Flora Mirabilis: How Plants Have Shaped World Knowledge, Health, Wealth, and Beauty.

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    Flora Mirabilis: How Plants Have Shaped World Knowledge, Health, Wealth, and Beauty. Author: Format: Hardback First Published: Published By: National Geographic
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    Pages: 256 ISBN: 9781426205095 Category:

    Lavishly illustrated with more than 200 rare and exquisite botanical prints, the book is a celebratory work, tracing the links between plants and human civilisation.

    From the garden of Aristotle, with specimens collected by Alexander the Great, to medicinal potions in medieval monasteries, to intrepid expeditions in the far reaches of the world, Flora Mirablilis traces the many ways plants have satisfied age-old human longings for health and wealth, beauty and knowledge. It is a tale of passion and adventure as well as a fascinating history of plants and the powerful role they have played in human life.

    Individual plant profiles, each with an accompanying time line, relate the role played by 27 of the plants most critical to human history as well as their impact on human activities.

    Hardcover
    255 pages with many colour plates and illustrations
    9781426205095

    Weight1 kg
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    Foreword author Peter H. Raven, one of the world's leading botanists and advocates of conservation and biodiversity, is president of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Described by Time magazine as a "Hero for the Planet," Raven champions research around the world to preserve endangered plants and is a leading advocate for conservation and a sustainable environment. Text author Catherine H. Howell is a freelance writer who has contributed to dozens of books including National Geographic's Book of Peoples of the World, Wonders of the Ancient World, and Expeditions Atlas.