Plants (129 Subjects)
Quercus.
Several parts of plant of the genus Astragalus gummifer.
Several parts of plant of the genus Platanus orientalis.
Branch, leaves and acorn of oak of the species Quercus aegylops.
Branch, leaves and acorn of oak of the species Quercus aegylops.
Oak of the species Quercus infectoria or similar, from whose galls ink and vegetal dye are made. Image depicts two types of galls which grow on the tree as well as the two subspecies of wasp of the Cynipidae species which cause the galls to grow on this tree.
Oak of the species Quercus infectoria or similar, from whose galls ink and vegetal dye are made. Image depicts two types of galls which grow on the tree as well as the two subspecies of wasp of the Cynipidae species, which cause the galls to grow on this tree.
Oak branch of the species Quercus Libani (Lebanon oak), from Syria.
Branch of rose tree of the species Rosa Persica, on which are shown the successive stages of the plants' blossoming. (a): Petal, with purple-coloured part designated.
Plant of the Astragalus gummifer species, from which tragacanth gum is extracted. (a) Flower of same plant. (b): Leaf of same plant.
Poplar tree of the species Populus euphratica whose foliage varies greatly among subspecies. For this reason, Olivier showed three examples of Populus euphratica leaves in his work.
Poplar tree of the species Populus euphratica whose foliage varies greatly among subspecies. For this reason, Olivier showed three examples of Populus euphratica leaves in his work.
Branch of almond tree of the species Prunus arabica, from the Arabian desert.
Leaf and fruit of walnut tree in Mount Athos. Fig leaf.
Plane tree (gen. Platanus) in Mount Athos.
Jacob Breuning and his companion Carlier de Pinon on their way from Alexandria to Rosetta, accompanied by their Jewish interpreter, Raphael. In the background Egyptians collecting dates.
Jacob Breuning, his companion Carlier de Pinon and their guide on their trip from Egypt to Palestine. Jacob Breuning and his companion wear Ottoman costumes, yet their hats are similar to those of Christian pilgrims. In the same context, their guide carries a pilgrim as well as a rosario.
The Burning Bush of Moses at the Monastery of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai.
Banana tree seen by Thevet in Damascus.
Cypress.
Banana tree and other vegetation in the gardens outside Tarsus, Cilicia.
Olive tree.
Mastic tree.
Palm tree.
Cotton plant. Mastic tree.
Top: Kiosk in a banana tree forest. Bottom: Map of Bandar Abbash and nearby islands at the straits of Hormuz, Iran.
Gymnosophists near temples in India. 6: The author and a Dutch officer explore the lodgings of an itinerant fakir.
Top: Kiosk in banana tree forest. Bottom: Map of Bandar Abbash and nearby islands at the straits of Hormuz, Iran.
Plant of the genus Salvia, Minth family.
Figure from Athenian red-figure vase, holding trefoil shoot. According to tradition, the curling stem of a species of trefoil common in Greece gave inspiration to the volute seen in Ionic capitals.