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This beautiful box set is an enchanting voyage of discovery into the history of plants and flowers by the internationally acclaimed botanist Sandra Knapp. Her 20 insightful essays profile key plants and demonstrate how they have affected our lives, even shaping societies, throughout history. The species covered include cacti, daffodils, irises, magnolias, poppies, roses, tulips and waterlilies. Knapp s essays are stunningly illustrated throughout with the work of all the great botanical artists, carefully selected from the peerless collections of the Natural History Museum, London. Her book is accompanied by 36 stunning frameable prints (333 x 260mm), pictured below, which have been reproduced directly from the original artworks and books held by the Museum.
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Merit Researcher and Head of the Plants Division at the Natural History Museum, London, Sandra Knapp has spent many years collecting plants in tropical Central and South America. She is an expert on the plant family Solanaceae, which includes such economically important species as the potato and tomato, and is the author of several books including 'Alfred Russel Wallace in the Amazon' and 'The Gilded Canopy'.
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- PublisherThe Natural History Museum
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 0565093983
- ISBN 13 9780565093983
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages224
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