Royal Horticultural Society Librariesさんのイラストまとめ

The RHS has had a library since its foundation in 1804 and has actively collected publications that support the development of the science, art and practice of horticulture. However, we have much more than a magnificent collection of books

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Why not take a look at the many facets of the 'flower with a thousand faces', the Dahlia in a gallery of artwork from the Lindley Library collection?

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Find out how we're digitising tens of thousands of botanic artworks and prints, historic photographs of Wisley, rare horticultural books, early nursery catalogues, and more from our collection.

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Watercolour by William Hooker of the apple 'The Scarlet Nonpareille'

This is taken from one of ten volumes known as 'Hooker's Fruits' which were commissioned by the RHS to help standardise the nomenclature of cultivated fruit. The painting is dated 1816.
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Take a look at the many facets of the Dahlia in a gallery of artwork from the Lindley Library collection.

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This image was published in 1817 in Curtis's Botanical Magazine

Colchicums are a fantastic flower for autumn colour.

This illustration is a colour engraved plate from Volume 8 of Pierre-Joseph Redouté's 'Les Liliacées', after an original by Redouté published between 1802-1816. We hold a copy in The Lindley Library collection.

A treasure of the Lindley Library is the Album Benary, one of few early printed books offering fine-quality portraits of vegetable cultivars. Issued from 1876-1882 the work consists of four groups of seven chromolithographs, drawn by Ernst Benary.

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Nerines are great for autumn colour in your garden.

This plate dates from 1776. The artist is unknown but it comes from"Collection precieuse" by Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807) a French medical doctor who also studied, taught and wrote on botanical and natural history subjects.

We've been creating some digital exhibitions with images from our collections. Take a look here: https://t.co/LN2v9rXDkG to discover more about the rose, about wonderful nursery catalogues ,The Language of Flowers and more!
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We're sharing some autumn colour today, as the early Cyclamen begin to flower in gardens.

This plate comes from 'The illustrated bouquet, consisting of figures with descriptions of new flowers, by E. G. Henderson & Son', painted by Mrs Withers around 1857. #autumncolours