La Sala de Láminas
31.861 xilografías, grabados y láminas coloreadas a mano de seres vivos, recortados de las páginas de herbarios, bestiarios e historias naturales digitalizados por las bibliotecas del mundo y reunidos en la Source Library. Cada lámina enlaza con la página de la que procede. Para un herbario leído de principio a fin, visita la Sala del Herball.
Scientific illustration of spiders, ants, and a bird on a branch
1705 · Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium
Hand-colored engraving of a pineapple plant with various life stages of insects.
1705 · Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium
Miniature of two vultures facing a central stylized plant
1185 · Worksop Bestiary
A plate of mythical creatures including basilisks, a dragon, and seven-headed hydras.
1660 · Jan Jonston — Naeukeurige beschryving van de natuur der viervoetige dieren (1660)
Hand-colored engraving of a plant with caterpillars, a pupa, and two moths, illustrating insect metamorphosis.
1705 · Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium
Hand-colored engraving of moths and cicadas on a flowering pomegranate branch.
1705 · Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium
Botanical illustration of Magnolia grandiflora featuring a large white bloom, a bud, and a seed cone.
1743 · The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands : containing two hundred a...
Manuscript illumination of Homer and Mercury with the heliotrope plant
1175 · Medical and Herbal Texts
Illumination of a swan standing on water against a gold and blue background.
1185 · Worksop Bestiary
Miniature of two magpies (picae) with tails extending beyond the frame
1185 · Worksop Bestiary
Circular miniature of a bird, identified in the text as a fulica (coot), with blue and red plumage against a gold leaf background.
1185 · Worksop Bestiary
Three-tiered illumination depicting the nature of lions, including the revival of cubs.
1210 · The Ashmole Bestiary
Medieval manuscript illumination of a ram (Aries) between two stylized trees.
1240 · Bestiary
A vibrant illumination of a blue monoceros (unicorn) in a stylized landscape.
1240 · Bestiary
Medieval manuscript miniature showing a landscape with various animals and human figures.
1460 · Livre des merveilles du monde (Book of the Marvels of the World)
A large hand-colored woodcut depicting a variety of birds in a landscape.
1478 · Das Buch der Natur
A large hand-colored woodcut depicting various land animals in a tiered landscape.
1478 · Das Buch der Natur
Hand-colored woodcut depicting a variety of real and mythical animals in horizontal registers.
1478 · Das Buch der Natur
Hand-colored woodcut depicting various aquatic creatures, a ship, and a figure on the shore.
1478 · Das Buch der Natur
Hand-colored woodcut of scholars studying birds in a courtyard.
1491 · Ortus sanitatis
Hand-colored woodcut of three scholars and various animals in a landscape.
1491 · Ortus sanitatis
Hand-colored woodcut depicting three scholars in discussion surrounded by various animals.
1491 · Garden of Health
Large hand-colored woodcut of a river scene with scholars, fish, and a mermaid.
1491 · Ortus sanitatis
Anthropomorphic plant figure with a human body and foliage growing from the head.
1491 · Ortus sanitatis
A group of nine scholars or physicians gathered in a garden, some holding books and botanical specimens, framed by an architectural arch.
1491 · Garden of Health
A hand-colored woodcut depicting a scene with two figures on opposite banks of a waterway filled with various aquatic creatures, including fish, crabs, a mermaid, and a merman. In the background, there are cities, ships,
1491 · Garden of Health
Woodcut of a garden scene with a trellis, fountain, and central emblem.
1499 · Hypnerotomachia Poliphili ubi humana omnia non nisi somnium esse doce : atque obiter plurima scitu sane quam digna commemorat ..
A ritual scene featuring figures kneeling in prayer or supplication before an ornate vessel from which a tree grows, flanked by classical columns.
1499 · Hypnerotomachia Poliphili : ubi humana omnia non nisi somnium esse docet atque obiter plurima scitu sane quam digna commemorat
Circular woodcut depicting the creation of Eve from Adam's rib by God the Father, surrounded by various animals and a radiant border.
1503 · The Philosophical Pearl
A page from a Tudor pattern book featuring a tiger looking into a mirror, a ram with curled horns, a crane, and two smaller birds.
1525 · The Tudor Pattern Book (Herbal-Bestiary)
A page from a Tudor pattern book featuring a mythical Yale and three harts (deer).
1525 · The Tudor Pattern Book (Herbal-Bestiary)
Illumination of an elephant with a castle on its back and two foxes, accompanied by a small human figure.
1525 · The Tudor Pattern Book (Herbal-Bestiary)
A hand-painted illustration of a Capricorn (goat-like creature with human facial features) and a Camel, accompanied by three frogs.
1525 · The Tudor Pattern Book (Herbal-Bestiary)
A large garden scene with figures harvesting plants, including a man picking grapes and a woman with a basket. In the foreground are male and female mandrake roots.
1532 · The Great Herbary with all the figures of the herbs
Hand-colored woodcut of a cherry tree with figures harvesting fruit.
1546 · Book of Herbs
Full-page allegorical illustration featuring a central figure and a border of flora and fauna.
1550 · Splendor of the Sun
Woodcut of a Bird of Paradise (Manucodiata) with long, flowing plumage and no visible legs.
1554 · History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds
Detailed woodcut of an owl (Bubo) perched on a branch.
1554 · History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds
A grid of fifty-six small woodcut illustrations arranged in eight rows and seven columns, depicting various symbols, animals, plants, and figures.
1554 · The Pagan World and the Origin of its Gods
Woodcut illustration of a rhinoceros in profile, based on Dürer's famous 1515 depiction.
1554 · The Pagan World and the Origin of its Gods
Woodcut of a peacock with its tail feathers fanned out, standing on a grassy mound.
1555 · Historiae Animalium Liber III: De Avium Natura
A large, detailed woodcut of an ostrich (Struthocamelus) in profile.
1555 · Historiae Animalium Liber III: De Avium Natura
A large woodcut of a Bird of Paradise (Manucodiata), depicted with long, elaborate tail feathers and no feet.
1555 · Historiae Animalium Liber III: De Avium Natura
A large serpent coiled around a tree with a human figure nearby in a landscape.
1577 · Florentine Codex, Vol. 3 (Books 10-12)
A vertical sequence of three panels showing Nahua men cultivating, harvesting, and arranging flowers.
1577 · Florentine Codex, Vol. 3 (Books 10-12)
A detailed woodcut of a war elephant (Elephante armado) carrying a fortified tower with a soldier.
1578 · Tractado de las Drogas y Medicinas de las Indias Orientales
Woodcut of a Tupinambá family, featuring a man with a bow and arrows, a woman carrying a child in a sling, and a pineapple plant.
1578 · Histoire d'un voyage faict en la terre du Bresil
Ottoman miniature depicting a variety of birds flying around a domed building atop a purple rocky mountain.
1582 · Book of Felicity (Matali‘ al-sa‘adet)
An indigenous man from Nicaragua aiming a bow at a parrot in a tree, surrounded by a flock of birds.
1586 · Histoire Naturelle des Indes (The Drake Manuscript)
An indigenous man trapping parrots using a cage trap in a tree.
1586 · Histoire Naturelle des Indes (The Drake Manuscript)
A woodcut of a seven-headed serpent or hydra, with mammalian-like faces on each head, a scaly body, two clawed feet, and a curled tail.
1586 · History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds
A woodcut of a mythical seven-headed hydra with mammalian-like faces and a scaly, serpentine body ending in a curled tail.
1586 · History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds
Two indigenous people in a dugout canoe fishing, with birds in the sky and wavy water below.
1586 · Histoire Naturelle des Indes (The Drake Manuscript)
Indigenous man carrying a harvest of fruits and plants on a shoulder pole.
1586 · Histoire Naturelle des Indes (The Drake Manuscript)
Engraving of coconut palm trees and harvesting activities in India.
1595 · Itinerary, Voyage or Ship-travel to the East or Portuguese Indies
Detailed engraving of tropical plants including Areca palms, pepper vines, and fig trees in a landscape.
1595 · Itinerary, Voyage or Ship-travel to the East or Portuguese Indies
Botanical engraving of a durian tree and a banyan tree with aerial roots.
1595 · Itinerary, Voyage or Ship-travel to the East or Portuguese Indies
Hand-colored engraving depicting various tropical flora and indigenous activities in Portuguese India, including coconut palms, banana trees (Vyghen), and betel nut palms (Arecca).
1596 · Itinerary: Voyage to the East or Portuguese Indies
A hand-colored engraving from Linschoten's Itinerario depicting various Indian botanical species and daily life, including the 'Arbore triste' (sad tree), betel preparation, and a water buffalo.
1596 · Itinerary: Voyage to the East or Portuguese Indies
Large woodcut depicting a variety of sea monsters and land animals, including a whale attacking a ship and a giant lobster.
1598 · Cosmographey: das ist Beschreibung aller Laender