After an epic Amazonian journey through Brazil and Peru from 1817 to 1820, German botanist Carl von Martius compiled a catalogue of all known genera of palm trees. This encyclopedic work, reproduced in our volume, is a jewel of 19th-century botany and is celebrated for its detailed classifications, maps, color landscapes and diagrams. Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.33 kg, 512 pages
Art meets science in this beautiful catalogue of botanical illustration. Drawn from the archives of the National Library of Vienna, these exquisite color reproductions range from 6th-century manuscripts to 19th-century masterpieces and celebrate both the skill of botanical artists and the abundance of natural flora. Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.11 kg, 512 pages
Flower Garden: How to Grow Flowers from Seed : How to Grow Flowers from Seed / Автор: Clare Foster, Издательство: Laurence King, Серия: , Страниц: 208, Переплет: Твердый, ISBN: 9781786274090
Meet “the Raphael of flowers,” botanical painter Pierre-Joseph Redouté. This book, adapted from our XL edition, gathers the finest engravings from Redouté’s most important works, including Selection of the Most Beautiful Blooms and Branches with the Finest Fruits. The images recall the greenhouses and gardens of Paris in the early 1800s. Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.41 kg, 512 pages