Vintage Art: Robert Tyas: 12 Botanical Flower Prints features the complete set of beautiful floral illustrations from The Language of Flowers; or, Floral Emblem of Thoughts, Feelings, and Sentiments. Robert Tyas (1811-1876), a British flower writer, published his floriography themed book in 1836. How to use the prints: The one-sided prints are ideal for framing, collage, decoupage and papercrafts, they can be removed from the book by either using a box cutter or scissors.