Botanica Magnifica: Portraits of the World's Most Extraordinary Flowers & Plants

by W. John Kress

Botanica Magnifica features 250 stunning photographs representing--in the words of an ARTnews critic--rare or exotic plants and flowers "in large scale and exquisite detail, emerging from the shadows in a manner evocative of Old Master paintings."

The original edition of Botanica Magnifica, consisting of five lavishly hand-bound volumes, was limited to just ten copies, the first of which was recently donated to the Smithsonian Institution...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789210339
• ISBN13: 9780789210333
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Abbeville Press
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 8.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 12.6" x 15.7"