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The gilded canopy : botanical ceiling panels of the Natural History Museum / Sandra Knapp and Bob Press.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Natural History Museum, c2005.Description: 168 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0565091980
  • 9780565091989
Other title:
  • Botanical ceiling panels of the Natural History Museum
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 758.5 22
Review: "Soaring high above visitors to the Natural History Museum are the wonderful ceiling panels decorated with plants from every corner of the globe. Stunning in design, richly coloured and gilded, the ceilings are a major art exhibition in their own right. They speak vividly of an era when specimens of plants from all around the world were flooding into Britain, causing an explosion of interest in botany and horticulture, with new glasshouses and public parks springing up all over the country." "Explore the fascinating histories of the exotic species and British flora depicted on the panels. In the authors' words: "...each one tells a story - plants that have made and broken empires, been the cause for terrible human suffering, or have brought joy through their beauty.""--BOOK JACKET.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book State Botanical Collection RBG 758.5 GIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available RBGM00009152

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Soaring high above visitors to the Natural History Museum are the wonderful ceiling panels decorated with plants from every corner of the globe. Stunning in design, richly coloured and gilded, the ceilings are a major art exhibition in their own right. They speak vividly of an era when specimens of plants from all around the world were flooding into Britain, causing an explosion of interest in botany and horticulture, with new glasshouses and public parks springing up all over the country." "Explore the fascinating histories of the exotic species and British flora depicted on the panels. In the authors' words: "...each one tells a story - plants that have made and broken empires, been the cause for terrible human suffering, or have brought joy through their beauty.""--BOOK JACKET.

RBG copy donated by the McLeod Estate, April 2019.

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