The botanical wall chart : art from the golden age of scientific discovery / Anna Laurent.

By:

Laurent, Anna

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London : Ilex, 2016Description: 224 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmISBN:

1781573328
9781781573327

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

580.222

Contents:

Introduction: The scientist, the illustrator & the educator -- I. Amaryllidaceae / Amaryllis family -- II. Apiaceae or Umbelliferae / Carrot family -- III. Araceae / Arum family -- IV. Asteraceae / Daisy family -- V. Brassicaceae / Cabbage family -- VI. Caryophyllaceae / Pink family -- VII. Convolvulaceae / Morning glory family -- VIII. Cucurbitaceae / Gourd family -- IX. Cycadaceae / Cycad family -- X. Droseraceae / Sundew family -- XI. Euphorbiaceae / Spurge family -- XII. Fabaceae / Bean family -- XIII. Hydrocharitaceae / Frogbit family & Nymphaeaceae / Waterlily family -- XIV. Liliaceae / Lily family -- XV. Musaceae / Banana family & Bromeliaceae / Pineapple family -- XVI. Oleaceae / Olive family -- XVII. Orchidaeceae / Orchid family -- XVIII. Papaveraceae / Poppy family -- XIX. Pinaceae / Pine family -- XX. Rosaceae / Rose family -- XXI. Rubiaceae / Coffee family -- XXII. Solanaceae / Potato, tomato, nightshade family -- XXIII. Vitaceae / Grape family -- XXIV. Types -- XXV. Bibliography, glossary, index, picture credits.

Summary: Botanical charts are experiencing a resurgence in interest, both as pieces of art and as objects of scientific and historical significance, and The Botanical Wall Chart documents this extraordinary convergence of disciplines that flourished in the late nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Europe was enjoying a golden age of botanical illustration, naturalists were exploring the globe, and there was a calamour for knowledge of the natural world. Intellectual curiosity was no longer limited to the few; education was now considered a right afforded to all, in classrooms across the continent. And thus the botanical wall chart was born, a synthesis of art, science and education. This collection of wall charts from all over the globe, each accompanied by text explaining its historical and botanical contexts, has been put together by botanist Anna Laurent, and will delight anyone with an interest in the natural world.

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Title notes ( 4 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	State Botanical Collection	RBG	743.7 BOT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		RBG00010684

Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-217) and index.

Botanical charts are experiencing a resurgence in interest, both as pieces of art and as objects of scientific and historical significance, and The Botanical Wall Chart documents this extraordinary convergence of disciplines that flourished in the late nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Europe was enjoying a golden age of botanical illustration, naturalists were exploring the globe, and there was a calamour for knowledge of the natural world. Intellectual curiosity was no longer limited to the few; education was now considered a right afforded to all, in classrooms across the continent. And thus the botanical wall chart was born, a synthesis of art, science and education. This collection of wall charts from all over the globe, each accompanied by text explaining its historical and botanical contexts, has been put together by botanist Anna Laurent, and will delight anyone with an interest in the natural world.

RBG copy donated by the Estate of Anne Marie MacArthur, January 2019.