Dimensions
251 x 327 x 26mm
From ancient civilisations, through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, from the golden age of scientific exploration and discovery in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to today: the systematic search for plants and the riches that could be gained from them has endured. Such searches and their bounty were recorded in a variety of books, including herbals, botanical primers and lavish large format tomes.
Botanical Riches illustrates, interprets, and celebrates the outstanding collection of botanical colour-plate books held by the State Library of Victoria, a collection especially rich in works from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Ornamented with magnificent suites of engraved, lithographed and hand-coloured illustrations, Botanical Riches showcases the richness and beauty to be found in such books and glorious botanical wealth from around the world.
