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Guide for Constructing the Letters k and l from Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta or The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596) by Georg Bocskay and Joris Hoefnagel. Original from The Getty. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Toadflax from Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta or The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596) by Georg Bocskay and Joris Hoefnagel. Original from The Getty. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Stephoidea–Ringelstrahlinge from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) by Ernst Haeckel. Original from Library of Congress. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Asteridea–Seesterne from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) by Ernst Haeckel. Original from Library of Congress. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Bael (Aegle Marmelos) (1909) by Ellen Isham Schutt. Original from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Indian Tamarind (Tamarindus Indica)(1908) by Amanda Almira Newton. Original from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Kalenderblad mei met vliegende vogel (1917) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Witte pauw op tak (1878–1910) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Achillea Clypeolata (Yarrow) enlarged 15 times from Urformen der Kunst (1928) by Karl Blossfeldt. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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The Rabbit's Meal (Le Repas du lapin) (1908) by Henri Rousseau. Original from Barnes Foundation. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Wild Tulip (1884) by William Morris. Original from The Birmingham Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Pear (Pyrus Communis) (1918) by Royal Charles Steadman. Original from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Shewy stenactis from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway. Original from the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Polypodium Karwinskianum from Ferns: British and Exotic (1856-1860) by Edward Joseph Lowe. Original from Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Iris Alata from The genus Iris by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Original from The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel
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Portrait of an unknown woman (Portret van een onbekende vrouw) (1913) print in high resolution by Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Desmidiea–Bierdinge from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) by Ernst Haeckel. Original from Library of Congress. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Cherries (Prunus Avium) (1911) by Ellen Isham Schutt. Original from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Lilac hibiscus from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway. Original from the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Asplenium Palmatum from Ferns: British and Exotic (1856-1860) by Edward Joseph Lowe. Original from Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Reed Grass, French Rose, Toad, and Gilly flower from Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta or The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596) by Georg Bocskay and Joris Hoefnagel. Original from The Getty. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Guide for Constructing the Letters d and e from Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta or The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596) by Georg Bocskay and Joris Hoefnagel. Original from The Getty. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Cabbage, Brassica oleracea (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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The Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Lily of the Valley, Pupa, and Land Snail from Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta or The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596) by Georg Bocskay and Joris Hoefnagel. Original from The Getty. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Discolored calandrinia from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway. Original from the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Quest for the Holy Grail Tapestries: The Attainment; The Vision of the Holy Grail to Sir Galahad, Sir Bors and Sir Percival (1895–1896) by William Morris, Sir Edward Burne-Jones, and John Henry Dearle. Original from The Birmingham Museum. Digitally
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Plums (Prunus Domestica) (1918) by Royal Charles Steadman. Original from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Guide for Constructing the Letter Q from Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta or The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596) by Georg Bocskay and Joris Hoefnagel. Original from The Getty. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Ocean waves from Momoyogusa–Flowers of a Hundred Generations (ca. 1909–1910) by Kamisaka Sekka. Original from the The New York Public Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Chestnut (Castanea) (1913) by Ellen Isham Schutt. Original from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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The California salmon (ca. 1879) by Samuel Kilbourne. Original from Museum of New Zealand. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Insects and Carnation from Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta or The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596) by Georg Bocskay and Joris Hoefnagel. Original from The Getty. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Tureluur (1878–1907) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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The European bee-eater, Merops apiaster (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Apple (Malus Domestica) (1919) by Royal Charles Steadman. Original from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Cucurbita (Pumpkin) enlarged 4 times from Urformen der Kunst (1928) by Karl Blossfeldt. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Bowie's oxalis from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway. Original from the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Dood roodborstje (1895) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Tree from Momoyogusa–Flowers of a Hundred Generations (1909) by Kamisaka Sekka. Original from the The New York Public Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Two Studies of a Seated Nude with Long Hair (ca. 1901–1902) by Gustav Klimt. Original from The Getty. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Guide for Constructing the Letter L from Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta or The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596) by Georg Bocskay and Joris Hoefnagel. Original from The Getty. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Kalenderblad februari met kraaien (1971) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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The harebell of St.Angelo from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway. Original from the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Melopepo, verruscosus, albicans, leviter striatus, folio aspero, Cocuzza bitorzoluta (ca. 1772 –1793) by Giorgio Bonelli. Original from the The New York Public Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Calcispongiae–Kalkschwämme from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) by Ernst Haeckel. Original from Library of Congress. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Mangosteens (Garcinia Mangostana) (1909) by Deborah Griscom Passmore. Original from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Chinese flower painting from the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) by anonymous. Original from The MET Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Galah Cockatoos (Rosékaketoe) (1917) print in high resolution by Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Chaetopoda–Borstenwürmer from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) by Ernst Haeckel. Original from Library of Congress. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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White Violet, Small Bindweed, Red and White Rosebud and Asiatic Ranunculus from The Language of Flowers, or, Floral Emblems of Thoughts, Feelings, and Sentiments (1896) by Robert Tyas. Original from The Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by
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Red-headed lovebird (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Eryngium Bourgatii (Mediterranean Sea Holly) leaves enlarged 5 times from Urformen der Kunst (1928) by Karl Blossfeldt. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Dogstand, Erythronium, wild rose, Rosa and a poppy, Papaver (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Original from the Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Chinese butterfly and insect painting from the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) by anonymous. Original from The MET Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Flying-Fish (Trigla volitans) from Ichtylogie, ou Histoire naturelle: génerale et particuliére des poissons (1785–1797) by Marcus Elieser Bloch. Original from New York Public Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Tree branches. Illustration from Seitei Kacho Gafu (1890–1891) by Wantanabe Seitei, a prominent Kacho-ga artist. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.
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Maan en Eclipswyzer (1695) by Caspar Luyken. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Tobacco-Pipe-Fish (Fistularia tabacaria) from Ichtylogie, ou Histoire naturelle: génerale et particuliére des poissons (1785–1797) by Marcus Elieser Bloch. Original from New York Public Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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