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Flora Japonica
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Flora Japonica
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Masumi Yamanaka
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By (author) Hideaki Ohba
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By (author) Martyn Rix
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:240 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 280,Width 242 |
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| Category/Genre | Painting and paintings
Trees, wildflowers and plants |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781842466124
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| Classifications | Dewey:758.50952 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Royal Botanic Gardens
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| Imprint |
Kew Publishing
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| Publication Date |
1 September 2016 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
* 80 specially commissioned botanical paintings by contemporary Japanese artists * Beautiful celebration of the Japanese flora * Informative and fascinating text by botanical art experts
Author Biography
Masumi Yamanaka is an award winning botanical artist currently based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and co-author of Treasured Trees (Kew Publishing, 2015). Hideaki Ohba is a professor in the department of Botany at the University Museum, University of Tokyo, and author of Endangered Plants of Japan: A Florelegium (Aboc-sha & Co, 2004). Martyn Rix is a renowned horticulturalist, and author of many books including The Golden Age of Botanical Art (Andre Deutsch) and co-author of Treasured Trees (Kew Publishing, 2015), and editor of Curtis's Botanical Magazine, published by Kew.
Reviews"Glorious. . . . Illustrations include sketch books from the late 1600s right through to work from contemporary botanical artists." --Palette & Petal
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