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Australia
300 Years of Botanical Illustration
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This beautiful book gives an overview of the way in which Australian plants have been depicted over the past 300 years. The book is illustrated with 160 colour plates drawn from major herbaria in both Europe and Australia and includes extensive endnotes, an appendix on botanical nomenclature, a glossary and references. Relating the exploits of early explorers, botanists, naturalists, gardeners and artists, the book describes the collection and classification of plants for science, as well as the establishment of botanic gardens, herbaria, and publications withtin the country. Included is a foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales.
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Australia, Helen Hewson
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 1999
- Rilegatura
- (Copertina rigida)
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- Titolo
- Australia
- Sottotitolo
- 300 Years of Botanical Illustration
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Helen Hewson
- Editore
- Csiro Publishing
- Pubblicato
- 1999
- Formato
- Copertina rigida
- Pagine
- 240
- ISBN10
- 0643063668
- ISBN13
- 9780643063662
- Serie
- Descrizione
- This beautiful book gives an overview of the way in which Australian plants have been depicted over the past 300 years. The book is illustrated with 160 colour plates drawn from major herbaria in both Europe and Australia and includes extensive endnotes, an appendix on botanical nomenclature, a glossary and references. Relating the exploits of early explorers, botanists, naturalists, gardeners and artists, the book describes the collection and classification of plants for science, as well as the establishment of botanic gardens, herbaria, and publications withtin the country. Included is a foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales.