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"Burnet: A Tapestry of Nature's Beauty and Historical Significance" Step into the enchanting world of burnet, where antique botany illustrations come to life

Background imageBurnet Collection: Great burnet, Sanguisorba officinalis

Great burnet, Sanguisorba officinalis
5856050 Great burnet, Sanguisorba officinalis; (add.info.: Great burnet, Sanguisorba officinalis. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora")

Background imageBurnet Collection: Burnet saxifrage, Pimpinella saxifraga

Burnet saxifrage, Pimpinella saxifraga
5856014 Burnet saxifrage, Pimpinella saxifraga; (add.info.: Burnet saxifrage, Pimpinella saxifraga. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora")

Background imageBurnet Collection: Burnet, Sanguisorba minor, and herb robert, Geranium robertianum

Burnet, Sanguisorba minor, and herb robert, Geranium robertianum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical
FLO4667126 Burnet, Sanguisorba minor, and herb robert, Geranium robertianum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt

Background imageBurnet Collection: Burnet rose, Rosa pimpinellifolia

Burnet rose, Rosa pimpinellifolia
5856048 Burnet rose, Rosa pimpinellifolia; (add.info.: Burnet rose, Rosa pimpinellifolia. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora)

Background imageBurnet Collection: Leaves and stems of burnet saxifrage. Pimpinella calycina. Chichukou

Leaves and stems of burnet saxifrage. Pimpinella calycina. Chichukou
5855590 Leaves and stems of burnet saxifrage. Pimpinella calycina. Chichukou; (add.info.: Leaves and stems of burnet saxifrage. Pimpinella calycina)

Background imageBurnet Collection: Roots and tiny pink and white flowers of burnet saxifrage. Pimpinella calycina. Chichukou

Roots and tiny pink and white flowers of burnet saxifrage. Pimpinella calycina. Chichukou
5855591 Roots and tiny pink and white flowers of burnet saxifrage. Pimpinella calycina. Chichukou; (add.info.: Roots and tiny pink and white flowers of burnet saxifrage. Pimpinella calycina)

Background imageBurnet Collection: Comma butterfly, Polygonia c-album (a-d), six-spot burnet moth, Zygaena filipendulae (e-i)

Comma butterfly, Polygonia c-album (a-d), six-spot burnet moth, Zygaena filipendulae (e-i), and white plumed moth
FLO4638628 Comma butterfly, Polygonia c-album (a-d), six-spot burnet moth, Zygaena filipendulae (e-i), and white plumed moth, Pterophorus pentadactylus (k-q)

Background imageBurnet Collection: The Protestant Grind-Stone: William III and Queen Mary press the Pope's nose to the grindstone

The Protestant Grind-Stone: William III and Queen Mary press the Pope's nose to the grindstone turned by Anglican
528107 The Protestant Grind-Stone: William III and Queen Mary press the Pope's nose to the grindstone turned by Anglican Bishops Sancroft and Compton

Background imageBurnet Collection: Five-spot burnet moths {Zygaena trifolii} mating on Pyramidal orchid {Anacamptis

Five-spot burnet moths {Zygaena trifolii} mating on Pyramidal orchid {Anacamptis pyramidalis} Cornwall, UK

Background imageBurnet Collection: Antique botany illustration: Burnet Saxifrage, Pimpinella saxifraga

Antique botany illustration: Burnet Saxifrage, Pimpinella saxifraga

Background imageBurnet Collection: Camp of the Naval Brigade before Sebastopol, 1855 (lithograph)

Camp of the Naval Brigade before Sebastopol, 1855 (lithograph)
3744624 Camp of the Naval Brigade before Sebastopol, 1855 (lithograph) by Simpson, William Crimea (1823-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plate 17 of The Seat of War in the East, 1855)

Background imageBurnet Collection: Double dart, pale shoulder, four-spotted moth and druid moth

Double dart, pale shoulder, four-spotted moth and druid moth
Double dart or soothsayer, Graphiphora augur 1, pale shoulder, Acontia lucida 2, 3, four-spotted moth, Tyta luctuosa 4, 5, and druid moth, Aedia funesta 6

Background imageBurnet Collection: Burnet companion moth and the Mother Shipton moth

Burnet companion moth and the Mother Shipton moth
Burnet companion moth, Euclidia glyphica 1, 2, and the Mother Shipton moth, Euclidia mi, 3-9. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die

Background imageBurnet Collection: Portrait of Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, 1835 (litho)

Portrait of Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, 1835 (litho)
4070966 Portrait of Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, 1835 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBurnet Collection: Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury (engraving)

Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury (engraving)
607861 Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury)

Background imageBurnet Collection: Common burnet, Sanguisorba minor

Common burnet, Sanguisorba minor (Poterium sanguisorba). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, 1801

Background imageBurnet Collection: Burnet rose, Rosa spinosissima

Burnet rose, Rosa spinosissima. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from James Smiths English Botany, London, 1794

Background imageBurnet Collection: Deaths head hawkmoth, six-spot burnet

Deaths head hawkmoth, six-spot burnet
Deaths head hawkmoth, Acherontia atropos, six-spot burnet, Zygaena filipendulae, and nine-spotted moth, Amata phegea. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Blanchard from Charles

Background imageBurnet Collection: Titlepage of The History of the Reformation of the Church of England

Titlepage of The History of the Reformation of the Church of England
XJF274332 Titlepage of The History of the Reformation of the Church of England (engraving) (b/w photo) by White, Robert (1645-1703); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBurnet Collection: Burnet, Sanguisorba minor, and herb robert

Burnet, Sanguisorba minor, and herb robert, Geranium robertianum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageBurnet Collection: Vegetables, Plantes potageres

Vegetables, Plantes potageres. Tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus, salad burnet, Poterium sanguisorba, leek, Allium porrum, garden sorrel, Rumex acetosa, and spinach leaf, Spinacia oleracea

Background imageBurnet Collection: Cowslip Burnet, Clover, Docks, Thistles, Kecksies

Cowslip Burnet, Clover, Docks, Thistles, Kecksies and Burs (King Henry V). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Jane Elizabeth Giraud from The Flowers of Shakespeare

Background imageBurnet Collection: Burnet rose, Rosa pimpinellifolia (Rose pimprenelle

Burnet rose, Rosa pimpinellifolia (Rose pimprenelle, Rosa spinosissima). Handcoloured lithograph by Lecouturier after a botanical illustration by Mlle. F

Background imageBurnet Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 724

Curtis British Entomology Plate 724
Hymenoptera: Cleptes nitidula = Cleptes nitidulus [Plant: Trinia glauca (Trinia glaberrima, Dwarf Burnet Saxifrage)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageBurnet Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 659

Curtis British Entomology Plate 659
Lepidoptera. Euclidia glyphica (Burnet Companion) [Plant: Trifolium subterraneum (Subterranean Clover)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageBurnet Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 552

Curtis British Entomology Plate 552
Hymenoptera: Callimome subterraneus = Torymus nobilis (Cynips Parasite) [Plant: Rosa pimpinellifolia (Rosa spinosissima, Burnet Rose)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageBurnet Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 547

Curtis British Entomology Plate 547
Lepidoptera: Zygaena filipendulae (Six-spot Burnet) [Plant: Valeriana officinalis (Great Wild Valerian)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageBurnet Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 493

Curtis British Entomology Plate 493
Diptera: Tipula longicornis = Tipula flavolineata (Long-horned Long-legs) [Plant: Sanguisorba officinalis (Great Burnet)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageBurnet Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 447

Curtis British Entomology Plate 447
Lepidoptera: Ephyra pictaria = Aleucis distinctata (Kent Mocha) [Plant: Poterium sanguisorba (Upland Burnet)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageBurnet Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 92

Curtis British Entomology Plate 92
Lepidoptera: Spilosoma walkerii = Spilosoma lubricepida ab. walkeri (White Ermine, variety) [Plant: Pimpinella saxifraga (Common Burnet Saxifrage)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageBurnet Collection: W Saxifrage, Violet, Wood Sage, Bitter Sweet, Burnet (colour litho)

W Saxifrage, Violet, Wood Sage, Bitter Sweet, Burnet (colour litho)
6020680 W Saxifrage, Violet, Wood Sage, Bitter Sweet, Burnet (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: W Saxifrage, Violet, Wood Sage, Bitter Sweet, Burnet)

Background imageBurnet Collection: Seagrass, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Seagrass, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999769 Seagrass, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Background imageBurnet Collection: [John Burnet], 1860s. Creator: John & Charles Watkins

[John Burnet], 1860s. Creator: John & Charles Watkins
John Burnet, 1860s

Background imageBurnet Collection: Bishop Burnets House

Bishop Burnets House in St Johns Square, Clerkenwell, London, 1866. Gilbert Burnet (1643-1715) was a Scottish philosopher, historian and cleric who became Bishop of Salisbury in 1689

Background imageBurnet Collection: Scabious, Yellow scabious, Cephalaria, Cephalaria gigantea

Scabious, Yellow scabious, Cephalaria, Cephalaria gigantea
Burnet, Sanguisorba White Tanna, White fluffy flowers growing outdoor.-

Background imageBurnet Collection: salad burnett, sanguisorba minor

salad burnett, sanguisorba minor
1945 Salad burnett Sanguisorba minor

Background imageBurnet Collection: Perennial Flowering season Summer Flowering season Autumn

Perennial Flowering season Summer Flowering season Autumn
Sanguisorba minor Salad burnett Green subject

Background imageBurnet Collection: Milton Keynes MK14 6 Map

Milton Keynes MK14 6 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Milton Keynes MK14 6

Background imageBurnet Collection: White-collar burnet moth (Zygaena carniolica) nectaring on Catnip (Nepeta nuda). Greece

White-collar burnet moth (Zygaena carniolica) nectaring on Catnip (Nepeta nuda). Greece. July

Background imageBurnet Collection: Burnet, (1643-1715), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Burnet, (1643-1715), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Burnet, (1643-1715), 1830. Gilbert Burnet (1643-1715) Scottish philosopher and historian, and Bishop of Salisbury, a respected preacher, academic and writer

Background imageBurnet Collection: Burnet moth (Zygaena carniolica) on knapweed, in mountain habitat, Aosta Valley

Burnet moth (Zygaena carniolica) on knapweed, in mountain habitat, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy

Background imageBurnet Collection: Title page vol 1 Historie van de reformatie der

Title page vol 1 Historie van de reformatie der
Title page of vol. 1, Historie van de reformatie der kerke van Engeland, Romeyn de Hooghe Collection, Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715, Hooghe, Romeyn de, 1645-1708, Engraving, 1686, title page, vol

Background imageBurnet Collection: Moth (Zygaena osterodensis) feeding on flower, Viscos, Pyrenees National Park, France

Moth (Zygaena osterodensis) feeding on flower, Viscos, Pyrenees National Park, France, July

Background imageBurnet Collection: Deputy John Ellis of Broad Street Ward holding a book, 1792. Artist: Burnet Reading

Deputy John Ellis of Broad Street Ward holding a book, 1792. Artist: Burnet Reading
Deputy John Ellis of Broad Street Ward holding a book, 1792. John Ellis served as an active member of the Corporation of London from 1750 to 1790, latterly as an aldermans deputy

Background imageBurnet Collection: Buckingham House and St Jamess Park in the winter, London, 1817. Artist: Robert Havell

Buckingham House and St Jamess Park in the winter, London, 1817. Artist: Robert Havell
Buckingham House and St Jamess Park in the winter, London, 1817. Snowy scene with people skating on a frozen lake. A tent has been erected and a group of figures gather around a fire on the ice

Background imageBurnet Collection: North view of the Bank of England, City of London, 1809. Artist: John Burnet

North view of the Bank of England, City of London, 1809. Artist: John Burnet
North view of the Bank of England from Lothbury, City of London, 1809; with figures

Background imageBurnet Collection: Agrimony, Ladyas Mantle and Burnet, Victorian Botanical Illustration

Agrimony, Ladyas Mantle and Burnet, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Botanical Illustration of Agrimony, Sticklewort, Ladyas Mantle, Archemilla, Sanguisorba and Burnet, Victorian Botanical Illustration



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"Burnet: A Tapestry of Nature's Beauty and Historical Significance" Step into the enchanting world of burnet, where antique botany illustrations come to life. The Burnet Saxifrage, Pimpinella saxifraga, gracefully adorns the pages with its delicate petals and intricate details. In the Texas Hill Country, fields burst with vibrant wildflowers and majestic oak trees during springtime. Among this picturesque scene lies Burnet, a charming town that embraces nature's wonders. Witness a mesmerizing dance in the meadows as Five-spot burnet moths find their perfect match on Pyramidal orchids. These Zygaena trifolii moths create an ethereal spectacle against the backdrop of colorful blooms. Travel back in time to 1855 through a lithograph capturing the Camp of the Naval Brigade before Sebastopol. Immerse yourself in history as you envision soldiers gathering under towering oak trees near Burnet. The moth kingdom unveils its own captivating story with species like Double dart, pale shoulder, four-spotted moth, and druid moth fluttering through moonlit nights. Their beauty is matched by companions such as Burnet companion moth and Mother Shipton moth. Gilbert Burnet emerges from history books as Bishop of Salisbury in stunning portraits - his wisdom etched onto lithographs and engravings that immortalize his legacy. Nature showcases more burnets; Common burnets like Sanguisorba minor grace gardens with their elegant presence while Burnet roses (Rosa spinosissima) add splashes of color to landscapes worldwide. Delve into entomology marvels where Deaths head hawkmoths cross paths with six-spot burnets - each possessing unique patterns that captivate observers' eyes. Finally, explore "The History of Reformation" through a title page that bears witness to significant religious transformations within England's Church – Gilbert Burnet's influential work that shaped the course of history.