Botanica magnifica
By: photographs by Jonathan Singer ; text by W. John Kress & Marc Hachadourian.
Contributors: Kress, W. John.; Hachadourian, Marc.
Publisher: Abbeville Press Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780789210333
Subjects: Photography of plants; Orchids -- Pictorial works; Flowers -- Pictorial works
Genres: Pictorial works
Description: "Botanica Magnifica" features two hundred and fifty stunning photographs by Hasselblad Laureate-winner Jonathan Singer... this volume is organized into five sections: Orchidaceae, presenting the full diversity of orchids, one of the largest and most exquisite families of flowering plants; Florilegium, portraying the complexity and beauty of flowers; Proteus, named for the shape-changing sea god of Greek mythology because it illustrates plant forms perfectly adapted for survival; Zingiberaceae, a tribute to the ginger family, whose members include both common tropical plants and rarities threatened with extinction; and, Botanicus, a selection of beautiful and bizarre specimens from the renowned botanical research collection of the National Museum at the Smithsonian."--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes index.