Succulents, especially cacti, are the current focus of serious
ecological studies but also the darlings of designers and style
influencers. Their endearing, characterful looks have given them
the status of trendy ‘plant pets’. But succulentomania is not
new. While these plants have always been part of the landscape in
the dry vastnesses of the Americas, Australia and Africa,
curiosities such as furry-flowered stapeliads and euphorbias like
snakes were a source of fascination for early European plant
collectors – and in eighteenth-century Bavaria a prosperous
apothecary grew an ‘American aloe’ that astounded all who saw
it. This apothecary, Johann Wilhelm Weinmann, was the mastermind
behind a groundbreaking book in which he aimed to include thousands
of plants from all over the world, describing their individual
characteristics and commissioning magnificent colour illustrations
of each specimen. The succulents he featured are reproduced here in
all their splendour. We may no longer look to them to treat
gangrene, manufacture glass or disperse kidney stones, but
succulents are proving of great interest to modern medicine and
agriculture, and we can marvel at them afresh not only as wonders
of nature but also as works of art.
General
Imprint: |
Bodleian Library
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
March 2023 |
First published: |
2023 |
Authors: |
Caroline Ball
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Dimensions: |
190 x 150mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
144 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-85124-597-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Sport & Leisure >
General
|
LSN: |
1-85124-597-9 |
Barcode: |
9781851245970 |
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