Library / reading nook

Art for libraries, studies and reading corners: maps, botanical plates, portraits and detailed works that suit a room built around books. Many are best seen up close, at reading distance. Every piece is a museum-quality giclée print, made to order.

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Detailed scientific illustration of various frogs and toads in gold and green tones arranged vertically among aquatic vegetation.

Illustration of Batrachia

Thirty-three mounted butterfly specimens arranged in four columns, displaying brown, black, yellow, and white wing patterns on a light background.

Marian Ellis Rowan

Thirty-three butterflies, in four columns, belonging to the Papilionidae and Danainae families

Watercolour with bodycolour on grey paper

Twenty-four mounted moth specimens arranged in three columns, displaying brown, tan, blue, and black wing colorations on a gray background.

Marian Ellen Rowan

Twenty-four moths, in three columns, mostly belonging to the family Noctuidae

Watercolour with bodycolour on grey paper

Twenty-two butterflies arranged in three columns display brown, orange, black, and white wing patterns against a pale background.

Marian Ellis Rowan

Twenty-two butterflies in three columns, all belonging to the family Nymphalidae

Watercolour with bodycolour on grey paper

Fifteen swallowtail butterflies arranged in three columns, displaying black, white, yellow, and brown wing patterns on a pale background.

Marian Ellis Rowan

Fifteen Swallowtail butterflies (Family Papilionidae) in three columns

Watercolour with bodycolour on grey paper

Sixty-three moths pinned and arranged in irregular columns display varied colors including white, yellow, orange, green, and brown against a gray background.

Marian Ellis Rowan

Sixty-three Moths, arranged inthree or five irregular columns

1910 · Watercolour with bodycolour on grey paper

Four birdwing butterflies arranged in two columns, featuring yellow-green and brown-white specimens with detailed wing patterns and yellow abdomens.

Marian Ellis Rowan

Four Birdwing butterflies (family Papilionidae) in two columns, representing both sexes of the Common Birdwing (Troides (Ornithoptera) Priamus)

Bodycolour on grey paper

Sixty-two mounted butterflies arranged in five vertical columns display predominantly blue, white, brown, and yellow wing patterns against a pale background.

Marian Ellis Rowan

A packed plate of sixty-two butterflies, in five columns, mostly representing some of the larger members of the Lycaendidae

Watercolour with bodycolour on grey paper

An elderly man in brown clothing sits reading a letter at a wooden table in a sparse, earth-toned interior room.

From a distant land

A sixteenth-century botanical illustration depicting purple flowers, a pink iris, a yellow pear, and decorative calligraphic designs in ink and watercolor.

Joris Hoefnagel and Georg Bocskay

Rampion, Dittany, and Pear

1596 · Watercolors, gold and silver paint, and ink on parchment

Watercolor still life depicting an eggplant with green leaves and white squash blossoms against a neutral background.

Still Life with Eggplant and Summer Squash

1927 · opaque and transparent watercolor over graphite on wove paper

A detailed botanical illustration depicting a purple pansy flower with green leaves, a ladybug, and handwritten Latin text with musical notation above.

Joris Hoefnagel and Georg Bocskay

Ladybird and European Wild Pansy

1596 · Watercolors, gold and silver paint, and ink on parchment

Illuminated manuscript page featuring handwritten Italian text, an ornate gold initial letter, a detailed brown shell illustration, and a small white flower with green stems.

Joris Hoefnagel and Georg Bocskay

Noah's Ark Shell and Sneezewort

1596 · Watercolors, gold and silver paint, and ink on parchment

A detailed Renaissance illustration depicting a caterpillar, pear, purple tulip, and shell arranged on a cream page with Latin text above.

Joris Hoefnagel and Georg Bocskay

Caterpillar, Pear, Tulip, and Purple Snail

1596 · Watercolors, gold and silver paint, and ink on parchment

A detailed botanical illustration featuring a pink carnation, purple martagon lily, and yellow-green pear with handwritten text and decorative flourishes above.

Joris Hoefnagel and Georg Bocskay

Carnation, Martagon Lily, and Pear

1596 · Watercolors, gold and silver paint, and ink on parchment

Illuminated manuscript page featuring a golden crocus, black beetle, and pink foxglove with decorative text above in brown and gold.

Joris Hoefnagel and Georg Bocskay

Cloth-of-Gold Crocus, Beetle, and Foxglove

1596 · Watercolors, gold and silver paint, and ink on parchment

Hand-painted manuscript page showing a pear, dragonfly, frog, and hyacinth with decorative text above on cream parchment.

Joris Hoefnagel and Georg Bocskay

Common Pear, Lake Demoiselle, Moor Frog, and Hyacinth

1596 · Watercolors, gold and silver paint, and ink on parchment

Two botanical illustrations of flowering plants with roots and stems flank a small insect, accompanied by Latin text in gold and black ink on parchment.

Joris Hoefnagel and Georg Bocskay

Black Cumins and Insect

1596 · Watercolors, gold and silver paint, and ink on parchment

A detailed botanical illustration featuring a pink carnation with green leaves, red fruits, and various insects including a damselfly, butterflies, and caterpillars on aged parchment with Latin text.

Joris Hoefnagel and Georg Bocskay

Damselfly, Carnation, Firebug, Caterpillar, Carnelian Cherry, and Centipede

1596 · Watercolors, gold and silver paint, and ink on parchment

A sixteenth-century illuminated manuscript page depicting a yellow pear with insects including a caterpillar, fly, and butterflies, accompanied by Latin text in decorative calligraphy.

Joris Hoefnagel and Georg Bocskay

Fly, Caterpillar, Pear, and Centipede

1596 · Watercolors, gold and silver paint, and ink on parchment

A sixteenth-century naturalistic study depicting a segmented caterpillar and a red-winged insect among handwritten text and flowing linear patterns on aged parchment.

Joris Hoefnagel and Georg Bocskay

Caterpillar and Insect

1596 · Watercolors, gold and silver paint, and ink on parchment

Three minimalist plant illustrations displayed side by side in black, navy, and gray backgrounds with contrasting leaf tones.

Triptych — Minimal Plant 1 × Minimal Plant 2 × Minimal Plant 3

Watercolor painting of yellow jonquils with green stems and blue iris flowers against a pale beige background.

opaque and transparent watercolor over graphite on wove paper

White calla lilies with green stems and leaves against a deep blue background in a botanical study composition.

Calla Lilies (Bert Savoy)