The Lenhardt Library

One of the great treasures of the Chicago Botanic Garden

 


 

Images of Roses 

March 25 – May 31, 2026, Lenhardt Library Wednesday – Sunday 12 - 4 p.m. 

Ten illustrations picturing roses in various printing styles and context. 

Picturing roses from a German herbal woodcut from 1586 to a French rose garden plan from 1902. 

This Rare Book Exhibition is in three display cases. The volumes are from the Rare Book Collection of the Lenhardt Library of the Chicago Botanic Garden

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Rose from the Rare Book Collection

 

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