http://www.library.wwu.edu/ref/subjguides/botill.htm
This website from Western Washington University has a helpful bibliography on botanical art and illustration. Many of the resources listed there are available at The Sterling Morton Library. The librarian in charge of this site updates the list periodically. Check it out.
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Staff artwork in the SML special collections...
Employed at the Arboretum since 1966, Nancy Hart Stieber is Artist/Curator of Rare Prints, an historic collection of over 12,000 original natural history prints and paintings housed in The Sterling Morton Library at the Morton Arboretum.
Much of Nancy's work has been cataloged and can be found in the Sterling Morton Library catalog under an author search for "Hart, Nancy S".
Click on the top link of the column at the right to search. To read more about Nancy and see samples of her work click on the following link:
Nancy Hart Stieber
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
How to access the catalog of the Sterling Morton Library
A repository of centuries of knowledge about plants, the Sterling Morton Library of The Morton Arboretum is devoted mainly to the literature of botany and horticulture, especially as it relates to trees and shrubs that can be grown in northern Illinois. Open to all, the Library and its collections serve both as scholarly and general public resources about plants.
Curious which resources the Sterling Morton Library has on maples?
Hint: Try searching only the resources of the Morton Arboretum. Use the Boolean operator “or” to include records with either Acer or maple in the catalog records. By using the word “and,” you will retrieve catalog records that contain both Acer and maple – a slightly smaller list of records. Among the 60 catalog records listed for the Arboretum’s collections, you will discover An illustrated guide to maples by Le Hardy de Beaulieu, Japanese maples by Vertrees, plus you will also discover a print of maple leaves (brown ink on white paper) by Henry Evans, a lithograph of Acer campestre by Emile Favart, a whimsical children’s book by Lois Ehlert called Red leaf, yellow leaf and 3 delightful pen and ink drawings by Nancy Hart Stieber illustrating Miyabe maple fruit. (The pen and ink drawing techniques are: Cross hatch and stipple technique. Heavy lined background and stipple technique. Stipple and line technique. To be exact!)
Hint: Each image cataloged in the Arboretum’s art collection was given the “fingerprint” of Morton Arboretum. Art Collection, this can be a powerful keyword tool as you search for images within the collection!
Hint: The parentheses allow you to search for either Quercus (the plant’s scientific name) or oak (the plant’s common name) in the catalog records. You will discover over 90 records including a watercolor by Mary Ackermann, a line and stipple drawing of a white oak leaf by Nancy Hart Stieber and a pen & ink drawing of Quercus macrocarpa by Tony Tyznik.
Be dazzled by the works by Beggs, Caspari, Lively and others in our collection!
These searches will allow you to focus on the different techniques represented in our collection. Happy searching!
The Sterling Morton Library is a member of SWAN, an integrated library automation system, shared by 77 member libraries within the Metropolitan Library System. Access to this shared online catalog is via: http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/
Author, Title, Subject, Author/Title combination and all categories may be searched within SWAN’s online catalog. Full keyword searching (including contents notes), Boolean searching, as well as limiting by format, publication date and language are also available in SWAN.
To search only the collections of the Sterling Morton Library, please view our catalog at: http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search~S99, select the “Morton Arboretum” as the collection to search.
Wondering what resources the Sterling Morton Library has on shade gardening?
Try searching under one of these subject headings:
Try creating a keyword search under “Acer” (the plant’s scientific name) and “maple” (the plant’s common name). Acer or maple
Wondering which images are in the Arboretum’s collection by May T. Watts? You can create a keyword search such as:
If you are seeking an image of an oak in the Arboretum’s collection, you can create a keyword search such as:
Wondering what images of mushrooms are in this collection, create a keyword search such as:
Wondering which different art techniques are represented in this collection? Create a keyword search to find them!
Friday, January 14, 2005
Recently added to our catalog...
Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen
Originally published in 4 volumes, from 1883-1914, according to the Eichler classification system, this is a single volume of text which consists of the original volumes 1 and 2 bound together and reorganized according to the Engler classification system. It is accompanied by 208 unbound prints organized in the same manner. The prints are color lithographs mostly drawn by Walther Müller and C.F. Schmidt, depicting a wide variety of subject matter including trees, ferns, lichen, and herbaceous plants. The text in the bound volume describes the characteristics and culture of the plants illustrated in the accompanying plates.
The complete set in its original format has been digitized by the Library at the Missouri Botanical Garden and can be viewed by clicking on the following link:
Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen
Thursday, January 13, 2005
Treesearch
Interested in finding forestry research publications? Treesearch is an online system for locating and delivering publications by Research and Development scientists in the USDA Forest Service. Publications in the collection include research monographs published by the agency as well as papers written by USDA scientists but published by other organizations in their journals, conference proceedings, or books.
Leafing Through the Pages - February 2005
Squalls, sea lampreys and the mighty Great Lakes were all part of our lively discussion of The living great lakes by Jerry Dennis at today's gathering. Join us on Thursday, February 10, 2005 to discuss Giants in the earth : a saga of the prairie by O.E. Rolvaag. In this book we will explore a classic story of a Norwegian pioneer family's struggles with the land and the elements of the Dakota Territory. We meet in the Sterling Morton Library from 10-12.
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Leafing Through the Pages
The Sterling Morton Library's book discussion group will be meeting on Thursday, January 13 from 10-12 in the Library. Join us to discuss The living great lakes : searching for the heart of the inland seas by Jerry Dennis. Exploring the history, nature, and science of these remarkable lakes, Dennis includes a narrative of his six-week voyage through the lakes and beyond as a crew member of a tall-masted schooner.
For the 2005 reading schedule of Leafing Through the Pages, please look here
special collections - landscape designs - prairie school
Jens Jensen, eminent landscape designer of the early 20th century in the prairie style, has many papers and drawings in our special collections. His son-in-law and partner for many years, Marshall Johnson, established his own reputation as a mid-century landscape designer in the Chicago region. The Sterling Morton Library holds over 1,000 landscape designs by Johnson, and over 200 by Jensen. In addition, the Library holds Jensen's papers and over 10,000 photos of sites that he worked on, and papers relating to the Friends of the Native Landscape.Ossian Cole Simonds preceded Jensen in developing a "prairie style" of landscape design; about 30 of his landscape drawings also reside in our collection.
These present a treasure trove of 20th century landscape designs. Some of these drawings are cataloged on the online catalog of the Morton Arboretum that is accessible at http://swan.sls.lib.il.us.
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