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Flora

The Art of Plant Exploration

By (author) Sandra Knapp
Format: Hardback
Publisher: The Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom
Published: 28th Aug 2014
Dimensions: w 238mm h 247mm d 35mm
Weight: 1560g
ISBN-10: 0565093347
ISBN-13: 9780565093341
Barcode No: 9780565093341
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Synopsis
Through exquisite botanical paintings and insightful essays, Flora examines the fascinating history of plants and flowers. Over 20 plant families are profiled, including cacti, daffodils, iris, magnolia, roses, tulips and waterlilies. Flora at the same time tells the remarkable stories of the adventurous botanists who braved disease, slave traders, war, jungles and other dangers to collect plants now commonly grown in our own gardens. It describes how plants have adopted remarkable behaviours for survival in a variety of harsh habitats, and how, throughout history, they have affected our lives, even shaping societies. The seventeenth century spice trade, for example, was so profitable that stevedores who unloaded nutmeg from the boats had to wear coveralls without pockets as a single nutmeg was worth a fortune. The book contains hundreds of stunning colour illustrations selected from the vast collection of original botanical paintings archived at the Natural History Museum.

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