🌸 Lindenia: a Monumental Work on Orchids in 5 Volumes

A collection to cherish, browse, and display. Lindenia – Iconography of Orchids brings the allure of botanical exploration and the beauty of orchids to your library through five large-format bound volumes, embellished with full-page color plates.

This English-language reprint by Naturalia Publications reproduces the historic work Lindenia: Iconographie des Orchidées, published in Ghent between 1885 and 1906. An offering for collectors of botanical books, orchid enthusiasts, and lovers of illustration: not merely a read, but a distinctive addition to your library.

📖 The Allure and History of the Work

Authored by Jean-Jules Linden and Émile Rodigas and originally published by Eugène Vanderhaeghen in monthly installments in French, Lindenia tells a fascinating chapter in the history of orchids and their cultivation in Europe.

Jean-Jules Linden (1817–1898), a Luxembourg-Belgian botanist and pioneer in orchid research, devoted a decade to expeditions in Central and South America. He later dedicated himself to cultivation and hybridization, forming an internationally renowned collection. The pages of the work preserve this intertwining of exploration, research, and botanical passion.

A Botanical Gallery to Admire

The large color plates depict orchids collected in tropical forests and cultivated in the greenhouses of Europe's leading collectors. The delicacy of the drawing and the richness of the details invite you to linger over their forms and colors, transforming every consultation into a moment of discovery.

Alongside the illustrations, the texts deepen the botanical knowledge of the era. Each plate is accompanied by information that includes:

• The Latin diagnosis, with the characters useful for identifying the species.
• The botanical description of the plant and bibliographic references.
• The place of discovery, collection, and the history of its discovery.
• The acclimatization, cultivation, and dissemination of the species.

The work also includes practical advice for the grower, to be read in the context of the knowledge of the time.

✨ A Collection That Adds Character to Your Library

The pearl-gray cloth binding, the illustrated color dust jackets, and the large format make this collection as delightful to display as it is to consult. Five volumes to open to explore a species in depth, seek inspiration, or let yourself be guided through the history of botanical illustration.

If you wish to enrich your collection with a work entirely dedicated to orchids, Lindenia brings together botanical content, history, and artistic quality in a single collection. It is also a distinctive gift for those who share this passion.

Features of the Edition for Sale

• Title: Lindenia – Iconography of Orchids, 1885–1906.
• Original work: Lindenia: Iconographie des Orchidées.
• Authors: Jean-Jules Linden and Émile Rodigas.
• Edition offered: reprint, not the original nineteenth-century edition.
• Reprint publisher: Naturalia Publications, Turriers, France.
• Reprint language: English.
• Composition: complete work in 5 large-format bound volumes.
• Binding: pearl-gray cloth with illustrated color dust jackets.
• Illustrations: full-page color botanical plates.
• Total weight: approximately 15 kg.

Volume Breakdown

• Volume 1: 1885–1888.
• Volume 2: 1888–1891.
• Volume 3: 1891–1894.
• Volume 4: 1894–1898.
• Volume 5: 1898–1906.

Choose the entire Lindenia collection for your library: five volumes to experience the passion for orchids through botany, history, and the beauty of their illustrations.

🎁 Exclusive Offer: One Year of Membership for Just €5 More

An opportunity not to be missed for orchid lovers: by purchasing the complete Lindenia collection, you can add one year of membership to the Italian Orchidological Association for a supplement of just €5 over the price of the collection.

With this exclusive offer, the pleasure of enriching your library combines with the opportunity to join an association dedicated to your passion.

📚 Even More Knowledge: Access to the Entire Caesiana Database

With membership, you will have access to the entire database of Caesiana, the semiannual journal entirely dedicated to orchids created by the Italian Orchidological Association. A wealth of readings and in-depth studies to explore to expand your knowledge and continue to cultivate your passion.

To the beauty and history of the five volumes of Lindenia is thus added a further opportunity for enrichment: a journey of discovery that continues even beyond the pages of your new collection.

Five volumes to cherish and, for just €5 more, a full year of membership with access to the Caesiana database: take advantage of the offer and make your passion for orchids even more special.

📖 Complete Your Collection: Tabletop Easel for Just €10 More

With the purchase of Lindenia, you can add the tabletop easel shown in the photo for a supplement of just €10 over the price of the collection. A complement to dedicate a special space to the reading and beauty of your botanical plates.

Enrich your experience with Lindenia: also choose the tabletop easel and bring your passion to the forefront.