Woodblock Collection (#5)

Smearwort, Aristolochia rotunda vera, and birthwort, Aristolochia vulgaris
FLO4667684 Smearwort, Aristolochia rotunda vera, and birthwort, Aristolochia vulgaris. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal

Cowslip, Primula veris and balsam herb, Tanacetum balsamita. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical
FLO4667659 Cowslip, Primula veris and balsam herb, Tanacetum balsamita. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

German sesame, Myagrum sativum, and toadflax, Linaria vulgaris. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical
FLO4667926 German sesame, Myagrum sativum, and toadflax, Linaria vulgaris. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt

Common thyme, Thymus vulgaris, and summer savory. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration
FLO4667528 Common thyme, Thymus vulgaris, and summer savory. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Wild thyme, Thymus serpyllum, and dittany of Crete, Origanum dictamnus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical
FLO4667492 Wild thyme, Thymus serpyllum, and dittany of Crete, Origanum dictamnus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal

Water horehound, Lycopus europaeus, and lemon balm, Melissa officinalis. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a
FLO4667436 Water horehound, Lycopus europaeus, and lemon balm, Melissa officinalis. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal

Fenugreek, Trigonella foenum-graecum, and wild fenugreek, Foenum-graecum sylvestre
FLO4667419 Fenugreek, Trigonella foenum-graecum, and wild fenugreek, Foenum-graecum sylvestre. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch

Plumed cockscomb, Celosia argentea, and clover, Trifolium species. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical
FLO4667379 Plumed cockscomb, Celosia argentea, and clover, Trifolium species. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt

Eyebright, Euphrasia rostkoviana, and health-all, Stachys citrina. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical
FLO4667368 Eyebright, Euphrasia rostkoviana, and health-all, Stachys citrina. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt

Green spurge, Euphorbia esula, and petty spurge, Euphorbia peplus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical
FLO4667346 Green spurge, Euphorbia esula, and petty spurge, Euphorbia peplus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt

Poppy anemone, Anemone coronara, and pasque flower, Pulsatilla vulgaris. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a
FLO4667113 Poppy anemone, Anemone coronara, and pasque flower, Pulsatilla vulgaris. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal

Prickly poppy, Argemone mexicana, and butcher's broom, Rustus aculeata
FLO4667111 Prickly poppy, Argemone mexicana, and butcher's broom, Rustus aculeata. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal

Red clover, Trifolium pratense. Prati trifolio. Handcoloured woodblock print by Wolfgang Meyerpick after an
FLO4674676 Red clover, Trifolium pratense. Prati trifolio. Handcoloured woodblock print by Wolfgang Meyerpick after an illustration by Giorgio Liberale from Pietro Andrea Mattioli's Discorsi di

Downy woundwort, Stachys germanica. Handcoloured woodblock print by Wolfgang Meyerpick after an illustration by Giorgio
FLO4674673 Downy woundwort, Stachys germanica. Handcoloured woodblock print by Wolfgang Meyerpick after an illustration by Giorgio Liberale from Pietro Andrea Mattioli's Discorsi di P.A

Spring crocus, Crocus vernus (Croco fiorito). Handcoloured woodblock print by Wolfgang Meyerpick after an illustration
FLO4674650 Spring crocus, Crocus vernus (Croco fiorito). Handcoloured woodblock print by Wolfgang Meyerpick after an illustration by Giorgio Liberale from Pietro Andrea Mattioli's Discorsi di

Bladderwrack, Fucus vesiculosus. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany, Orr and Smith
FLO4671643 Bladderwrack, Fucus vesiculosus. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany, Orr and Smith, London, 1835

Colocynth or bitter apple, Citrullus colocynthis (Cucumis colocynthus). Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James
FLO4671621 Colocynth or bitter apple, Citrullus colocynthis (Cucumis colocynthus). Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany, Orr and Smith, London, 1835

Virginia snakeroot, Aristolochia serpentaria. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany
FLO4671612 Virginia snakeroot, Aristolochia serpentaria. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany, Orr and Smith, London, 1835

Cuckoo flower, Cardamine pratensis. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany
FLO4671569 Cuckoo flower, Cardamine pratensis. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany, Orr and Smith, London, 1835

Contrajerva, Dorstenia contrajerva. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany
FLO4671519 Contrajerva, Dorstenia contrajerva. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany, Orr and Smith, London, 1835

Sugar cane, Saccharum officinarum. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany
FLO4671515 Sugar cane, Saccharum officinarum. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany, Orr and Smith, London, 1835

Blessed thistle, Carduus benedictus, and bear's breeches, Acanthus spinosus
FLO4669076 Blessed thistle, Carduus benedictus, and bear's breeches, Acanthus spinosus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch

Stemless carline thistle, Carlina acaulis, and wild safflower. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical
FLO4669071 Stemless carline thistle, Carlina acaulis, and wild safflower. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Field bur, Tribulus sylvestris, and safflower. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam
FLO4669064 Field bur, Tribulus sylvestris, and safflower. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Cut-leaved germander, Teucrium botrys, and common germander, Teucrium chamaedrys
FLO4669023 Cut-leaved germander, Teucrium botrys, and common germander, Teucrium chamaedrys. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch

Wall pennywort, Umbilicus rupestris, and lesser pennywort species, Umbilicus veneris minor
FLO4669008 Wall pennywort, Umbilicus rupestris, and lesser pennywort species, Umbilicus veneris minor. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's

Sea onion or sea squill, Drimia maritima, and alpine squill, Scilla bifolia
FLO4668958 Sea onion or sea squill, Drimia maritima, and alpine squill, Scilla bifolia. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal

Ash tree, Fraxinus species. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's
FLO4668906 Ash tree, Fraxinus species. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Madonna lily, Lilium candidum, and orange lily, Lilium bulbiferum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical
FLO4668873 Madonna lily, Lilium candidum, and orange lily, Lilium bulbiferum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt

Millet, Panicum miliaceum, and great millet, Sorghum bicolor. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical
FLO4668845 Millet, Panicum miliaceum, and great millet, Sorghum bicolor. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Italian millet, Setaria italica, and rice, Oryza sativa. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration
FLO4668820 Italian millet, Setaria italica, and rice, Oryza sativa. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Common vetch, Vicia sativa, and cow vetch, Vicia cracca. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration
FLO4668799 Common vetch, Vicia sativa, and cow vetch, Vicia cracca. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Dyer's croton, Chrozophora tinctoria, and water forget-me-not, Myosotis scorpioides
FLO4668712 Dyer's croton, Chrozophora tinctoria, and water forget-me-not, Myosotis scorpioides. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch

Gooseberry, Ribes uva-crispa, and alder buckthorn, Rhamnus frangula. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical
FLO4668702 Gooseberry, Ribes uva-crispa, and alder buckthorn, Rhamnus frangula. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt

Leontice leontopetalum and European heliotrope. Heliotropium europaeum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical
FLO4668692 Leontice leontopetalum and European heliotrope. Heliotropium europaeum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal

Silverweed, Potentilla anserina, and hare's ear, Bupleurum rotundifolium
FLO4668597 Silverweed, Potentilla anserina, and hare's ear, Bupleurum rotundifolium. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal

Whitethorn or hawthorn tree, Spina alba? Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam
FLO4668595 Whitethorn or hawthorn tree, Spina alba? Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Green-winged orchid, Orchis morio. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's
FLO4668482 Green-winged orchid, Orchis morio. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Water germander, Teucrium scordium, arum, Arum maculatum, and seed of Iris tuberosa
FLO4668474 Water germander, Teucrium scordium, arum, Arum maculatum, and seed of Iris tuberosa. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch

Daffodil variety, Narcissus poeticus, and meadow saffron. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration
FLO4668466 Daffodil variety, Narcissus poeticus, and meadow saffron. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Tassel hyacinth, Leopoldia comosa, and hyacinth variety, Hyacinthus medius
FLO4668443 Tassel hyacinth, Leopoldia comosa, and hyacinth variety, Hyacinthus medius. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal

Spring snowflake, Leucojum vernum, and daffodil, Narcissus poeticus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical
FLO4668424 Spring snowflake, Leucojum vernum, and daffodil, Narcissus poeticus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt

Red cabbage, Brassica oleracea convar. capitata var. rubra, and white cabbage, Brassica oleracea convar. capitata var
FLO4668416 Red cabbage, Brassica oleracea convar. capitata var. rubra, and white cabbage, Brassica oleracea convar. capitata var. alba

Shallots, Allium cepa, and grape hyacinth, Muscari racemosum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical
FLO4668399 Shallots, Allium cepa, and grape hyacinth, Muscari racemosum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Kinbaisou or asian globeflower, Trollius asiaticus (trolle). Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Kusa Bana
FLO4654518 Kinbaisou or asian globeflower, Trollius asiaticus (trolle). Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Kusa Bana Hyakushu (One Hundred Varieties of Flowers), Tokyo, Yamada

Kegel's odontoglossum orchid, Oncidium kegeljani (Odontoglossum polyxanthum)
FLO4662609 Kegel's odontoglossum orchid, Oncidium kegeljani (Odontoglossum polyxanthum). Woodcut after an illustration by Worthington G

Tessenren or passionflower clematis, Clematis florida sieboldiana (passiflore)
FLO4653289 Tessenren or passionflower clematis, Clematis florida sieboldiana (passiflore) Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Senshu no Hana (One Thousand Varieties of Flowers)

Carpenters at work on the roof trusses
5312023 Carpenters at work on the roof trusses; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting carpenters at work on the roof trusses of a building. Dated 17th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

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"Capturing Nature's Beauty: Exploring the World Prints and Paintings" Immerse yourself in the enchanting world prints and paintings as we embark on a journey through time and culture. From the serene shores of Tago Bay to the bustling streets of Edo, these artistic masterpieces transport us to different eras, capturing moments that are both captivating and thought-provoking. In "Shore of Tago Bay, Ejiri at Tokaido, " created around 1830, a woodblock print transports us to a tranquil coastal scene. The delicate brushstrokes beautifully depict the harmony between land and sea, inviting us to embrace nature's serenity. Venturing further into Japanese artistry, "Nichiren Calming the Storm" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi takes center stage. This Oban color print from 1835 portrays an awe-inspiring display of power as Nichiren subdues raging waves with his spiritual prowess. It serves as a reminder that even amidst chaos, inner strength can bring about tranquility. Moving away from prints but not losing any allure, "Olive Orchard mid-June" presents an oil-on-canvas masterpiece from 1889. The vibrant hues capture the essence of summer in every stroke; one can almost feel the warmth radiating from this idyllic landscape. Nature continues its mesmerizing dance with Yabu Chosui's "Portrait of a Rabbit. " Created in 1867 using woodblock techniques, this artwork showcases meticulous attention to detail while evoking a sense of innocence and charm that transcends time. Delving into botanical wonders depicted within these artworks reveals fascinating glimpses into flora diversity. From pink-flowered Chinese alpinia to red vipers bugloss and Nasu or eggplant flowers - each bloom tells its own story through vivid colors and intricate patterns.