Kew Pocketbooks: Palms by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (English) Hardcover Book

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This stunning new series of pocketbooks from Kew offer a snapshot into the diverse and beautiful world of plants. Palms lavishly showcases botanical art depicting choice examples from this iconic plant group, all sourced from Kew's archvies.

FORMATHardcover LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

This stunning new series of pocketbooks from Kew offer a snapshot into the diverse and beautiful world of plants. Each book lavishly showcases choice examples from individual plant groups or collections, beginning with the popular plant groups Palms and Cacti. The Library, Art and Archives at Kew is one of the most extensive botanical libraries in the world, with the oldest item dating back to the 1370s. In this new pocketbook series from Kew, each book presents 40 botanical paintings from the collection, illustrating the variety within each plant group, as well as the diversity of the collection and artistic styles. An introductory chapter by a Kew expert provides an overview of palms, and extended captions accompany each painting.The luxury finish on these books make them a must-have gift item, printed on uncoated paper and with a cloth and foil finish.

Author Biography

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a world famous scientific organisation, internationally respected for its outstanding collections as well as its scientific expertise in plant diversity, conservation and sustainable development in the UK and around the world. Kew Gardens is a major international and a top London visitor attraction. Kew's 132 hectares of landscaped gardens, and Kew's country estate,

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This stunning new series of pocketbooks from Kew offer a snapshot into the diverse and beautiful world of plants. Each book lavishly showcases choice examples from individual plant groups or collections, beginning with the popular plant groups Palms and Cacti. These will be followed in autumn 2020 with books on Japanese Plants and Honzu Zufu, a 17th century multi-volume manual of medicinal plants. The Library, Art and Archives at Kew is one of the most extensive botanical libraries in the world, with the oldest item dating back to the 1370s. In this new pocketbook series from Kew, each book presents 40 botanical paintings from the collection, illustrating the variety within each plant group, as well as the diversity of the collection and artistic styles. An introductory chapter by a Kew expert provides an overview of palms, and extended captions accompany each painting. The luxury finish on these books make them a must-have gift item, printed on uncoated paper and with a cloth and foil finish.

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* Luxury new gift book series from Kew* Showcasing palms, a popular plant group* 40 botanical paintings highlighting the treasures of Kew's unrivalled archive* Introductory chapter by a Kew expert provides an overview of palms* Must-have gift book with luxury finish * 4 titles published in 2020 with more to follow in 2021 onwards, making this a highly collectable series

Details ISBN1842467115 Pages 96 Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens Series Kew Pocketbooks Year 2020 ISBN-10 1842467115 ISBN-13 9781842467114 Format Hardcover Language English DEWEY 584.84 Publication Date 2020-09-30 UK Release Date 2020-09-30 Imprint Kew Publishing Place of Publication Richmond, Surrey Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2020-09-30 Illustrations 40 color plates Author Olwen M. Grace Audience General AU Release Date 2020-12-07 We've got this

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