|
ORCHID CD. 46 ORCHID CHROMOLITHOGRAPH IMAGES ON COMPACT DISC FROM LINDENIA ICONOGRAPHIE DES ORCHIDEES GAND BELGIUM 1898 SERIES II VOLUME IV |
ITEM # LIND V 4 CD PRICE $49.99
Fascination with orchids started in Europe around 1818. People became so taken
with orchids that they reached a state popularly described as an "orchidelirium".
The demand for these exotic beauties was so great that orchids became a big
business. The wealthy commissioned professional plant explorers (Orchid Hunters)
to gather plants from equatorial regions around the world.
The Orchid Hunters risked life and limb and endured many hardships-dangerous
voyages, hostile cultures, thieves and exotic diseases. The engraving shown
above appeared in La Belgique Horticole in 1878
During the second half of the nineteenth century, Belgium became the center of
the world for the cultivation of orchids. Jean Linden (1817-1898) was
instrumental in the discovery and introduction of many new species. A native of
Luxembourg, he moved to Belgium where he imported more than 1,100 different
orchids. His explorations included trips to South America, Cuba, Mexico and the
United States. With his son Lucien he founded a nursery known as Horticulture
Internationale in Brussels. Together they published "Lindenia -
Iconographie des Orchidees" an extensive work issued in monthly parts
by subscription over a period of 17 years.
Lindenia Iconographie des Orchidées is one of the most important
periodic publications on orchids to be published during the nineteenth century,
with coloured plates of the highest quality.
Jean Linden was perhaps the greatest of all the late 19th century commercial
orchid growers, and, in conjunction with his son Lucien (1853-1940), he was
responsible for importing more than 1100 different species to Europe. Born in
Luxemburg in 1817, Jean Linden was one of the first students to attend the
Faculty of Sciences in the newly established University of Brussels and at the
early age of 19 was entrusted with a scientific mission to South America by the
Belgian government. This was the start of what was to be a ten-year period when
he travelled throughout South and Central America in search of new orchid
species. He returned to Europe in October 1845 and initially established himself
as a nurseryman in Ghent before moving to Brussels 'where he founded the
establishment known as Horticulture Internationale in conjunction with his son
Lucien. In this nursery, which became a model for the profession, Linden's
knowledge of plants and the localities in which they grew naturally proved
invaluable. Direct competition with Messrs. Sander in England kept him alert in
the search for new and desirable species, resulting in the exploration of many
far-flung regions where orchids might be found.' (Reinikka 'A History of the
Orchid', 1995, p. 206). The present work, as the name suggests, is in essence a
celebration of his professional life and work and recognizes the enormous
influence he had on both the discovery of new species and the breeding of new
hybrids.
Each of the orchid species or hybrids are represented by a very high quality
full-colour chromolithograph. The plates are printed by some of the best
botanical lithographers of the period including Severeyns and de Pannemaeker
from the work of Alfred Goosens and other top botanical artists. The present set
is volume four of the second series. The periodical was eventually completed in
17 volumes in 1903 with 813 plates over a period of 17 years.
Nissen BBI 2348; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 4628; Timby The Orchid Observed,
Stanford, 1982, number 27.
This CD portrays 46 high-resolution digital BMP images of orchids that appeared
in Volume four of the Second Series in 1896. These images were transferred from
the 10 ¼" x 14" originals. They have been scaled to print out on 8 ½"
x 11" paper. These images can be imported to Adobe Photoshop, Adpbe
Photoshop Elements, Adobe Illustrator, PaintShop Pro, Adobe PhotoDelux,
PrintMaster and other popular painting and drawing programs and printed on
quality inkjet paper producing stunning results suitable for framing. Or for
designing your own greeting cards, posters, brochures and calendars.
INDEX TO IMAGES
- DCXXV
LAELIA PRAESTANS RCHB. F. var. CANDIDA L. LIND.
- DCXXVI
LAELIA PRAESTANS RCHB. F. var. NOBILIS L. LIND.
- DCXXVII
LAELIA PUMILA RCHB. F. var. AMABILIS L. LIND.
- DCXXVIII
ODONTOGLOSSUM X VIGERIANUM L. LIND.
- DCXXIX
CYPRIPEDIUM X NIOBE ROLFE
- DCXXX
ODONTOGLOSSUM PESCATOREI LIND. Var. ROI LEOPOLD L. LIND.
- DCXXVXI
CATTLEYA TRIANAE LIND. Var. SAMYANA L. LIND.
- DCXXXII
LAELIA ANCEPS LINDL. Var. BALLANTINEANA HORT.
- DCXXXIII
ODONTOGLOSSUM CRISPUM LDL. Var. RAYON D'OR L. LIND.
- DCXXXIV
ODONTOGLOSSUM CRISPUM LDL. Var. LE CZAR L. LIND.
- DCXXXV
MASDEVALLIA CHIMAERA RCHB. F.
- DCXXXVI
ONCIDIUM CRISPUM LODD. Var. GRANDIFLORUM HORT.
- DCXXXVII
CATTLEYA TRIANAE LIND. Var. VILLEGONTIERIAE L. LIND.
- DCXXXVIII
CYPRIPEDIUM X GOWERIANUM
- DCXXXIX
LYCASTE DEPPEI LIND. Var. PRAESTANS L. LIND.
- DCXL
COCHLIODA NOTZLIANA ROLFE var. SUPERBA L. LIND.
- DCXLI
ODONTOGLOSSUM CRISPUM LDL. Var. LA MERVEILLE L. LIND.
- DCXLII
HABENARIA SUSANNAE R. BR.
- DCXLIII
LAELIA PRAESTANS RCHB. F. var. LUCIANI GRIGN.
- DCXLIV
CYPRIPEDIUM X WIERTZIANUM L. LIND.
- DCXLV
DENDROBIUM NOBILE LINDL. VARIETATES
- DCXLVI
DENDROBIUM NOBILE LINDL. VARIETATES
- DCXLVII
CATTLEYA MENDELI LIND. Var. PRINCESSE CLEMENTINE L. LIND.
- DCXLVIII
MILTONIA VEXILLARIA BENTH. Var. MEMORIA LINDENI L. LIND.
- DCXLIX
CATTLEYA LABIATA LINDL. VAR. LILACINA L. LIND.
- DCL
ODONTOGLOSSUM CORADINEI RCHB. F. var. MOORTEBEEKIENSE L. LIND.
- DCLI
ODONTOGLOSSUM CRISPUM LDL. Var. TIGRINUM L. LIND.
- DCLII
LAELIA PRAESTANS RCHB. F. var. LEEMANNIAE L. LIND.
- DCLIII
CATTEYA TRIANAE LIND. Var. COERULESCENS L. LIND.
- DCLIV
ODONTOGLOSSUM X SOLEIL DE MUYSEN L. LIND.
- DCLV
LAELIA PRAESTANS RCHB. F. var. ALBA OCULATA L. LIND.
- DCLVI
CYPRIPEDIUM INSIGNE WALL. Var. NOBILIUS L. LIND.
- DCLVII
ZYGOBATEMANIA X MASTERSI L. LIND.
- DCLVII
LAELIOCATTLEYA X GOTTOIANA HORT.
- DCLIX
CYPRIPEDIUM VILLOSUM LDL. VARIETATES
- DCLX
CYPRIPEDIUM VILLOSUM LDL. VARIETATES
- DCLXI
CATTLEYA TRIANAE LIND. Var. LUCIDA L. LIND.
- DCLXII
ODONTOGLOSSUM CRISPUM LDL. Var. FUNAMBULUM L. LIND.
- DCLXIII
CATTLEYA SCHILLERIANA RCHB. F. var. SUPERBA HORT.
- DCLXIV
COMPARETTIA MACROPLECTRON RCHB. F. et TR.
- DCLXV
CYPRIPEDIUM BELLATULUM RCHB. F. var. CHOTEKAE L. LIND.
- DCLXVI
ODONTOGLOSSUM X WILCKEANUM RCHB. F. var. GINOTIANUM
- DCLXVII
CATTLEYA LODDIGESI LINDL. Var. HARRISONIAE VEITCH
- DCLXVIII
CYPRIPEDIUM X HAUMONTI L. LIND.
- DCLXIX
ASPASIA LUNATA LINDL.
- DCLXX
CYPRIPEDIUM PARISHI RCHB. F.
- DCLXXI
ODONTOGLOSSUM RUCKERIANUM RCHB. F. var. GOURNAYANUM L. LIND.
- DCLXXII
ODONTOGLOSSUM SCHLIEPERIANUM RCHB. F. var. XANTHINUM HORT.
|
ITEM # LIND V 4 CD PRICE $49.99 |