Botanicum

By (author) Kathy Willis; Illustrated by Scott Katie; By (author) Willis Kathy
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From perennials to bulbs to tropical exotica, Botanicum is a feast of botanical knowledge. Written by specialist Kathy Willis, and with sumptuous illustrations by Katie Scott, you can discover the bizarre and beautiful plants of the world.
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The 2016 offering from Big Picture Press''s Welcome to the Museum series, Botanicum is a stunningly curated guide to plant life. With artwork from Katie Scott of Animalium fame, Botanicum gives readers the experience of a fascinating exhibition from the pages of a beautiful book. From perennials to bulbs to tropical exotica, Botanicum is a wonderful feast of botanical knowledge complete with superb cross sections of how plants work.
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This beautifully illustrated book is a comprehensive, curated guide to plant life... it''s a feast of botanical knowledge.
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...Stunningly illustrated guide to plant life. The perfect gift for anyone from three to ninety-three.
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...a big, beautiful artifact. Gloriously hand-illustrated in the manner of classic Victorian natural history, it offers levels of information suitable for intelligent, inquisitive young minds and begs to be pored over endlessly.
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A beautiful and tremendously well written guide to plant life, from algae to the Amazon waterlily... This is a volume to treasure.
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This is a splendid exploration of the world of plants by Kathy Willis, from the primitive to the prettiest. The botanical pictures by Katie Scott are lovely.
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A feast of botanical drawing and description.
Biographical note
Illustrator: Katie Scott graduated from University of Brighton in 2011. Her work draws influences from traditional medical and botanical illustration, both in aesthetic and subject matter. Her work plays with the ideas of scientific uncertainty and speculation, fabricating the inner and outer workings of the world. Her illustrations depict a familiar yet fantasy vision of plants, humans and minerals. Author: Professor Katherine (Kathy) J. Willis is Director of Science at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, where she spearheaded the launch of Kew''s Science Strategy 2015-2020. Kathy is also Professor of Biodiversity in the Department of Zoology, University of Oxford and an adjunct Professor in Biology at the University of Bergen. She previously held the Tasso Leventis Chair of Biodiversity at Oxford and was founding Director of the Biodiversity Institute. Kathy''s research interests focus on the relationship between long-term ecosystem dynamics and environmental change. Kathy has published extensively and has authored or co-authored over 100 scientific publications, including the landmark book The Evolution of Plants, now in its second edition. In August 2015, Kathy was awarded the prestigious Michael Faraday Prize from the Royal Society for her excellent work in science communication.
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From perennials to bulbs to tropical exotica, Botanicum is a feast of botanical knowledge. Written by specialist Kathy Willis, and with sumptuous illustrations by Katie Scott, you can discover the bizarre and beautiful plants of the world.
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Over 100 full colour, immaculately detailed pages featuring plant species from all over the world
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Illustrated by Katie Scott, this beautiful book will follow on from the phenomenal success of Animalium (nearly 300,000 copies sold worldwide)
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Written by Kathy Willis, Kew Gardens'' Director of Science
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The large, high quality format makes this the perfect gift for book lovers
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Created in consultation with The Royal Botanic Gardens K