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Aurea Collection

Background imageAurea Collection: Turkey. Constantinople. The Golden Gate. Walls. Engraving

Turkey. Constantinople. The Golden Gate. Walls. Engraving
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Walls of the city. Golden Gate. Engraving by Lemaitre. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

Background imageAurea Collection: Europe as depicted by the ancients

Europe as depicted by the ancients. Europe kidnapped by a bull from a mural in the tomb of the Nasoni family, Rome 1, as a nymph on a bull from a cameo 2

Background imageAurea Collection: View of the Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna, 1822

View of the Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna, 1822. The main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers. Vista dell Imp. Palazzo di Schoenbrun

Background imageAurea Collection: Standing figure and Golden Bull seals of HRE Charles IV

Standing figure and Golden Bull seals of HRE Charles IV
Standing figure and seals from the Golden Bull of King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, Charles Holy Roman Emperor, 1316-1378. Figura in piedi e Sigillo di Carlo IV

Background imageAurea Collection: View of Cologne Cathedral, Germany

View of Cologne Cathedral, Germany
View of Cologne Cathedral, Gothic church in Cologne, Germany. Lato della chiesa Cattedrale di Colonia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Background imageAurea Collection: Golden iris or golden flag, Iris crocea

Golden iris or golden flag, Iris crocea (golden flower de luce, Iris aurea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G. Barclay after Miss Sarah Drake from John Lindley

Background imageAurea Collection: Orange Peruvian lily, Alstroemeria aurea

Orange Peruvian lily, Alstroemeria aurea (Orange-flowered alstroemeria, Alstroemeria aurantiaca). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Frederick W. Smith after J.T

Background imageAurea Collection: Shaggy scalycap and golden pholiota

Shaggy scalycap and golden pholiota
Shaggy scalycap, Pholiota squarrosa, and golden pholiota, Pholiota aurea. Chromolithograph by Lassus after an illustration by A

Background imageAurea Collection: Coreopsis species

Coreopsis species
Golden coreopsis, Coreopsis aurea, large-flowered coreopsis, C. grandiflora, lanceolate-leaved coreopsis, C. lanceolata, six-leaved coreopsis, C. senifolia, whorl-leaved coreopsis, C

Background imageAurea Collection: Dows cattleya orchid, Cattleya dowiana var. aurea

Dows cattleya orchid, Cattleya dowiana var. aurea
Dows cattleya orchid, gold variety, Cattleya dowiana var. aurea (Cattleya aurea). Chromolithograph by P. Stroobant from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1883

Background imageAurea Collection: Red bulls mouth orchid, Chysis bruennowiana

Red bulls mouth orchid, Chysis bruennowiana (Chysis aurea var. maculata). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageAurea Collection: Princess palm, Dictyosperma album var. aureum

Princess palm, Dictyosperma album var. aureum (Areca aurea). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageAurea Collection: Yellow spider lily, Lycoris aurea

Yellow spider lily, Lycoris aurea
Genre de Liliace approachant de celui de l Amaryllis connu improprement sous le nom d Amaryllis jaune. Yellow spider lily, Lycoris aurea

Background imageAurea Collection: Golden-backed bishop, Euplectes aureus

Golden-backed bishop, Euplectes aureus, and orange-winged pytilia, Pytilia afra. (Golden-backed finch, Loxia aurea, and red-faced finch)

Background imageAurea Collection: Falling stars, Crocosmia aurea

Falling stars, Crocosmia aurea (Golden tritonia, Tritonia aurea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register

Background imageAurea Collection: Golden flag, Iris crocea

Golden flag, Iris crocea (Golden iris, Iris aurea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register

Background imageAurea Collection: Hybrid alstroemeria, Bomarea acutifolia x Alstroemeria aurea

Hybrid alstroemeria, Bomarea acutifolia x Alstroemeria aurea (Alstroemeria acutifolia-aurea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Smith after a botanical illustration by MIlls from Benjamin Maund

Background imageAurea Collection: Golden bartonia, Bartonia aurea

Golden bartonia, Bartonia aurea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Walter Fitch from William Jackson Hookers Botanical Magazine, London, 1838

Background imageAurea Collection: Domus Aurea (Golden House). Rome. Italy

Domus Aurea (Golden House). Rome. Italy
Domus Aurea (Golden House). Villa built by the Emperor Nero after the great fire between 64-68 A.C. Rome. Italy

Background imageAurea Collection: Golden coral fungus, Ramaria aurea, edible

Golden coral fungus, Ramaria aurea, edible.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 1890

Background imageAurea Collection: CROATIA. Pula. Triumphal Arch of the Sergi or

CROATIA. Pula. Triumphal Arch of the Sergi or Golden Gate (29-27 BC), located in Porta Aurea Square. Roman art. Architecture

Background imageAurea Collection: Pola, Aurea Gate, Istria, Austro-Hungary

Pola, Aurea Gate, Istria, Austro-Hungary. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageAurea Collection: Split - Croatia - Porta Aurea

Split - Croatia - Porta Aurea. The Roman Imperial Palace of Diocletian had four gates including this one: the Porta Aurea (Golden Gate) in the north

Background imageAurea Collection: The Covered Market at Khenchela, Algeria

The Covered Market at Khenchela, Algeria. A fine example of pseudo-Arab French architecture. Khenchela the capital city of the administrative Khenchela Province (Wilaya), in the northeast of Algeria

Background imageAurea Collection: Neros Golden Palace

Neros Golden Palace
Reconstruction of the reservoir at the Golden Palace of Nero in Rome

Background imageAurea Collection: Salvia Africana-Lutea

Salvia Africana-Lutea
or Salvia Aurea Golden Sage, or Sandsalie

Background imageAurea Collection: Solidago Virga-Aurea

Solidago Virga-Aurea
(var. genuina) COMMON GOLDEN-ROD


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