$68.00
- Hardcover
208 pages
- Release Date
31 December 2023
Summary
Plants of the Quran: A Botanical Journey Through History and Culture
This book offers a unique exploration of the plants mentioned in the Qur’an, many of which are familiar in our daily lives, such as pomegranates, grapes, ginger, and garlic.
Author Shahina A. Ghazanfar delves into the context in which these plants are referenced in the Qur’an, primarily as sources of food, medicine, beauty, fragrance, and shade. Her extensive research uncovers new insights into the historic…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781842467176 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1842467174 |
| Author: | Shahina A. Ghazanfar, Sue Wickison |
| Publisher: | Royal Botanic Gardens |
| Imprint: | Kew Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 31 December 2023 |
| Weight: | 1.39kg |
| Dimensions: | 279mm x 241mm x 20mm |
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Winner * Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries: Award of Excellence for Botanical Art and Illustration *
About The Author
Shahina A. Ghazanfar
Shahina A. Ghazanfar is an expert on the flora and vegetation, conservation, and plants of economic importance of the Middle East and has published extensively on these subjects. She is a senior botanist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and is a co-editor of Flora of Tropical East Africa (Kew Publishing), author of the Flora of Oman (Belgium Botanic Garden Publishing) and is currently author and editor of Flora of Iraq (Kew Publishing).
Sue Wickison is a renowned scientific illustrator who has worked on several publications, and has work in collections worldwide. Sue undertook many exciting journeys to illustrate this book over a five-year period, observing and painting the plants in their natural environment.
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