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003    OCoLC 
005    20170104023903.0 
008    160324t20162016ilua     b    001 0 eng   
010      2016014267 
019    951724322 
020    9780226321073|q(cloth)|q(alkaline paper) 
020    022632107X|q(cloth)|q(alkaline paper) 
020    |z9780226321103 (e-book) 
035    (OCoLC)945693850|z(OCoLC)951724322 
040    ICU/DLC|beng|erda|cCGU|dDLC|dOCLCF|dYDX|dOBE|dINU|dVP@
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049    CKEA 
050 00 QK98|b.L38 2016 
082 00 580|223 
100 1  Laurent, Anna,|eauthor. 
245 10 Botanical art from the golden age of scientific discovery 
       /|cAnna Laurent. 
264  1 Chicago :|bThe University of Chicago Press,|c[2016] 
264  4 |c©2016 
300    224 pages :|bcolor illustrations ;|c29 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-217) and 
       index. 
505 0  Introduction: the scientist, the illustrator, & the 
       educator -- Amaryllidaceae/amaryllis family -- Apiaceae or
       umbelliferae/carrot family -- Araceae/arum family -- 
       Asteraceae/daisy family -- Brassicaceae/cabbage family -- 
       Caryophyllaceae/pink family -- Convulvulaceae/morning 
       glory family -- Cucurbitaceae/gourd family -- Cycadaceae/
       cycad family -- Droseraceae/sundew family -- Euphorbiaceae
       /spurge family -- Fabaceae/bean family -- Hydrocharitaceae
       /frogbit fmaily & nymphaeaceae/waterlily family -- 
       Liliaceae/lily family -- Musaceae/banana family & 
       bromeliaceae/pineapple family -- Oleaceae/olive family -- 
       Orchidaceae/orchid family -- Papaveraceae/poppy family -- 
       Pinaceae/pine family -- Rosaceae/rose family -- Rubiaceae/
       coffee family -- Solanaceae/potato, tomato, nightshade 
       family -- Vitaceae/grape family -- Types. 
520    "Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, wall 
       charts were a classroom staple, displaying scientific 
       images at a large scale, in full color. But it's only now 
       that they've been superseded as a teaching tool that we 
       have begun to realize something their ubiquity hid: they 
       are stunning examples of botanical art at its finest. This
       beautifully illustrated oversized book gives the humble 
       wall chart its due, reproducing more than two hundred of 
       them in dazzling full color. Each wall chart is 
       accompanied by captions that offer accessible information 
       about the species featured, the scientists and botanical 
       illustrators who created it, and any particularly 
       interesting or innovative features the chart displays. And
       gardeners will be pleased to discover useful information 
       about plant anatomy and morphology and species 
       differences. We see lilies and tulips, gourds, aquatic 
       plants, legumes, poisonous plants, and carnivorous plants,
       all presented in exquisite, larger-than-life detail. A 
       unique fusion of art, science, and education, the wall 
       charts gathered here offer a glimpse into a wonderful 
       scientific heritage and are sure to thrill naturalists, 
       gardeners, and artists alike."--Dust jacket. 
650  0 Botany|vCharts, diagrams, etc. 
650  0 Plants|vPictorial works. 
650  0 Botanical illustration|xHistory. 
650  7 Botanical illustration.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00836840 
650  7 Botany.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00836869 
650  7 Plants.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01065823 
655  7 Charts, diagrams, etc.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423732 
655  7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 
655  7 Pictorial works.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423874 
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