Rosa Collection (page 4)

Italian stone pine, Pinus pinea, Pino domestico. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Calligraphic title page within a floral wreath of roses, tulips, and other flowers. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Pancrace Bessa from Charles Malos Guirlande de Flore

Multiflora rose or Japanese rose, Rosa multiflora, Rosier multifore. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by Gabriel after Pancrace Bessa from Henri Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et

Dog rose and sweet-briar rose
Dog rose, Rosa canina, Rosier des chiens 1, and small-leaved sweet-briar, Rosa sepium, Rosa agrestis, Rosier des haies 2. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by Gabriel after Pancrace Bessa

Camellia sweetiana
Sweets painted-flowered camellia, Camellia japonica variety, Camellia sweetiana. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Johann Jakob Jung from Lorenzo

Salvator Rosa, Italian Baroque painter, 1615-1673. From a picture in the Grosvenor Collection. Lithograph after a drawing by HVH from Portraits of the most celebrated painters of all the schools

Frans Snyders or Frans Snijders, Flemish painter 1579-1657. Francois Sneyders. From a picture by van Dyck. Lithograph after a drawing by HVH from Portraits of the most celebrated painters of all

The Adventures of Johnny Newcome, published 1812 (coloured etching) (photo)
MGS171738 The Adventures of Johnny Newcome, published 1812 (coloured etching) (photo) by Elmes, William (fl.1797-1814); 24.5x35 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Smiths yellow noisette rose, Rosa indica var. Smithii. Hybrid of noisette rose and yellow China rose. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after J.T

White dog-rose, Rosa arvensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from James Smiths English Botany, London, 1794

Burnet rose, Rosa spinosissima. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from James Smiths English Botany, London, 1794

China rose or Chinese hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L

Briar or dog rose, Rosa canina and French rose, Rosa gallica species

Hornbeam, Carpinus species, and Eglantine rose, Rosa canina
Hornbeam, Carpinus species, and Cynosbatus or Canirubus, Eglantine rose, Rosa canina. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal

Alfalfa, Medicago sativa, and rose of Jericho, Anastatica hierochuntica. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Tea rose hybrid, Princesse Julie d Arenberg, Rosa odorata (Rosa indica odoratissima var.).Chromolithograph by P. de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1884

Lucien Linden variety of Chinese hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. Lucien Linden. Chromolithograph by P. de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1882

Pale rose, Rosa centifolia. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

The sweet-scented China Rose, Infidelity
The sweet-scented China Rose, Rosa chinensis, Infidelity; The blue Hepatica, Hepatica nobilis, Confidence. Handcoloured lithograph by Dean

The ever-blowing Rose, Beauty always new. Handcoloured lithograph by Dean and Munday after an illustration by Eliza Eve Gleadall from The Beauties of Flora, with botanic and poetic illustrations

Queen Victorias rose, hybrid grown by William Paul
Queen Victorias tea rose, Rosa chinensis hybrid, grown by William Paul. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Pink Rose, c. 1568
SC14656 Pink Rose, c.1568 by Le Moyne, Jacques (de Morgues) (1533-88); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; French, out of copyright

Tea rose hybrid, Isabella Gray, Rosa odorata. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Bengal rose with green flowers, Rosa chinensis
Bengal rose hybrid with green flowers, Rosa chinensis. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Tea rose hybrid, Auguste Oger, Rosa chinensis. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Roses, Rosa canina, with incense censer and calligraphic poem. Chromolithograph by Louis Prang from Alice Ward Baileys Flower Fancies, Boston, 1889

Roses, Rosa canina, with landscape and song bird, and calligraphic poem. Chromolithograph by Louis Prang from Alice Ward Baileys Flower Fancies, Boston, 1889

Rose, Rosa centifolia, and calligraphic poem. Chromolithograph by Louis Prang from Alice Ward Baileys Flower Fancies, Boston, 1889

Eglantine or sweet briar rose, Rosa rubiginosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Classes and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman

Field rose, Rosa arvensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1819

Three-leaved Chinese rose, Rosa sinica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1828

Saffron-flowered rose, Rosa species
La Rose a fleurs doubles d un rouge saffrane. Saffron-flowered rose, Rosa species. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les

Chinese rose, Rosa species
Une Rose semi-double. Chinese rose, Rosa species. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses

Dog rose, Rosa species
La Rose simple de la chine a 5 feuilles. Dog rose, Rosa species. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses

Violet rose, Rosa species
La rose a fleurs violettes. Violet rose, Rosa species. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses

La Rose semi-double de la Chine. Chinse semi-double rose, Rosa species. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus

English hybrid rose, Rosa species
La Rose panache d Angleterre. English hybrid rose, Rosa species. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses

Alpine rose, Rosa pendulina (rose of Sharon, Rosa alpina). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Mills from Benjamin Maund and the Rev

Moss rose, Rosa centifolia f. muscosa (Rosa muscosa). Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration from William Curtis The Botanical Magazine, Lambeth Marsh, London, 1788

Ever-blooming rose, Rosa chinensis var. semperflorens
Ever-blowing rose, Rosa chinensis var. semperflorens (Rosa semperflorens). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1794

Macartneys rose, Rosa bracteata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis The Botanical Magazine, London, 1811

Lady Banks rose, Rosier de Banks, Rosa banksiae. Handcoloured lithograph by Lecouturier after a botanical illustration by Borromee from Pierre Boitards Rose-Lovers Complete Manual, Roret, Paris 1836

Evergreen rose, Rosa sempervirens
Evergreen rose, Rosier toujours vert, Rosa sempervirens. Handcoloured lithograph by Lecouturier after a botanical illustration by Mllle. F

Dog rose, Rosa canina
Dog rose, Rose de chiens, Rosa canina. Handcoloured lithograph by Lecouturier after a botanical illustration by Mlle. F. Legendre from Pierre Boitards Rose-Lovers Complete Manual, Roret, Paris 1836

Sweetbriar rose, Rosier rouille, Rosa rubiginosa. Handcoloured lithograph by Lecouturier after a botanical illustration by Mlle. F

Apple rose, Rosa villosa
Apple rose, Rosier velu, Rosa villosa. Handcoloured lithograph by Lecouturier after a botanical illustration by Mlle. F. Legendre from Pierre Boitards Rose-Lovers Complete Manual, Roret, Paris 1836

Provence rose, Rosa provincialis
Provence rose, Rose de provins, Rosa provincialis. Handcoloured lithograph by Lecouturier after a botanical illustration by Mlle. F

Burnet rose, Rosa pimpinellifolia (Rose pimprenelle, Rosa spinosissima). Handcoloured lithograph by Lecouturier after a botanical illustration by Mlle. F

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"Rosa: A Symbol of Courage, Beauty, and Equality" In the annals of history, one name stands out as a beacon of hope and resilience - Rosa Parks. An American civil rights advocate who forever changed the course of our society. On that fateful day in Montgomery, Alabama on December 21st, 1956, Rosa Parks took her seat at the front of a public bus reserved exclusively for white passengers. With unwavering determination and defiance against segregation laws, she became an icon for justice. Seated behind her was reporter Nicholas C. Criss, capturing this historic moment that would reverberate across the nation. Their presence together symbolized unity in the face of adversity. But "rosa" is not just limited to this extraordinary woman; it encompasses so much more. In Dante's Paradiso, Canto 31 depicts a celestial rose formed by saintly souls united in harmony - a testament to beauty and divine grace. The name "Rosa" also brings to mind another remarkable figure - Rosa Luxemburg. This influential Marxist theorist fought tirelessly for social justice during tumultuous times in Europe's history. Beyond human endeavors lies nature's own interpretation - the alpenrose or rusty-leaved alpenrose found majestically adorning Mt. Kramer near Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Its delicate petals remind us that even amidst harsh conditions, beauty can thrive. From Bengal Th to Rosier Mousseux and Grande Indienne varieties – roses have captivated hearts throughout centuries with their elegance and fragrance. The Rose Margaret Merril exemplifies purity with its pristine white blossoms while Rosa Padre exudes strength through its vibrant colors. In all these manifestations – whether through courageous individuals like Rosa Parks or visionary thinkers like Rosa Luxemburg – rosa represents an enduring symbol of courage against injustice and inequality.