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Botanical Illustrations of Medicinal Plants

Handcolored botanical engravings depicting various medicinal plants, showcasing detailed illustrations of roots, stems, and leaves, in a vintage style.

Liver herb, Caspar Luyken, 1698 print Print at the top right marked: page: 303. Amsterdam paper etching plants and herbs
Liver herb, Caspar Luyken, 1698 print Print at the top right marked: page: 303. Amsterdam paper etching plants and herbs
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PRENT Middle and at the top right labeled: tab. XVI. Pag: 194.
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Mansoor, Caspar Luyken, 1698 print Print at the top right marked: fol: 92. Amsterdam paper etching plants and herbs
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Left, anterior view of the nerves of the leg; centre, centauria centaurium; right, posterior view of the nerves of the leg. Coloured engraving, 1834-1837.
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Cretan oregano, Origanum onites, and wild thyme, Thymus serpyllum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557. This from a 17th century pirate edition or atlas of illustrations only, with captions in Latin, Greek, French, Italian, German, and in English manuscript.
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Paris quadrifolia Herb Paris, True-lover's Knot. La parisette à quatre feuilles. French botanist Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard was born around 1742 at Aubepierre-en-Barrois (Haute Marne) and died on 26 September 1793 in Paris. He studied at Angers, and later illustrated and published a number of botanical and mycological works on French flora. He studied art and engraving under Francois Martinet, the celebrated artist of many of Buffon's natural history books.
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Studies of plants (e.g. lemons, cherries), insects (mosquito, fly, larva, moth); chart 9 of part I of the cycle.. Hoefnagel, Jacob (1575-ca 1630), graphic artist, Hoefnagel, Joris (1542-1601), draughtsman, cartoonist
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Sage, Salvia acuminata, and wood sage, Salvia sylvestris. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557. This from a 17th century pirate edition or atlas of illustrations only, with captions in Latin, Greek, French, Italian, German, and in English manuscript.
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Barley, Hordeum vulgare 24, winter barley, H. distichon 25, sprat barley, H. zeocriton 26, and six-row barley, H. hexastichon 27. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T. Wilhelm's "Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte" (Encyclopedia of Natural History), Augsburg, 1811. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a clergyman and naturalist in Augsburg, Bavaria.
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Curtis's botanical magazine London New York botany periodicals pictorial works Curtis Stapelia revoluta taxonomy: family = Asclepiadaceae Tromotriche revoluta var fuscata South Africa Sydenham Teaste Edwards Stapelia revoluta plant succulent Tromotriche revoluta Tromotriche, A beautifully detailed botanical illustration featuring a plant with elongated, serrated leaves and a prominent fruit. The fruit, round and reddish-brown, is adorned with intricate patterns and textures, showcasing the natural beauty of this specimen. Tiny insect-like figures are depicted on the surface of the fruit, adding an element of dynamism to the composition. The surrounding leaves are depicted with fine lines, emphasizing their unique shape and structure. The overall presentation highlights the intricacies of the plants features, inviting viewers to appreciate the details of nature's design.
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Woodland strawberry and Virginia strawberry. Fragaria vesca, Fragaria elatior, Fragaria virginiana. Handcolored copperplate engraving from G. T. Wilhelm's "Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte" (Encyclopedia of Natural History) 1820. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergyman and naturalist in Augsburg, where the first edition was published.
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Yellow flag, Iris pseudacorus. Handcoloured copperplate botanical engraving from Johannes Zorn's "Afbeelding der Artseny-Gewassen," Jan Christiaan Sepp, Amsterdam, 1796. Zorn first published his illustrated medical botany in Nurnberg in 1780 with 500 plates, and a Dutch edition followed in 1796 published by J.C. Sepp with an additional 100 plates. Zorn (1739-1799) was a German pharmacist and botanist who collected medical plants from all over Europe for his "Icones plantarum medicinalium" for apothecaries and doctors.
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Botany. Plants. 18th century. Myosotis, ragweed and xanthium. Engraving at "Historia Botanica Practica, Seu Plantarum Quae ad Usum Medicinae Pertinent", by Giambattista Morandi. Mila_n, 1744.
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Print from a series of 48 prints, divided into four separate parts of twelve prints each. Stated at lower right: part 3. At top and bottom a text in Latin, Insects, flowers and a snail around a walnut Insects, flowers and fruits (series title) Archetypa studiaque patris GeorgiI HoefnageliI (series title), print maker: Jacob Hoefnagel, Joris Hoefnagel, publisher: Christoph Weigel, (possibly), print maker: Frankfurt, publisher: Neurenberg, 1592 and/or 1693 - 1726, paper, engraving, h 155 mm × w 210 mm
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Apiaceae (Umbelliferea), the root with a bird and two detail sketches of the screen-shaped flower. With the root the Khoikhoi bring their wine to strength, Apiacea or Umbeliffera., draughtsman: Robert Jacob Gordon, Oct-1777 - Mar-1786, paper, pen, brush, h 660 mm × w 480 mm, h 369 mm × w 239 mm
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Areca nut palm tree, Areca catechu. Handcoloured copperplate botanical engraving from Johannes Zorn's "Afbeelding der Artseny-Gewassen," Jan Christiaan Sepp, Amsterdam, 1796. Zorn first published his illustrated medical botany in Nurnberg in 1780 with 500 plates, and a Dutch edition followed in 1796 published by J.C. Sepp with an additional 100 plates. Zorn (1739-1799) was a German pharmacist and botanist who collected medical plants from all over Europe for his "Icones plantarum medicinalium" for apothecaries and doctors.
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Gethyllis lanuginose Marloth Gethyllis villosa (Kukumakranka). Draughtsman: Robert Jacob Gordon. Dating: Oct-1777 - Mar-1786. Measurements: h 660 mm × w 480 mm; h 320 mm × w 201 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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medicinal plants bookplate 1686, kassia relieves phlegm of the intestines ,, colekassia root soup is an aphrodisiac ,, datura used by thieves as anaesthetic
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Sweet flag, Acorus calamus. Handcoloured copperplate botanical engraving from Johannes Zorn's "Afbeelding der Artseny-Gewassen," Jan Christiaan Sepp, Amsterdam, 1796. Zorn first published his illustrated medical botany in Nurnberg in 1780 with 500 plates, and a Dutch edition followed in 1796 published by J.C. Sepp with an additional 100 plates. Zorn (1739-1799) was a German pharmacist and botanist who collected medical plants from all over Europe for his "Icones plantarum medicinalium" for apothecaries and doctors.
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Caper tree, Capparis spinosa, mulberry, Morus alba, and raspberry, Rubus idaeus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557. This from a 17th century pirate edition or atlas of illustrations only, with captions in Latin, Greek, French, Italian, German, and in English manuscript.
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Lapeirousia silenoides (Jacq.) Ker Gawl. Draughtsman: Robert Jacob Gordon. Dating: Oct-1777 - Mar-1786. Measurements: h 660 mm × w 480 mm; h 287 mm × w 180 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Helmet flower (Aconitum anthora L.): flowering stem with separate floral segments and a description of the plant and its uses. Coloured line engraving by C.H.Hemerich, c.1759, after T.Sheldrake.
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PRENT Middle and at the top right labeled: tab. XII. PAG: 124.
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Anatomy and botany; top, human heart; bottom left, human heart; bottom right, camomile flowers. Coloured engraving, 1834-1837.
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Cocoa, Jan Brandes, 1783 drawing Color drawing of the cocoa fruit, leaf and fruit with broken skin so that the cocoa beans are visible. On scale. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes' sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 131. Jakarta paper. pencil. watercolor (paint) brush Fruits: cocoa Java. Batavia
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Tropical chestnut or nawa tree, Sterculia balanghas, Sterculia balanga. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieu's Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837. Illustration engraved by Corsi, drawn and directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by Batelli e Figli. Turpin (1775-1840) is considered one of the greatest French botanical illustrators of the 19th century.
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Print from a series of 48 prints, divided into four separate parts of twelve prints each. Stated at lower right: part 3. At top and bottom a text in Latin, Animals, flowers and fruits around hanging pears Insects, flowers and fruits (series title) Archetypa studiaque patris GeorgiI HoefnageliI (series title), print maker: Jacob Hoefnagel, Joris Hoefnagel, publisher: Christoph Weigel, (possibly), print maker: Frankfurt, publisher: Neurenberg, 1592 and/or 1693 - 1726, paper, engraving, h 155 mm × w 213 mm
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Lesser burdock, Arctium minus, and water chestnut, Trapa natans. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557. This from a 17th century pirate edition or atlas of illustrations only, with captions in Latin, Greek, French, Italian, German, and in English manuscript.
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Spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, and lavender, Lavandula angustifolia. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557. This from a 17th century pirate edition or atlas of illustrations only, with captions in Latin, Greek, French, Italian, German, and in English manuscript.
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medicine pharmacy chemist mashing medicinal herbs in a mortar woodcut coloured from ""Ortus Sanitatis"" (The garden of health) by Jakob Meydenbach Mainz Germany 1491,
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Studies of plants (e.g. poppy bud, acorns), insects (mosquito), and the fish and a freshwater moray; chart 8 of part IV of the cycle.. Hoefnagel, Jacob (1575-ca 1630), graphic artist, Hoefnagel, Joris (1542-1601), draughtsman, cartoonist
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PRENT Left and at the top right labeled: 2 part - 80.
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PRENT Middle and at the top right labeled: tab. XV. PAG: 180.
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Alkanet (Anchusa tinctoria L.): flowering stem with separate leaf and floral segments and description of the plant and its medicinal uses. Coloured line engraving by C. H. Hemerich, c. 1759, after T. Sheldrake.
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Methods for making Sirih, Jan Brandes, 1783 drawing Color drawing of ingredients from Sirih. The areca or betelnut, Gambergom and various ways of folding the betel leaf. Blossom branch of a pinang tree. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes' sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 204 and see also p. 47-48, 93-94, 203. Jakarta paper. pencil. watercolor (paint) brush fruits Indonesia
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Calabash gourd, Lagenaria siceraria. Handcoloured copperplate botanical engraving from Johannes Zorn's "Afbeelding der Artseny-Gewassen," Jan Christiaan Sepp, Amsterdam, 1796. Zorn first published his illustrated medical botany in Nurnberg in 1780 with 500 plates, and a Dutch edition followed in 1796 published by J.C. Sepp with an additional 100 plates. Zorn (1739-1799) was a German pharmacist and botanist who collected medical plants from all over Europe for his "Icones plantarum medicinalium" for apothecaries and doctors.
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An engraving depicting Brazil Wood (Caesalpina): A red pigment was produced from the heart wood of the tree. From John Parkinson 'Theatrum Botanicum or the Theater of Plantes', London, 1640
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Lavender (Lavandula). Aromatic herb, used in herbalism and aromatherapy.. French botanist Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard was born around 1742 at Aubepierre-en-Barrois (Haute Marne) and died on 26 September 1793 in Paris. He studied at Angers, and later illustrated and published a number of botanical and mycological works on French flora. He studied art and engraving under Francois Martinet, the celebrated artist of many of Buffon's natural history books.
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Portal vein (fig. 2); spinal cord (figs 3-4) after Huber. Engraving by Benard, late 18th century.
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Print from a series of 48 prints, divided into four separate parts of twelve prints each. Stated at lower right: part 1. At top and bottom a text in Latin, Animals, plants and fruits around a snail Insects, flowers and fruits (series title) Archetypa studiaque patris GeorgiI HoefnageliI (series title), print maker: Jacob Hoefnagel, Joris Hoefnagel, publisher: Christoph Weigel, (possibly), print maker: Frankfurt, publisher: Neurenberg, 1592 and/or 1693 - 1726, paper, engraving, h 154 mm × w 216 mm
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Cow-wheat, Melampyrum arvense. Handcoloured botanical drawn and engraved by Pierre Bulliard from his own "Flora Parisiensis," 1776, Paris, P. F. Didot. Pierre Bulliard (1752-1793) was a famous French botanist who pioneered the three-colour-plate printing technique. His introduction to the flowers of Paris included 640 plants.
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botany Ergot (Claviceps purpurea) lithograph ""Naturgeschichte des Pflanzenreichs"" publisher J. S. Schreiber Esslingen 1869 private collection,
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Fly or Blister Beetle, Willow Bellflower, Gourd, and Bindweed.
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Studies of plants (e.g. a flower section), insects (larvae, cocoons); chart 12 of part IV of the cycle.. Hoefnagel, Jacob (1575-ca 1630), graphic artist, Hoefnagel, Joris (1542-1601), draughtsman, cartoonist
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Animals and flowers around chestnuts, Jacob Hoefnagel, after Joris Hoefnagel, 1693 - 1726 print Print from a series of 48 prints, divided into four separate parts of twelve prints each. Stated at the bottom right: part 3. At the top and bottom a text in Latin. print maker: Frankfurtpublisher: Neurenberg paper engraving fruits: chestnut. molluscs: snail. insects. flowers. insects: dragon-fly
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Camelia sinensis. Tea plant. Engraving. China Monumentis Illustrada by Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680).
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Bitter fleabane, Erigeron acre. Handcoloured copperplate botanical engraving from Johannes Zorn's "Afbeelding der Artseny-Gewassen," Jan Christiaan Sepp, Amsterdam, 1796. Zorn first published his illustrated medical botany in Nurnberg in 1780 with 500 plates, and a Dutch edition followed in 1796 published by J.C. Sepp with an additional 100 plates. Zorn (1739-1799) was a German pharmacist and botanist who collected medical plants from all over Europe for his "Icones plantarum medicinalium" for apothecaries and doctors.
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Botanical print by Sydenham Teast Edwards 1768 - 1819, Sydenham Edwards was a natural history illustrator, British, UK, colour lithograph, botanical artist. From the Liszt Masterpieces of Botanical Illustration Collection.
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Print from a series of 48 prints, divided into four separate parts of twelve prints each. Stated at lower right: part 3. At top and bottom a text in Latin, Animals and flowers around chestnuts Insects, flowers and fruits (series title) Archetypa studiaque patris GeorgiI HoefnageliI (series title), print maker: Jacob Hoefnagel, Joris Hoefnagel, publisher: Christoph Weigel, (possibly), print maker: Frankfurt, publisher: Neurenberg, 1592 and/or 1693 - 1726, paper, engraving, h 154 mm × w 211 mm
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Blackberry or European Raspberry (Rubus fruticosus, Rubus idaeus), 'awsaj, fol. 189, Mîrzâ Bâqir (fl. 19th c.), 1889 - 1890, Tehran or Mashhad, 21.5 x 15.8 cm
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The pulmonary veins and arteries. Engraving, 1686.
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T. Bartholin, anastomoses venae cavae in...
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Illustration of plant varieties using for medicinal purposes in the 1st century AD
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Cannabis plant, Cannabis sativa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Friedrich Gottlob Hayne's "Getreue Darstellung und Beschreibung der in der Arzneykunde Gebrauchilchen Gewachse" (Medical Botany), Berlin, 1822. Hayne (1763-1832) was a German botanist, apothecary and, from 1814, professor of pharmaceutical botany at Berlin University.
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Studies of plants (e.g. iris bud), insects, a shell and a toad; chart 3 of part IV of the cycle.. Hoefnagel, Jacob (1575-ca 1630), graphic artist, Hoefnagel, Joris (1542-1601), draughtsman, cartoonist
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Mais (Zea mays). Geluwe turks Coorne. of turksche terwe / frumentum indicum flavum. / Bled de turquie jeaune (title on object). Draughtsman: Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Draughtsman: Elias Verhulst. Dating: 1596 - 1610. Place: Praag. Measurements: h 247 mm × w 172 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Germany: 'The womb of the Mother of the Sun'. From the alchemical manuscript Clavis Artis, 1738
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Les meilleurs bles. Description of types and cultivation of crops of corn, wheat oats, barley and other field crops. Published in 1880. chromolithograph by Eugene Graff
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Mandrakes. Considered as magical. Male and Female.