Seed Collection (page 16)

Trone Ludovisi (belonging to the collection of Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi)
LRI4686912 Trone Ludovisi (belonging to the collection of Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi): right relief depicting a woman wearing a chiton (tunic) and a himation (mantle)

Detail of merchants selling various items: on the left, a merchant of fruits
LRI4635497 Detail of merchants selling various items: on the left, a merchant of fruits and vegetables, in the center a miller molding grain (Miniature, circa 1470) by Predis

Lime tree or linden tree, Tilia europea, with leaf, branch, flower and seed
FLO4604709 Lime tree or linden tree, Tilia europea, with leaf, branch, flower and seed. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin

Thyme, Thymus vulgaris, showing, flower, leaf, stem and root. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert
FLO4604629 Thyme, Thymus vulgaris, showing, flower, leaf, stem and root. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin from Chaumeton

Simarouba bitere - Marupa or bitterwood, Simarouba amara (Quassia simaruba) with flower, leaf, branch and seed
FLO4604505 Simarouba bitere - Marupa or bitterwood, Simarouba amara (Quassia simaruba) with flower, leaf, branch and seed

Virginia Snakeroot - Virginian snakeroot, Aristolochia serpentaria, with flower, leaf, stalk, seed and root
FLO4604489 Virginia Snakeroot - Virginian snakeroot, Aristolochia serpentaria, with flower, leaf, stalk, seed and root. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by

Common senecon - Common groundsel, Senecio vulgaris, with flower, leaf, seed, stalk, and leaf outline
FLO4604480 Common senecon - Common groundsel, Senecio vulgaris, with flower, leaf, seed, stalk, and leaf outline. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre

Sene - Alexandrian senna, Senna alexandrina, with flower, leaf, stalk and seed
FLO4604474 Sene - Alexandrian senna, Senna alexandrina, with flower, leaf, stalk and seed. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin

Wild rhubarb - Rhapontic or false rhubarb, Rheum rhapontium, with flower, stalk, seed and leaf outline
FLO4604249 Wild rhubarb - Rhapontic or false rhubarb, Rheum rhapontium, with flower, stalk, seed and leaf outline. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by

Licorice or liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra, with flower, leaf, bark, woody branch and seed
FLO4604221 Licorice or liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra, with flower, leaf, bark, woody branch and seed. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre

Radish - Radish, Raphanus sativus, with flower, leaf, seed and leaf outline
FLO4604218 Radish - Radish, Raphanus sativus, with flower, leaf, seed and leaf outline. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin

Spinard sorrel ou patience des moines - Patience dock, Rumex patientia, with flower, stalk, leaves
FLO4603997 Spinard sorrel ou patience des moines - Patience dock, Rumex patientia, with flower, stalk, leaves, seed and leaf outline

Wood sorrel, Oxalide (oxalis) des bois - Wood sorrel, Oxalis acetosella, with flower, leaf, stalk, seed and root
FLO4603959 Wood sorrel, Oxalide (oxalis) des bois - Wood sorrel, Oxalis acetosella, with flower, leaf, stalk, seed and root

Common oregano, also called wild marjoram - Oregano or wild marjoram, Origanum vulgare, with flower, leaf
FLO4603955 Common oregano, also called wild marjoram - Oregano or wild marjoram, Origanum vulgare, with flower, leaf, stalk and seed

Barley - Barley, Hordeum vulgare, showing stalk, leaf and seed spike. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by
FLO4603949 Barley - Barley, Hordeum vulgare, showing stalk, leaf and seed spike. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin

Lupin - White lupin, Lupinus sativus. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by
FLO4603770 Lupin - White lupin, Lupinus sativus. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin from Chaumeton

Laurel tree, Laurus nobilis, with leaf, berry and seed. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior
FLO4603637 Laurel tree, Laurus nobilis, with leaf, berry and seed. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin from Chaumeton

A farmer sowing grain Detail of a manuscript page drawn from "
LRI4666716 A farmer sowing grain Detail of a manuscript page drawn from " The Psalter of Saint Elizabeth" 13th century Cividale, Museo Archeologico by Unknown Artist

Peas, leguminous seed has different germination stages. Coloured copper engraving
FLO4610439 Peas, leguminous seed has different germination stages. Coloured copper engraving, illustration by Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819) for Conferences of Botanical

Seeds and their sections: varieties of common bean and fig seed. Coloured copper engraving
FLO4610318 Seeds and their sections: varieties of common bean and fig seed. Coloured copper engraving, illustration by Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819) for Conferences of Botanical

A Melon, c. 1750-1765 (hand-coloured engraving)
985941 A Melon, c.1750-1765 (hand-coloured engraving) by Eisenberger, Nikolaus Friedrich (1701-71); 36x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Melon)

Cantaloupe, (oil on canvas)
822674 Cantaloupe, (oil on canvas) by Prentice, Levi Wells (1851-1935); 22.9x30.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Cantaloupe. Levi Wells Prentice (1851-1935). Oil on canvas

La Paix (engraving)
3645415 La Paix (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Paix. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1867). Digitally cleaned image.); © Look and Learn

The Sower (colour litho)
3652609 The Sower (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sower. Illustration for The Little Ones Sunday Picture Book (Ernest Nister)

Angel Sower, 1878 (stained glass)
3475524 Angel Sower, 1878 (stained glass) by Holmes Jewitt, Edward (1849-1929); St Peter and St Pauls Church, Pickering, Yorkshire, UK; (add.info.: Shrigley & Hunt); eAlastair Carew-Cox; English

Maize (litho)
6013544 Maize (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maize. Illustration for The Harmsworth Encylopaedia (c 1922).); © Look and Learn

Page 149. Natural Size, A Species of the red Gum Tree, commonly in N. S
5671189 Page 149. Natural Size, A Species of the red Gum Tree, commonly in N.S.W called, Mohogony (w/c) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library

Page 114. Unnamed flowering plant (Watling 450 / 385) (w / c)
5671154 Page 114. Unnamed flowering plant (Watling 450/385) (w/c) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 05)

Page 37. Conchium nervosum (w / c)
5671073 Page 37. Conchium nervosum (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)

Page 36. Conchium (w / c)
5671071 Page 36. Conchium (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)

Page 23. Unnamed flowering plant (Watling 425 / 426) (w / c)
5671053 Page 23. Unnamed flowering plant (Watling 425/426) (w/c) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 05)

Page 183. Unidentified plants (w / c)
5671223 Page 183. Unidentified plants (w/c) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Half the Natural size)

Page 182. Unidentified plant (w / c)
5671222 Page 182. Unidentified plant (w/c) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Natural size)

Page 20. Unnamed plant (Watling 456 / 391) (w / c)
5671049 Page 20. Unnamed plant (Watling 456/391) (w/c) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 05)

Page 19. Givee en (Watling 467 / 402) (w / c)
5671048 Page 19. Givee en (Watling 467/402) (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)

Eucalyptus Diversifolia, 1811 (w / c & bodycolour over traces of graphite on vellum)
615568 Eucalyptus Diversifolia, 1811 (w/c & bodycolour over traces of graphite on vellum) by RedoutA©, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840); 47.6x34.9 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Watermelon, from A Curious Herbal, German edition
992288 Watermelon, from A Curious Herbal, German edition, published 1757 (coloured engraving) by German School, (18th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Objects in the Scriptural Museum (engraving)
1097886 Objects in the Scriptural Museum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Objects in the Scriptural Museum)

Rosa villosa, illustration from a book of German wild flowers by Johann Daniel von
660968 Rosa villosa, illustration from a book of German wild flowers by Johann Daniel von Reitter, published c.1803-5 (coloured engraving) by German School

The Swallow and the Birds, illustration from Fables by La Fontaine
PER437858 The Swallow and the Birds, illustration from Fables by La Fontaine, 1868 (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Parable of the Seed (engraving)
2792008 The Parable of the Seed (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Parable of the Seed)

Sowers in a field (colour photo)
3104277 Sowers in a field (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sowers in a field)

Comic postcard, Couple going for a walk - If I should plant a tiny seed of love Date: 20th century

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