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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
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?
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
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).
#InternationalWomensDay #BotanicalArt
This #WorldBookDay2020 the Lindley Library has some great titles for green-fingered and artistic inspiration! Visit our lovely library in central London: https://t.co/RRS6m0eTR6