racine" illustrated by Pauquet and notice by Emile de La Bedolliere - 1851 by Pauquet)

Athalie tragedie by Jean Racine in five acts - engraving in "
XEE4160228 Athalie tragedie by Jean Racine in five acts - engraving in " Oeuvres de Jean Racine" illustrated by Pauquet and notice by Emile de La Bedolliere - 1851 by Pauquet

Les Plaideurs (1668) comedy in three acts - engraving in "
XEE4160211 Les Plaideurs (1668) comedy in three acts - engraving in " Works of Jean Racine" illustrated by Pauquet and notice by Emile de La Bedolliere - 1851 by Pauquet

Iridorchis Gigantea, 1867 (hand-coloured lithograph)
985960 Iridorchis Gigantea, 1867 (hand-coloured lithograph) by Wendel, A. J. (1826-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Iridorchis Gigantea)

The Root Cellar, 1884 (oil on canvas)
823276 The Root Cellar, 1884 (oil on canvas) by Carlsen, Emil (1853-1932); 43.2x78.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Root Cellar. Soren Emil Carlsen (1853-1932). Oil on canvas

Ivy-leaved cyclamen - Cyclamen neapolitanum, 1811-1838 (stipple-engraving
986305 Ivy-leaved cyclamen - Cyclamen neapolitanum, 1811-1838 (stipple-engraving, printed in colour and finished by hand) by Italian School

A Hunter in the Cuban Jungle, Sunrise, 1869 (oil on canvas)
CH133713 A Hunter in the Cuban Jungle, Sunrise, 1869 (oil on canvas) by Cleenewerck, Henri (fl.1869); 96.8x82.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Belgian, out of copyright

Advertisement for Stones Ginger Wine. Date: 1893

Fr 12322 f. 180v Plantain, marjoram and mandrake, from Livre des Simples Medecines, c
REV122593 Fr 12322 f.180v Plantain, marjoram and mandrake, from Livre des Simples Medecines, c.1520-30 (vellum) by French School, (16th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; French

Paeonie, from Icones Plantarum Medico-Oeconomico-Technologicarum cum Earum Fructus
881032 Paeonie, from Icones Plantarum Medico-Oeconomico-Technologicarum cum Earum Fructus ususque Descriptione, 1804 (hand-coloured engraving) by Vietz

Rhubarb with pointed hand shaped leaves, illustration from The British Herbalist
660965 Rhubarb with pointed hand shaped leaves, illustration from The British Herbalist, March 1770 (coloured engraving) by Edwards

Greater Hemlock [Cicuta major], illustration from The British Herbal
660955 Greater Hemlock [Cicuta major], illustration from The British Herbal by John Edwards, published March 1770 (coloured engraving) by Edwards

Helleborus Niger from Phytographie Medicale by Joseph Roques (1772-1850)
STC148926 Helleborus Niger from Phytographie Medicale by Joseph Roques (1772-1850), published in 1821 (engraving) by Hoquart, L.F.J

Ma Kou Carrying Medicinal Plants, from a work by Father Henri Dore
CHT182703 Ma Kou Carrying Medicinal Plants, from a work by Father Henri Dore, late 19th century (colour litho) by Chinese School (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Botanical plate with three different varieties of potato, engraved by G
CHT177847 Botanical plate with three different varieties of potato, engraved by G. Severeyns (chromolitho) by Rouyer, L. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French

Onions, Radishes and Carrots, from the first Album Vilmorin
CHT176603 Onions, Radishes and Carrots, from the first Album Vilmorin, 1850 (colour litho) by Champin, Elisa (fl.1850-80); Societe Nationale d Horticulture, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French

PD. 8-1976 View of the Old Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury, c. 1770 (w / c, gouache & ink on paper)
FIT66019 PD.8-1976 View of the Old Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury, c.1770 (w/c, gouache & ink on paper) by Sandby, Paul (1725-1809); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Advert, Bell & Bieberstedt, Seed Growers, Leith, Scotland
Advert for Bell & Bieberstedt, Seed Growers, Leith, Scotland. 1905

Doorway of Angkor Thom, illustration from Atlas du voyage d
CHT207774 Doorway of Angkor Thom, illustration from Atlas du voyage d exploration en Indochine, 1866-68 by Doudart de Lagree, published 1873, Paris, Hachette (litho) by French School

Hesperantha vaginata (Sheathed tile root, Geissorhiza vaginata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley

Saponaria officinalis, 19th century (colour engraving)
CHT252597 Saponaria officinalis, 19th century (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

True oxlip, Primula elatior. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, 1798

Wild carrot, Daucus carota. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, 1803

Common tormentil, Potentilla erecta (Tormentilla officinalis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, 1801

Ms Fr. Fv VI #1 fol. 157r Ferns and Shrubs, Illustration from the
XJL212049 Ms Fr. Fv VI #1 fol.157r Ferns and Shrubs, Illustration from the Book of Simple Medicines by Mattheaus Platearius (d.c.1161) c.1470 (vellum) by Testard

Asaragus from Sowerbys English Botany, London
Asparagus plant with root, flower and fruit, Asparagus officinalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, London, 1796

Asparagus, Asparagus officinalis. Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Little shiitake and deep root mushroom
Little shiitake, Lentinus tigrinus and deep root mushroom, Xerula radicata (Collybia radicata). Chromolithograph by Lassus after an illustration by A

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

Ivy-leaved toadflax, Cymbalaria muralis, and rose root, Rhodiola rosea radix. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Radish, Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, and wild radish, Raphanus raphanistrum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal

Twinleaf or rheumatism root, Jeffersonia diphylla. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1825

Zedoary or white turmeric, Curcuma zedoaria. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Liquorice or licorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Peasants loading a one-horse cart with root vegetables (pen & ink with wash on paper)
449248 Peasants loading a one-horse cart with root vegetables (pen & ink with wash on paper) by Brueghel, Jan (1568-1625) (follower of); 19.9x14.5 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Lady fern, Athyrium filix femina. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Root vegetables, racines et tubercule alimentaires. Salsify, Tragopogon porrifolium, skirret, Sium sisarum, oca or New Zealand yam, Oxalis crenata, parsnip, Pastinaca sativa, and black salsify

Root vegetables, racines alimentaires. Beetroot, Beta vulgaris, wild carrot, Daucus carota, and rampion, Campanula rapunculus

Seneca snakeroot or rattlesnake root, Polygala senega, Senega. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lebrun after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

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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.