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Post from Herbarium World on how learning about herbaria helped me to learn world history herbariumworld.wordpress.com/2026/09/15/w...
Where Herbaria Have Taken Me: Through Space
Papyrus illustration in Kaempher’s book on Japan. In the last post I reflected on how herbaria have lead me into investigation of time periods that I had given little consideration. Now…
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September 17, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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This reminds me of a painting I was very taken with in the Libri Picturati.
Des toutes sortes des fleurs, fruicts, herbes et choses rares [A 27]: sheet 132
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[Look up '132' on this page 👆]
Des toutes sortes des fleurs, fruicts, herbes et choses rares [A 27]: sheet 132
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[Look up '132' on this page 👆]
Des toutes sortes des fleurs, fruicts, herbes et choses rares [A 27] - Jagiellońska Biblioteka Cyfrowa
Jagiellońska Biblioteka Cyfrowa, Uniwersytet Jagielloński
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September 16, 2026 at 4:51 PM
This reminds me of a painting I was very taken with in the Libri Picturati.
Des toutes sortes des fleurs, fruicts, herbes et choses rares [A 27]: sheet 132
jbc.bj.uj.edu.pl/dlibra/publi...
[Look up '132' on this page 👆]
Des toutes sortes des fleurs, fruicts, herbes et choses rares [A 27]: sheet 132
jbc.bj.uj.edu.pl/dlibra/publi...
[Look up '132' on this page 👆]
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Exploring more natural history in the Myths, today it is this jimsonweed (Datura stramonium) from Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen (1887-1898).
Favoured by the sorceress Circe, jimsonweed conjured the epic transformation of Odysseus’ band of men into pigs, using this infamous poison.
Favoured by the sorceress Circe, jimsonweed conjured the epic transformation of Odysseus’ band of men into pigs, using this infamous poison.
September 15, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Exploring more natural history in the Myths, today it is this jimsonweed (Datura stramonium) from Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen (1887-1898).
Favoured by the sorceress Circe, jimsonweed conjured the epic transformation of Odysseus’ band of men into pigs, using this infamous poison.
Favoured by the sorceress Circe, jimsonweed conjured the epic transformation of Odysseus’ band of men into pigs, using this infamous poison.
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Search 1.49 million images from British Library books and Britannica (1500s–1920s).
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September 11, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Need a historical illustration?
Search 1.49 million images from British Library books and Britannica (1500s–1920s).
Find similar images, download full-resolution images or transparent PNG cutouts, and explore the sources.
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Search 1.49 million images from British Library books and Britannica (1500s–1920s).
Find similar images, download full-resolution images or transparent PNG cutouts, and explore the sources.
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Histology has always been the cornerstone of plant anatomy. And as it is much cheaper than other lab-based methods, it is often practiced in countries like Brazil and India, for example. In these places, protocols and techniques are passed along with the care and simplicity of family recipes [1/2]
September 14, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Histology has always been the cornerstone of plant anatomy. And as it is much cheaper than other lab-based methods, it is often practiced in countries like Brazil and India, for example. In these places, protocols and techniques are passed along with the care and simplicity of family recipes [1/2]
Post from Herbarium World on how herbaria have taught me about many different times and places herbariumworld.wordpress.com/2026/09/08/w...
Where Herbaria Have Taken Me: Through Time
Wild cucumber from a 13th-century Arabic translation of a herbal by Dioscorides. Walters Art Museum, Baltimore I’ve been reflecting on all the things that herbaria have gotten me into. There …
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September 11, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Post from Herbarium World on how herbaria have taught me about many different times and places herbariumworld.wordpress.com/2026/09/08/w...
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“Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing” - Camille Pissarro
August 29, 2026 at 9:23 PM
“Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing” - Camille Pissarro
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At Wimbledon Common today doing surveys.
I remembered seeing a remarkable number of old Starfruit Damasonium alisma herbarium sheets from Wimbledon Common in the Natural History Museum collections.
I loved how the plants that were virtually all seed and few leaves.
Date was 17/8/1869.
I remembered seeing a remarkable number of old Starfruit Damasonium alisma herbarium sheets from Wimbledon Common in the Natural History Museum collections.
I loved how the plants that were virtually all seed and few leaves.
Date was 17/8/1869.
August 27, 2026 at 8:22 PM
At Wimbledon Common today doing surveys.
I remembered seeing a remarkable number of old Starfruit Damasonium alisma herbarium sheets from Wimbledon Common in the Natural History Museum collections.
I loved how the plants that were virtually all seed and few leaves.
Date was 17/8/1869.
I remembered seeing a remarkable number of old Starfruit Damasonium alisma herbarium sheets from Wimbledon Common in the Natural History Museum collections.
I loved how the plants that were virtually all seed and few leaves.
Date was 17/8/1869.
Post from Herbarium World on a Harvard Botanical Libraries herbarium of plants from the 1820 Parry Expedition to the Canadian Arctic herbariumworld.wordpress.com/2026/08/24/h...
Herbaria: Plants from a Parry Expedition
Specimens of Draba alpina from the Parry Expedition Album. Harvard Botany Libraries. In this series on the herbaria I saw at Harvard University’s Botany Libraries is a collection of plants from an …
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August 27, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Post from Herbarium World on a Harvard Botanical Libraries herbarium of plants from the 1820 Parry Expedition to the Canadian Arctic herbariumworld.wordpress.com/2026/08/24/h...
These posts from @utkherbarium.bsky.social are a wonderful contribution to publizing the work of herbaria and their rich history.
In 1934, a fire destroyed L.R. Hesler’s fungal collection, research notes & manuscripts. He rebuilt what was lost and went on to author 11 books and 100+ papers. Today, thousands of his specimens remain at TENN—and UTK’s Hesler Biology Building bears his name.
#UTKHerbarium #Mycology
#UTKHerbarium #Mycology
August 27, 2026 at 9:35 AM
These posts from @utkherbarium.bsky.social are a wonderful contribution to publizing the work of herbaria and their rich history.
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Algae are photosynthetic organisms ranging from microscopic forms to large seaweeds. Many specimens are floated onto archival paper, arranged, and dried for preservation.
Explore them in the Algae portal: macroalgae.org/portal/index...
Explore them in the Algae portal: macroalgae.org/portal/index...
August 24, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Algae are photosynthetic organisms ranging from microscopic forms to large seaweeds. Many specimens are floated onto archival paper, arranged, and dried for preservation.
Explore them in the Algae portal: macroalgae.org/portal/index...
Explore them in the Algae portal: macroalgae.org/portal/index...
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Thanks Ladue News for featuring #TheLiteraryGarden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social @mobotgarden.bsky.social 🌿📚💚
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MOBOT’s ‘The Literary Garden’ explores folklore, flora, and the narratives they shape
On view through March 31, 2027, the exhibition traces how plants and gardens have inspired writing, art, and more across cultures.
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August 20, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Thanks Ladue News for featuring #TheLiteraryGarden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social @mobotgarden.bsky.social 🌿📚💚
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Post from Herbarium World by a youthful Stephen Paschall Sharples at Harvard Botanical Libraries herbariumworld.wordpress.com/2026/08/17/h...
Herbaria: Weeds
Sketch of William Darlington’s birthplace inside the cover of Stephen Sharples herbarium. Harvard Botany Libraries While I was visiting Harvard University’s Botany Libraries, I asked to see a…
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August 20, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Post from Herbarium World by a youthful Stephen Paschall Sharples at Harvard Botanical Libraries herbariumworld.wordpress.com/2026/08/17/h...
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Published today - looks terrific!
Plant Humanities
Edited by Yota Batsaki and Anatole Tchikine
@harvardpress.bsky.social, 2026
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978088...
400 pages, 5 photos/49 color photos, 18 illus./53 color illus.
8-1/2 x 11 inches
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Plant Humanities
Edited by Yota Batsaki and Anatole Tchikine
@harvardpress.bsky.social, 2026
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978088...
400 pages, 5 photos/49 color photos, 18 illus./53 color illus.
8-1/2 x 11 inches
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Plant Humanities — Harvard University Press
Plant Humanities moves plants to the center of critical inquiry, positioning them as biocultural entities with distinct environmental and social histories that have profoundly shaped human cultures. I...
www.hup.harvard.edu
August 18, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Published today - looks terrific!
Plant Humanities
Edited by Yota Batsaki and Anatole Tchikine
@harvardpress.bsky.social, 2026
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978088...
400 pages, 5 photos/49 color photos, 18 illus./53 color illus.
8-1/2 x 11 inches
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Plant Humanities
Edited by Yota Batsaki and Anatole Tchikine
@harvardpress.bsky.social, 2026
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978088...
400 pages, 5 photos/49 color photos, 18 illus./53 color illus.
8-1/2 x 11 inches
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
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Opened up a random cabinet during a tour to show example specimen and look who it is! @martinebotany.bsky.social alongside another from Bartram’s garden. No shortage of things to talk about/tour went long.
August 14, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Opened up a random cabinet during a tour to show example specimen and look who it is! @martinebotany.bsky.social alongside another from Bartram’s garden. No shortage of things to talk about/tour went long.
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Blog post!🚨
MEE author Aaron Lee talks through developing hyperspectral reflectance spectroscopy for herbarium specimens🪴🌍 🧪 Read more here 👇
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MEE author Aaron Lee talks through developing hyperspectral reflectance spectroscopy for herbarium specimens🪴🌍 🧪 Read more here 👇
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Reflecting on the past: developing hyperspectral reflectance spectroscopy for herbarium specimens
Post provided by Aaron Lee Complicated instruments and simple solutions It was an abnormally warm and balmy December in Minnesota, and Dr. Jeannine Cavender-Bares and I were in the lab. The lights …
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August 14, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Blog post!🚨
MEE author Aaron Lee talks through developing hyperspectral reflectance spectroscopy for herbarium specimens🪴🌍 🧪 Read more here 👇
buff.ly/b7gLr8J
MEE author Aaron Lee talks through developing hyperspectral reflectance spectroscopy for herbarium specimens🪴🌍 🧪 Read more here 👇
buff.ly/b7gLr8J
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What do you do with a pinecone? You certainly can’t press it flat!
Some plant structures are preserved in 3D to retain features lost through pressing. At TENN, these are linked to pressed specimens and stored in our Seeds & Cones Collection. #NaturalHistoryCollections
Some plant structures are preserved in 3D to retain features lost through pressing. At TENN, these are linked to pressed specimens and stored in our Seeds & Cones Collection. #NaturalHistoryCollections
August 14, 2026 at 5:45 PM
What do you do with a pinecone? You certainly can’t press it flat!
Some plant structures are preserved in 3D to retain features lost through pressing. At TENN, these are linked to pressed specimens and stored in our Seeds & Cones Collection. #NaturalHistoryCollections
Some plant structures are preserved in 3D to retain features lost through pressing. At TENN, these are linked to pressed specimens and stored in our Seeds & Cones Collection. #NaturalHistoryCollections
Post from Herbarium World on young people's herbaria at the Harvard Botanical Libraries herbariumworld.wordpress.com/2026/08/10/h...
Harvard: Herbaria of the Young
Worksheet on Arisaema triphyllum from Carroll Dodge’s herbarium. Harvard Botany Libraries I traveled to New England twice this spring, and on each trip, I spent two days at Harvard University…
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August 14, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Post from Herbarium World on young people's herbaria at the Harvard Botanical Libraries herbariumworld.wordpress.com/2026/08/10/h...
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This image is of the bramble Rubus suberectus (now Rubus nessensis) from "English Botany" by James Sowerby and our founder JE Smith.
August 13, 2026 at 11:42 AM
This image is of the bramble Rubus suberectus (now Rubus nessensis) from "English Botany" by James Sowerby and our founder JE Smith.
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On Winnie-the-Pooh centenary, we went hunting for brambles in our Collections. And guess what? We actually found one that was collected IN Ashdown Forest! (Milne's inspiration for the setting of Pooh stories)
This speciment (L) was collected by George Anderson, botanist and FLS. Cont...
This speciment (L) was collected by George Anderson, botanist and FLS. Cont...
August 13, 2026 at 11:42 AM
On Winnie-the-Pooh centenary, we went hunting for brambles in our Collections. And guess what? We actually found one that was collected IN Ashdown Forest! (Milne's inspiration for the setting of Pooh stories)
This speciment (L) was collected by George Anderson, botanist and FLS. Cont...
This speciment (L) was collected by George Anderson, botanist and FLS. Cont...
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360° tour of #TheLiteraryGarden is up! Thanks to @mobotgarden.bsky.social's digital interpretation team, we can share the exhibition @mobotmuseum.bsky.social.
Explore everything on view at the linktree in bio or here kuula.co/share/LkQZF/...
#plants #gardens #narratives
Explore everything on view at the linktree in bio or here kuula.co/share/LkQZF/...
#plants #gardens #narratives
August 12, 2026 at 1:55 PM
360° tour of #TheLiteraryGarden is up! Thanks to @mobotgarden.bsky.social's digital interpretation team, we can share the exhibition @mobotmuseum.bsky.social.
Explore everything on view at the linktree in bio or here kuula.co/share/LkQZF/...
#plants #gardens #narratives
Explore everything on view at the linktree in bio or here kuula.co/share/LkQZF/...
#plants #gardens #narratives
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'Gertrude Stein once asked Henri Matisse if he looked at the tomato he was eating in a special, artistic way.
Replied Matisse, "No, when I eat a tomato I look at it the way anyone else would. But when I paint a tomato, then I see it differently."'
Source: pages.jh.edu/jhumag/996we...
#food 🍜
Replied Matisse, "No, when I eat a tomato I look at it the way anyone else would. But when I paint a tomato, then I see it differently."'
Source: pages.jh.edu/jhumag/996we...
#food 🍜
July 12, 2026 at 1:50 AM
'Gertrude Stein once asked Henri Matisse if he looked at the tomato he was eating in a special, artistic way.
Replied Matisse, "No, when I eat a tomato I look at it the way anyone else would. But when I paint a tomato, then I see it differently."'
Source: pages.jh.edu/jhumag/996we...
#food 🍜
Replied Matisse, "No, when I eat a tomato I look at it the way anyone else would. But when I paint a tomato, then I see it differently."'
Source: pages.jh.edu/jhumag/996we...
#food 🍜
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Flowers from ‘Bilder zum Anschauungs-Unterricht für die Jugend: Bestehend in vaterländ. Gegenständen, nach der Natur u. den besten Originalen.’ Esslingen: J .F. Schreiber’s lithographischer Anstalt, 1835.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Special Collections.
#naturalhistory #botanicalart #flowers
University of Wisconsin-Madison Special Collections.
#naturalhistory #botanicalart #flowers
August 10, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Flowers from ‘Bilder zum Anschauungs-Unterricht für die Jugend: Bestehend in vaterländ. Gegenständen, nach der Natur u. den besten Originalen.’ Esslingen: J .F. Schreiber’s lithographischer Anstalt, 1835.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Special Collections.
#naturalhistory #botanicalart #flowers
University of Wisconsin-Madison Special Collections.
#naturalhistory #botanicalart #flowers
Yes you did! And you'd said so many other insightful things about AI.
Didn't I say a week ago that we are 'standing on the precipice of a runaway train'??!! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Meta says AI model accessed the internet and hacked another firm
Meta is the latest company to disclose an AI agent breach, raising cyber-security concerns.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 7, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Yes you did! And you'd said so many other insightful things about AI.
Her work is beautiful and her prices amazingly affordable for the quality. She has an online store at www.vorobikbotanicalart.com. Naturally I bought a few things!
August 7, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Her work is beautiful and her prices amazingly affordable for the quality. She has an online store at www.vorobikbotanicalart.com. Naturally I bought a few things!