Flora: An Illustrated History of the Garden Flower
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHong>ORong>: Elliott, Brent / Hong>orong>nby, Simon / Elliott, W. B., PUBLISHER: Firefly Books, With stunning illustrations ong>fromong> ong>theong> Royal Hong>orong>ticultural Society's Lindley Library collection and concise text by Royal Hong>orong>ticultural Society archivist Dr. Brent Elliott, Flong>orong>a tell ong>theong> fascinating stong>orong>y of ong>theong> wong>orong>ldwide botanical explong>orong>ation undertaken over ong>theong> past 500 years. Founded in , ong>theong> RHS led ong>theong> way in sending collectong>orong>s around ong>theong> wong>orong>ld in search of new flong>orong>al species, fostering ong>theong> domestic cultivation of ong>theong> garden ong>ong>flowersong>ong> we know and love today. In ong>theong> process ong>theong> RHS has built an unrivaled collection of stunning artwong>orong>ks and rare books covering five centuries of plant histong>orong>y. ong>Theong> Society's Lindley Library is one of ong>theong> wong>orong>ld's finest hong>orong>ticulture archives, containing mong>orong>e than paintings, illustrations and rare books. ong>Theong> illustrations in Flong>orong>a, many by ong>theong> great names in botanical art, are notable not only fong>orong> ong>theong>ir histong>orong>ical value in charting ong>theong> development of garden ong>ong>flowersong>ong>, but also fong>orong> ong>theong>ir indisputable beauty and artistic merit. Flong>orong>a is divided into six geographical sections: Europe; Middle East; Souong>theong>rn & Tropical Africa; Australasia & ong>Theong> Pacific; ong>Theong> Americas; and Asia. Biographies of ong>theong> botanists and artists are also included. ong>Theong> histong>orong>y of botanical illustration is long and broad. Today, ong>theong> art is undergoing a renaissance: botanical illustrations are found on everything ong>fromong> greeting cards to wallpaper to expensive ong>orong>iginal artwong>orong>ks. This spectacular collection of Royal Hong>orong>ticultural Society illustrations will capture ong>theong> attention of gardeners and art lovers alike.