Flora - The Art of Plant Exploration (Hardcover, Resized and retitled edition of Potted Histories)

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.

General

Imprint:	The Natural History Museum
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2014
First published:	November 2014
Authors:	Sandra Knapp
Dimensions:	253 x 245 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	336
Edition:	Resized and retitled edition of Potted Histories
ISBN-13:	978-0-565-09334-1
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Plant life: general > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Iconography, subjects depicted in art > Nature in art, still life, landscapes & seascapes > Botanical art
LSN:	0-565-09334-7
Barcode:	9780565093341

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