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Botanical Riches: The Story of Botanical Exploration

Botanical Riches: The Story of Botanical Exploration
By Richard Aitken

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This pictorial history of plant cultivation explores the systematic searches and scientific botanical discoveries that have been made in botany throughout the ages. Vividly showcasing the splendor and beauty of flora from around the globe, more than 300 lush color photographs, engravings, lithographs, and hand-colored illustrations—taken from Australia's State Library of Victoria’s bountiful collection of herbals, botanical primers, and large format tomes—display a wealth of botanical riches, while accompanying captions discuss how cultivation methods have changed over the years.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #2244397 in Books
  • Published on: 2007-02-28
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 256 pages

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About the Author

Richard Aitken is an architect, a curator, an historian, and a member of the editorial advisory board of Garden History. He is the author of Gardenesque.