Flora

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Astounded by the beauty of the pressed flowers and plants he saw at the herbarium of the Natural History Museum in London, Knight spent three and a half years choosing from among the museum’s six million specimens. Celebrated photographer Nick Knight gives us a new view of flowers and plants in this dazzling volume. Having selected 46 as the most visually arresting, he captures them here with his camera in a book as fresh as the greatest works of botanical art and illustration.Engaging commentaries by curator Sandra Knapp describe Knight’s choices. In his preface, Knight marvels at the variety of forms and hues: “Some were like feathers of neon, breathtakingly delicateothers were like urban plans, architecturally precise many were joyful splashes of color like children’s paintings, carefree, happy nonsense.” In Flora, the loveliness of the pressed plants and flowers, the graphic quali

Each specimen is carefully chosen and photographed. Cohen. Fashion photographer Nick Knight shows his love for the pressed flower and plant collection of the Museum of Natural History of London in Flora. The book includes a detailed commentary of the various flora and fauna written by botanical curator Sandra Knapp. It has taken over three and a half years to discover plants for this book. Deciding between beautiful plants was quite a task for Knight: "The herbarium contains over six million samples. Thousands were taken out for consideration. The specimens are graceful, geometric, twisted, or spindly with colorful petals, leaves, and seeds. She offers great information, including the history and human uses of the various flowers and plants along with the relationships between different plant species. --J.P. There is a real energy to her descriptions--the flora

L. Brooks said Just Beautiful. Captivating in their arrangement and iridescent quality, these photos almost appear other-worldy. Many of these pressed flower photographs are so vibrant they practically jump off the page. Full-page prints on white backgrounds are solely devoted to the natural beauty of each specimen. Some are more artistically "styled" than others but all are undeniably striking. The second hal