Bois Materiel Collection

Saint Bruno (1030-1101), fondateur de l'Ordre des Chartreux. Sculpture en bois de Manuel Pereira (1614-1667)
AIS5391434 Saint Bruno (1030-1101), fondateur de l'Ordre des Chartreux. Sculpture en bois de Manuel Pereira (1614-1667)

Head in relief made in 1506 by Baccio di Montelupo (1469-1535) forming part of the Tondo Doni (The Holy Family)
BEN5471201 Head in relief made in 1506 by Baccio di Montelupo (1469-1535) forming part of the Tondo Doni (The Holy Family)

Charron hammering a metal circle on a wooden wheel - Wheelwright hammering a metal cover onto a wooden wheel in a yard
FLO4577674 Charron hammering a metal circle on a wooden wheel - Wheelwright hammering a metal cover onto a wooden wheel in a yard

Drunken farmer Jones buying the entire stock of wooden tools from old squinty-eyed Nan
FLO4718005 Drunken farmer Jones buying the entire stock of wooden tools from old squinty-eyed Nan. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786)

Meadow brown butterfly, Maniola jurtina, wood lady or orange tip, Anthocharis cardamines, and grizzled skipper
FLO4638853 Meadow brown butterfly, Maniola jurtina, wood lady or orange tip, Anthocharis cardamines, and grizzled skipper, Pyrgus alveolus

Wood boring beetle, and damage to wood. (Goat beetle). Illustration copied from George Edwards
FLO4641183 Wood boring beetle, and damage to wood. (Goat beetle). Illustration copied from George Edwards. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine

Common British oak tree, Quercus robur. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa
FLO4618467 Common British oak tree, Quercus robur. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman

Sessile oak, Quercus petraea (Durmast oak, Quercus sessiliflora). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an
FLO4618465 Sessile oak, Quercus petraea (Durmast oak, Quercus sessiliflora). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours

Sawyers cutting timber into planks with a large saw - Sawyers cutting timber into planks with a large saw in a saw-pit
FLO4577785 Sawyers cutting timber into planks with a large saw - Sawyers cutting timber into planks with a large saw in a saw-pit

Angle shades moth, Phlogophora meticulosa, oak hook-tip, Watsonalla binaria, Mother Shipton moth, Callistege mi
FLO4638892 Angle shades moth, Phlogophora meticulosa, oak hook-tip, Watsonalla binaria, Mother Shipton moth, Callistege mi, speckled wood butterfly, Pararge aegeria, barred hook-tip

Wood duck, Aix sponsa. (Summer duck of Carolina, Anas aestiva) Illustration copied from George Edwards
FLO4639969 Wood duck, Aix sponsa. (Summer duck of Carolina, Anas aestiva) Illustration copied from George Edwards. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine

Merian's opossum, Didelphys dorsigera, with young on its back. (Great wood mouse of America or Surinam rat)
FLO4640649 Merian's opossum, Didelphys dorsigera, with young on its back. (Great wood mouse of America or Surinam rat) Illustration copied from Pierre-Joseph Buchoz after Maria Sybilla Merian

English postboy with pigtail tied with ribbon and pomade, and large, heavy boots of wood, leather and iron, circa 1815
FLO4671737 English postboy with pigtail tied with ribbon and pomade, and large, heavy boots of wood, leather and iron, circa 1815

17th century bell lifting wheel in the north tower, Notre Dame Cathedral of Bayeux
7134919 17th century bell lifting wheel in the north tower, Notre Dame Cathedral of Bayeux; Bayeux, Normandy, France; (add.info)

Chukchi (Chukchi) man in armour made of wood, whale bone, iron hoops and seal sinews covered with leather
FLO4722621 Chukchi (Chukchi) man in armour made of wood, whale bone, iron hoops and seal sinews covered with leather. (Chukotka region, Russia). His wife and son beside him

ESTIMARIU, Master of (14th century). The legend of St. Lucy. 1357 - 1385. (161 x 97 cm). AGATHA, Saint (-250)
CUL4869072 ESTIMARIU, Master of (14th century). The legend of St. Lucy. 1357 - 1385. (161 x 97 cm). AGATHA, Saint (-250). Martyr.; Lucia of Syracuse, Saint (283 - 304)

The words Echelle, Fagot, Guignol and Hymen, 1908 (photo)
8713195 The words Echelle, Fagot, Guignol and Hymen, 1908 (photo); 31, 5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "To learn to read by Henri Manuel, published by the Librairie Felix Juven)

F for Fagot, 1908 (photo)
8713197 F for Fagot, 1908 (photo); 31, 5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "To learn to read by Henri Manuel, published by the Librairie Felix Juven, Paris, 1908)

Plants of Sri Lanka: tamarind 1, sago palm 2, cassia 3 and teak 4. Handcoloured copperplate drawn
FLO4624062 Plants of Sri Lanka: tamarind 1, sago palm 2, cassia 3 and teak 4. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Anatomy of a tree: cross section of pine branch 1b, wood chip 1a, the same magnified 2, magnified further 3
FLO4574347 Anatomy of a tree: cross section of pine branch 1b, wood chip 1a, the same magnified 2, magnified further 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur

Gum benjamin tree, Styrax benzoin 1, and logwood, Haematoxylon campechianum 2
FLO4574301 Gum benjamin tree, Styrax benzoin 1, and logwood, Haematoxylon campechianum 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder"

Lime or linden tree, Tilia ulmifolia. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann
FLO4995250 Lime or linden tree, Tilia ulmifolia. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler

Box tree, Buxus sempervirens. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The
FLO4618422 Box tree, Buxus sempervirens. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst

The Visitation - Altar Frontal from Mosoll. 13th c. (100 x 168 cm). Upper detail, the representation of the visitation
CUL4866443 The Visitation - Altar Frontal from Mosoll. 13th c. (100 x 168 cm). Upper detail, the representation of the visitation. Tempera painting on wood with stucco decoration and colradura

17th century bell lifting wheel in the north tower, Notre Dame Cathedral of Bayeux
7134920 17th century bell lifting wheel in the north tower, Notre Dame Cathedral of Bayeux; Bayeux, Normandy, France; (add.info)

Love scene, detail of a painted beam from the palace of Curiel de Duero, 1386-1412 - Painted woods from Curiel De Los
CUL4876749 Love scene, detail of a painted beam from the palace of Curiel de Duero, 1386-1412 - Painted woods from Curiel De Los Ajos Palace. 1386 - 1412. Detail of a polychrome beam with love scene

Drill, Mandrillus leucophaeus. (Wood baboon, Simia Papio sylvicola) Endangered
FLO4640998 Drill, Mandrillus leucophaeus. (Wood baboon, Simia Papio sylvicola) Endangered. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " Harrison

Scenes of psychostasis - SORIGUEROLA, Master of (half 13th century)). Panel of Saint Michael. end 13th c
CUL4866436 Scenes of psychostasis - SORIGUEROLA, Master of (half 13th century)). Panel of Saint Michael. end 13th c. (93 x 234'5 cm)

A family of Laps around a fire in a hut made of wood beams covered with animal skins
FLO4623159 A family of Laps around a fire in a hut made of wood beams covered with animal skins. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient

Francois Peron examining an aborginal tomb on Maria Island, Tasmania. Complete (left)
FLO4624353 Francois Peron examining an aborginal tomb on Maria Island, Tasmania. Complete (left), half opened (right) and dismantled (centre)

Wood elves and fairies at play. Handcoloured woodblock print by Edmund Evans after an illustration by Richard Doyle
FLO4614936 Wood elves and fairies at play. Handcoloured woodblock print by Edmund Evans after an illustration by Richard Doyle from In Fairyland, a series of Pictures from the Elf World, Longman

Beggar carving Turkish Moorings, a chain made of ash, seated with hat, crutch and walking stick
FLO5000844 Beggar carving Turkish Moorings, a chain made of ash, seated with hat, crutch and walking stick. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana

Boldo tree, Peumus boldus. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal
FLO4992749 Boldo tree, Peumus boldus. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany

Greenheart, Chlorocardium rodiei (Nectandra rodioei). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration
FLO4985307 Greenheart, Chlorocardium rodiei (Nectandra rodioei). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley

Common brown rat, Rattus norvegicus, Eurasian red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus
FLO4597677 Common brown rat, Rattus norvegicus, Eurasian red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus. Handcoloured engraving on steel by Beyer after a drawing by Edouard Travies

Great or oak eggar moth, Lasiocampa quercus, brimstone moth, Opisthograptis luteolata, and clouded yellow butterfly
FLO4638828 Great or oak eggar moth, Lasiocampa quercus, brimstone moth, Opisthograptis luteolata, and clouded yellow butterfly, Colias croceus, china mark likeness, Scopula olivalis

Balm of Gilead, Commiphora gileadensis (Amyris gileadensis). Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's
FLO4671528 Balm of Gilead, Commiphora gileadensis (Amyris gileadensis). Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany, Orr and Smith, London, 1835

Mill Degorgeoers 18-19th century (Walnut, linden or willow wood)
JEB4749305 Mill Degorgeoers 18-19th century (Walnut, linden or willow wood); Musee Alsacien, Strasbourg, France; (add.info.: Piece of wood at the exit of flour mills destined to remove malefices)

Grand priest KA-APER, 4th-5th dynasty (sculpture)
8585760 Grand priest KA-APER, 4th-5th dynasty (sculpture) by Egyptian; Egyptian National Museum, Cairo, Egypt; (add.info.: High priest KA-APER (Sheikh el-Beled) in sycamore wood

Statue of the Ka of Pharaoh Hor, 13th dynasty (sculpture)
8585850 Statue of the Ka of Pharaoh Hor, 13th dynasty (sculpture) by Egyptian 13th Dynasty (c.1795-1700 BC); Egyptian National Museum, Cairo

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The rustic charm of Bois Matériel. Nestled in the heart of nature, this enchanting destination is where earthy tones and whimsical wonder come together in perfect harmony. Wander through meandering paths lined with ancient trees, their gnarled branches stretching towards a sky painted with hues of sapphire and amethyst. The air is alive with the sweet scent of blooming wildflowers, as if nature's own perfume has been distilled into an intoxicating elixir. As you explore this woodland wonderland, discover hidden clearings where sunlight filters through leafy canopies, casting dappled shadows on moss-covered stones and ancient tree trunks. The soft rustle of leaves beneath your feet is the only sound that breaks the silence, as if nature itself was whispering secrets to those who dare to listen. Bois Matériel - a place where time stands still, and magic lingers in every nook and cranny.