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Art forms in nature : examples from the plant world photographed direct from nature / by Professor Karl Blossfeldt; with an introduction by Karl Nierendorf.
Blossfeldt, Karl, 1865-1932.Date: 1929- Books
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Flowers and plants for designers and schools / photographed from nature by Henry Irving, with text and notes by Edward F. Strange.
Strange, Edward Fairbrother, 1862-1929.Date: 1907- Books
The plant in creative and industrial art / edited by Martin Gerlach ; theory of style by A. Seder ; preface by A. Ilg.
Date: [1887-]- Books
Urpflanze und Ornament : Pflanzenmorphologische Angregungen in der Kunsttheorie und Kunst von Goethe bis zum Jugendstil / Annika Waenerberg.
Waenerberg, Annika.Date: [1992], ©1992- Pictures
Arabic 'Khat tsuluts' lettering with floral patterns. Gouache.
Reference: 46028i- Books
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The flora of the Assyrian monuments and its outcomes / by E. Bonavia.
Bonavia, E. (Emanuel), 1826?-1908.Date: 1894- Pictures
Microscopic marine life forms. Mezzotints and etchings by J. Furst, 2013-2014.
Furst, Jane, 1944-Date: [2013-2015]Reference: 2476912i- Books
Ginkgo : Ur-Baum und Arzneipflanze Mythos, Dichtung und Kunst / herausgegeben von Maria Schmid, Helga Schmoll gen. Eisenwerth.
Date: 1994- Pictures
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Cacheu, Guinea-Bissau: workers preparing cakes from manioc root, within a decorative border. Engraving, c. 1777.
Date: [1777-78]Reference: 26349i- Pictures
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Two women and two rams at a sacrifice. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Date: 1560Reference: 25862i- Pictures
Two women holding palms and a wreath below a trophy with two scimitars. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Date: 1560Reference: 25861i- Pictures
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Common or scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis f. caerulea (Schreber) Baumg.): flowering and fruiting stems with root and separate floral sections. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.
Date: [1774]Reference: 16846i- Pictures
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A woman (Juno?) with a staff encircled by a snake and a peacock. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Date: 1560Reference: 25863i- Pictures
The goddess Bellona flanked by two stags; beneath are two gryphons. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Date: 1500-1599Reference: 25866i- Pictures
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God stands in the centre of Eden; to the left he breathes life into Adam. Engraving by Scotin, c. 1765.
Date: c. 1765Reference: 20703i- Pictures
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A woman representing philosophy. Etching by B. Audran the elder, c. 1700, after Raphael.
Raphael, 1483-1520.Reference: 25986i- Pictures
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The god Jupiter flanked by two scholars with winged heads and glasses. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Date: 1560Reference: 25865i- Pictures
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The fall; expelled from Eden, Adam and Eve raise a family and set to work. Engraving by Scotin, c. 1765.
Date: [1765]Reference: 20708i- Pictures
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God creates Eve; she tempts Adam. Engraving by Scotin, c. 1765.
Date: 1765Reference: 20704i- Books
Histoire generale des plantes contenant XVIII. livres / ... Sortie latine de la bibliotheque de Me Jaques Dalechamps, puis faite françoise par Me Jean des Moulins ... où sont pourtraites ... descriptes infinies plantes ... leurs especes, forme, origine ... et vertus convenables à la medecine ... Ensemble les tables des noms en diverses langues. Tome premier[-second].
Dalechamps, Jacques, 1513-1588Date: 1615- Books
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The theory and practice of gardening: wherein is fully handled all that relates to fine gardens, Commonly Called Pleasure-Gardens, Consisting of Parterres, Groves, Bowling-Greens, &c. containing several plans, and general dispositions of gardens, New Designs of Parterres, Groves, Grass-Plots, Mazes, Banqueting-Rooms, Galleries, Portico's, and Summer-Houses of Arbour-Work, Terrasses, Stairs, Fountains, Cascades, and other Ornaments of use in the Decoration and Embelishment of Gardens. With The Manner of making the Ground, forming Designs suitable to the Place, and putting them in Execution, according to the Principles of Geometry. The Method of Setting and Raising in little time, all the Plants requisite in fine Gardens: Also the Way to find Water, to convey it into Gardens, and to make Basons and Fountains for the same. Together with Remarks and General Rules in all that concerns the Art of Gardening. By Le Sieur Alexander Le Blond. Done from the late edition printed at Paris, by John James of Greenwich The second edition. With very large additions, and a new treatise of flowers and orange-trees.
Dézallier d'Argenville, A.-J. (Antoine-Joseph), 1680-1765.Date: 1728- Archives and manuscripts
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Macer Floridus, De viribus herbarum; Johannes de Sancto Paulo, De simplicium medicinarum virtutibus and Flores dietarum
Date: 1478Reference: MS.458- Pictures
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A woman is playing the harp as she and her male companion sing together, representing a man and a woman in love. Etching by James Gillray.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.Date: October 25th 1805Reference: 28520i- Archives and manuscripts
Macer Floridus, De viribus herbarum; Sidrach, De la vertu des pierres précieuses et des herbes
Date: Early 14th centuryReference: MS.457- Archives and manuscripts
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Gilbertus Anglicus, Practica medicinae in Middle English, plus miscellaneous practical medical treatises (Miscellanea Medica VII)
Date: 1462Reference: MS.537