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Botanical Riches
Richard Aitken
其他書名
Stories of Botanical Exploration
出版Lund Humphries, 2007
主題Art / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / GeneralArt / History / GeneralArt / Subjects & Themes / Plants & AnimalsGardening / GeneralNature / Plants / GeneralReligion / GeneralReligion / TheismScience / Life Sciences / BotanyScience / Environmental ScienceScience / History
ISBN18482201039781848220102
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=robrAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋'This is a book to treasure. Lavishly illustrated, lovingly written, globally inclusive...' (Choice). Hailed on publication as essential reading for anyone interested in plants and gardens, Botanical Riches is now available for the first time in a beautifully produced paperback edition.The botanical riches of this book are twofold. This is firstly a book about plants themselves, and the story of their exploration, appreciation, introduction and exploitation through the ages. But it is equally about the collective library of books that document this botanical exploration and appreciation of plants, and the history and craft of botanical illustration. Botanical Riches is magnificently illustrated with some of the world's most glorious engraved, lithographed and hand-coloured botanical illustrations, from the earliest Renaissance herbals to elaborate and beautiful volumes from the golden age of printing.

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2007