Stories
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Plant portraits
The beautiful and mysterious illustrations in medieval herbals convey a wealth of knowledge about the plants they portray.
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How we bury our children
Following her baby daughter’s funeral, Wendy Pratt found that visiting the grave gave her a way to carry out physical acts of caring for her child. Here she considers how parents’ nurturing instincts live on after a child’s death.
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A brief history of tattoos
The earliest evidence of tattoo art dates from 5000 BC, and the practice continues to hold meaning for many cultures around the world.
Catalogue
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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
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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