Roots Collection (page 5)

Page 210. Arethusa certe? / Caladenia (w / c)
5671250 Page 210. Arethusa certe? / Caladenia (w/c) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 05)

Bread plants (coloured engraving)
997484 Bread plants (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Bilderbuch fAor KinderA (Picture Book for Children) 1790-1830

Come now on a roundel, Illustration from A Midsummer Nights Dream
984611 Come now on a roundel, Illustration from A Midsummer Nights Dream, by William Shakespeare, 1908 (colour litho) by Rackham

Capron commun. (Strawberries), from Traite des Arbres Fruitiers
880307 Capron commun. (Strawberries), from Traite des Arbres Fruitiers, 1807-35 (hand-coloured stipple engraving) by Turpin, Pierre Jean Francois (1775-1840); Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Fuchsia Wheat (colour litho)
2798215 Fuchsia Wheat (colour litho) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fucense wheat. Illustration for Courier Sunday, 17 September 1899.); © Look and Learn

Children climbing tree (colour photo)
3094527 Children climbing tree (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children climbing tree. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Comforts of a Bed of Roses: pub. Hannah Humphrey, 21st April
2636948 Comforts of a Bed of Roses: pub. Hannah Humphrey, 21st April, 1806 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Scenes and Sketches in Caprera (engraving)
1612701 Scenes and Sketches in Caprera (engraving) by Vizetelly, Frank (1830-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes and Sketches in Caprera)

Basil, a botanical plate from the Discorsi by Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1501-77
REV345842 Basil, a botanical plate from the Discorsi by Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1501-77) published in Venice, 1570 (woodcut) by Italian School

The Mouth of the Fox River, Indiana, plate 5 from Volume 2 of
STC101385 The Mouth of the Fox River, Indiana, plate 5 from Volume 2 of Travels in the Interior of North America, engraved by Sigismond Himely (1801-72) 1844 (aquatint) by Bodmer

The Stone Wall in Sottorf, 1839 (oil on paper on card)
XKH145539 The Stone Wall in Sottorf, 1839 (oil on paper on card) by Gensler, Jacob (1808-45); 33.8x46.5 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

Plum tree, a botanical plate from the Herbarium by Leonhart Fuchs (1501-66)
CHT163253 Plum tree, a botanical plate from the Herbarium by Leonhart Fuchs (1501-66), published in Basel, 1543 (coloured engraving) by German School, (16th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Basil, a botanical plate from the Herbarium by Leonhart Fuchs (1501-66)
CHT163252 Basil, a botanical plate from the Herbarium by Leonhart Fuchs (1501-66), published in Basel, 1543 (coloured engraving) by German School, (16th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Various varieties of Dianthus, from the Hortus Eystettensis
STC236946 Various varieties of Dianthus, from the Hortus Eystettensis by Basil Besler (1561-1629), pub. 1613 (hand coloured engraving) by German School

Grief, 1916 (Remarque proof etching on paper)
AFC210535 Grief, 1916 (Remarque proof etching on paper) by Heroux, Bruno (1868-1944); 44x25.5 cm; Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Angkor, Baion Ruins, illustration from Atlas du voyage d
CHT207775 Angkor, Baion Ruins, illustration from Atlas du voyage d exploration en Indochine, 1866-68 by Doudart de Lagree, published 1873, Paris, Hachette (litho) by French School

Children startled by a Witch (w / c, pen & ink on paper)
BOU203023 Children startled by a Witch (w/c, pen & ink on paper) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: drawing possibly from Mother Goose ; ); Bourne Gallery, Reigate

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

Chairs, from Grotesque Architecture, or Rural Amusement, by William Wrighte
STC171161 Chairs, from Grotesque Architecture, or Rural Amusement, by William Wrighte, published 1768 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School

Strawberry cultivated - Strawberry, Fragaria ananassa, showing flower, leaf, ripe fruit
FLO4603275 Strawberry cultivated - Strawberry, Fragaria ananassa, showing flower, leaf, ripe fruit, roots and section through fruit

Primevere officinale ou brerelle, cuckoo, Herb a la paralysis, Herb de Saint Paul, primerolle - Cowslip, Primula veris
FLO4604160 Primevere officinale ou brerelle, cuckoo, Herb a la paralysis, Herb de Saint Paul, primerolle - Cowslip, Primula veris, showing flower, leaf and roots

Endymion Ah! well-a-day, Why should our young Endymion pine away -Keats
989818 Endymion Ah! well-a-day, Why should our young Endymion pine away -Keats, (oil on canvas) by Riviere, Briton (1840-1920); 102.9x142.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Endymion Ah)

Potato (litho)
6013593 Potato (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Potato. Illustration for The Harmsworth Encylopaedia (c 1922).); © Look and Learn

Page 219. Caladenia / Diuris two plants (w / c)
5671259 Page 219. Caladenia / Diuris two plants (w/c) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 05)

Page 211. Form of Diuris aurea / aGolden Donkey Orchid (w / c)
5671251 Page 211. Form of Diuris aurea /AGolden Donkey Orchid (w/c) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 05)

Page 206. Backside of the Petals. Backside of the Leaf. aArethusa pilosa / wax lip orchid
5671246 Page 206. Backside of the Petals. Backside of the Leaf.arethusa pilosa / wax lip orchid (w/c) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library

Page 205. Glossodia. Major On. Arethusa pilosa / Wax Lip Orchid (w / c)
5671245 Page 205. Glossodia. Major On. Arethusa pilosa / Wax Lip Orchid (w/c) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library

Page 102. Linum (w / c)
5671142 Page 102. Linum (w/c) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 05: Drawings of plants of New South Wales)

Roger Crab, English soldier, writer and vegetarian
Roger Crab (1621-1680), English soldier, haberdasher, herbal doctor, writer and vegetarian. 17th century

Kitchen Maid at the Well, c. 1650 (oil on oak wood)
3959953 Kitchen Maid at the Well, c.1650 (oil on oak wood) by Dou, Gerrit or Gerard (1613-75); 28.3 x 21.5 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; Dutch, out of copyright

A Forest at Dawn with a Deer Hunt, c. 1635 (oil on wood)
3928809 A Forest at Dawn with a Deer Hunt, c.1635 (oil on wood) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 61.5 x 90.2 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Erodium chamaedryoides, engraved by Francois Hubert (1744-1809), from Geraniologia
881349 Erodium chamaedryoides, engraved by FranAzois Hubert (1744-1809), from Geraniologia, seu Erodii, Pelargonii, Monsoniae et Grieli historia iconibus illustrata

Iris Germanica, from Icones Plantarum Medicinalium, 1788-1812 (hand-coloured engraving)
880271 Iris Germanica, from Icones Plantarum Medicinalium, 1788-1812 (hand-coloured engraving) by Plenck, Joseph Jacob (1738-1807); Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: 16 3/4 x 12 in)

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

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)

Undergrowth and wildlife
AII79456 Undergrowth and wildlife by Marseus van Schrieck, Otto (c.1619-78); Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy; Dutch, out of copyright

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

The Rhines pure gleaming children told me of their sorrow
STC324216 The Rhines pure gleaming children told me of their sorrow, illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie, 1910 (colour litho) by Rackham

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

Adam and the skeleton of Death uprooting a tree
Condemnation to Labour: Adam and the skeleton of Death uprooting a tree, while Eve suckles a baby and holds a distaff. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar from The Dance of Death

True rhubarb, Rheum rhabarbarum, roots 1, flower 2, leaf outline 3, stalk exterior 4, stalk section 7, root sections 5, 6

"A company of odd-looking persons playing at ninepins
3100396 " A company of odd-looking persons playing at ninepins.", from Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving, pub

"Mutually relieving one another they clambered up a narrow gully
3100395 " Mutually relieving one another they clambered up a narrow gully.", from Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving, pub

The new Fucense Wheat (colour litho)
2798210 The new Fucense Wheat (colour litho) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The new Fucense Wheat)

Longs Peak Inn, Estes Park, Colorado, USA
Part of sitting room, Longs Peak Inn, Estes Park, Colorado, USA. Date: circa 1920

Rhubarb; grating roots in Tibet (chromolitho)
968642 Rhubarb; grating roots in Tibet (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rhubarb: grating roots in Tibet)

Folio from a miniature Book of Hours, use of Rome, Bruges
492867 Folio from a miniature Book of Hours, use of Rome, Bruges, 1530-35 (tempera on vellum) (see also 492863-81) by Bening

Banyan Tree at Kalutara, with Roots at each side of the Road (b / w photo)
3652871 Banyan Tree at Kalutara, with Roots at each side of the Road (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Banyan Tree at Kalutara)

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"Roots: Unearthing the Essence of Life's Connections" Delve into the depths of existence with a journey through various realms, where roots intertwine and stories unfold. Just like Yggdrasil, the mythical Tree of Life in Norse mythology, our lives are deeply rooted in intricate connections. Leonardo da Vinci's fascination with skull anatomy reveals how even within ourselves, roots play a vital role. They anchor us to our past while guiding us towards growth and understanding. From Thailand's vibrant culinary scene to the Daio Wasabi Farm in Hotaka, raw wasabi roots symbolize the essence of Southeast Asian flavors. These spices not only tantalize our taste buds but also serve as reminders that cultural heritage is firmly grounded in ancestral traditions. Teeth, both adult and children's alike, remind us of our shared humanity. Tab XVII and Tab X offer glimpses into dental records that trace back generations—a testament to how roots shape our identities beyond mere genetics. In an Autumnal Scene with Fairy & Blackberries, we witness nature's own interconnected web—roots reaching out to nourish life itself. Similarly, Parsnip (Pastinaca Tender and True) showcases how even humble vegetables draw sustenance from their hidden foundations beneath the earth. Iris Germanica enchants with its hand-colored engravings—an ode to botanical beauty rooted deep within nature's tapestry. It reminds us that artistry often finds inspiration from ancient origins. Lastly, Apollo and Daphne immortalize a tale where love takes root amidst transformation—a reminder that sometimes we must let go for new beginnings to flourish. As we explore these diverse facets of "roots, " may we embrace their significance—their ability to ground us while connecting us across time and space. Let them be a reminder that no matter where life takes us or what challenges arise—we are all intertwined by invisible threads woven through history itself.