Flora Mirabilis
How Plants Shaped World Knowledge, Health, Wealth, and Beauty
$77.86
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2010
Summary
Featuring sumptuous botanical illustrations and fascinating stories of how important botanical exploration and trade has been to civilization, Flora Mirabilis will delight gardeners, flower lovers, and history readers alike – all who enjoyed the history of Michael Pollan’s Botany of Desire and appreciated the beauty of Botanical Riches and The Great Naturalists.Flora Mirabilis is a sumptuously designed showcase of superb illustrations paired with fascinating stories of botanical exploration a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781426205095 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1426205090 |
| Author: | Catherine Herbert Howell |
| Publisher: | National Geographic Society |
| Imprint: | National Geographic Society |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2010 |
| Weight: | 1.04kg |
| Dimensions: | 256mm x 200mm |
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About The Author
Catherine Herbert Howell
Catherine Herbert Howell has contributed to dozens of books including National Geographic’s Book of Peoples of the World, Wonders of the Ancient World, and Expeditions Atlas. Howell was also the editor of the companion book to the PBS documentary “Out of Ireland.“Peter H. Raven is recognized as one of the world’s leading botanists and advocates of conservation and biodiversity. Raven champions research around the world to preserve endangered plants.
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