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

The RHS Lindley Library holds an important collection of 16th and 17th century herbals, including a copy of Pietro Andrea Gregorio Mattioli’s Kreutterbuch (1586) which features hand-coloured illustrations. #RareBooks

RHS Libraries hold a number of stunning illustrations by significant botanical artists, including Lilian Snelling (1879-1972), Caroline Maria Applebee (c.1799-1854) and Augusta Innes Withers (c.1791-1876).
#BotanicalArt

Seaweed collecting was a popular Victorian pastime, with enthusiasts including Queen Victoria and George Eliot. ‘Ocean flowers and their teachings’ (1846) contains pressed seaweed specimens and was perfect for budding phycologists!
#RareBooks #Phycology

Orchid fans! Missing the @The_RHS Orchid Show? We are. Here is a beautiful portrait of Cattleya Cariad's Mini-Quinee
'Angel Kiss' painted by @DeborahLambkin

Such a shame that @The_RHS Orchid Show had to be cancelled. To compensate we are sharing some of our Orchid Portraits painted by @DeborahLambkin
Dendrobium Lemon Lime
‘Chelsea’

We all need some colour and brightness at the moment, so here are some more images from our collection showing some early spring flowers.

Which is your favourite?

This week's #Wildflowerhour challenge sent us in search of the graceful Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa). This charming #watercolour comes from an album of paintings by #botanical author & #artist Margaret Mary Plues (1828-1901) [73989-1001]. #NaturesCalendar #woodanemone #SciArt

It's Friday, so here are some Floral treats from our collection.

These are all early spring flowers that you might see in your garden at the moment, but can you name them all?

Pierre Jean François Turpin was born #OnThisDay in 1775. He learned botany from his collaborator Pierre Antoine Poiteau, but taught himself how to draw; and he didn’t do too bad a job judging by these fine examples held in the Lindley Library.
#BotanicalArt #RareBooks

Seaweed collecting was a popular Victorian pastime, with enthusiasts including Queen Victoria and George Eliot. ‘Ocean flowers and their teachings’ (1846) contains pressed seaweed specimens and was perfect for budding phycologists!
#BritishScienceWeek #RareBooks #Phycology